COVID-19 News Roundup

Tracking the impact of the pandemic on travel

COVID-19 News Roundup

When the pandemic was first declared in March 2020, ATPCO understood the value of keeping track of industry-related news in the quickly changing environment. We tracked aviation news and developments from the start of the pandemic through December 2020. This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times. We are now looking forward to recovery and a post-recovery world.

   
Region Date Organization Summary
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA will delay reception of aircraft to cut costs: president
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO: 'We are in discussions with banks, but it is quite complicated'
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Running Out of Bailout Road as Germany Sets Terms
North America 30 Apr 2020 IATA ACI and IATA Call for Urgent Financial Assistance to Protect Jobs and Operations
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa “will not abandon Brussels Airlines”
North America 29 Apr 2020 Industry Boeing plans to cut airplane production, 10% of its workforce in aircraft market ‘frozen’ by coronavirus crisis
Europe 29 Apr 2020 Air France Air France must cut emissions, domestic flights for aid: minister
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Austria says it might demand Lufthansa stake for Austrian Airlines aid
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Announces Passenger Mask Requirement
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Bucks the Trend and Increases Flights to Australia Despite the Coronavirus Crisis
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Finnair Finnair Is Losing Approximately €2 Million Per Day
APAC 29 Apr 2020 SpiceJet SpiceJet says no salary for April-May, cargo pilots to get paid on hourly basis
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa may prefer creditor protection to government ownership
APAC 29 Apr 2020 IATA Passenger Demand Plunges in March as Travel Restrictions Take Hold
North America 29 Apr 2020 Southwest Coronavirus won’t derail Southwest’s GDS plans
APAC 29 Apr 2020 Air New Zealand Air New Zealand's big domestic fear
Global 29 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Airbus first-quarter profit plunges as coronavirus crisis starts to bite
North America 28 Apr 2020 American Airlines American Airlines to Enhance Cleaning and Provide PPE
North America 28 Apr 2020 Delta Delta seeks to suspend service to some airports
North America 28 Apr 2020 Southwest Southwest says it could take more than 5 years for business travel to get back to normal, as the airline reports its first loss since 2011 because of the coronavirus
EMEA 28 Apr 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines suspends all services until 28-May-2020
APAC 28 Apr 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific looks to increase passenger flights in late June if coronavirus travel restrictions are eased
North America 28 Apr 2020 Industry Boeing terminates agreement to establish JV with Embraer
APAC 28 Apr 2020 ANA Japan airline ANA skips earnings forecast, dividend amid virus slump
EMEA 28 Apr 2020 British Airways British Airways owner IAG says it will make 12,000 redundancies
EMEA 28 Apr 2020 Iceland Air Icelandair Group: Reduction in the number of employees and restructuring
North America 28 Apr 2020 JetBlue JetBlue requiring passengers to wear face masks
Latin America 28 Apr 2020 Government Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September
Latin America 28 Apr 2020 Government Argentine Budget Airlines Say Government Blindsided Them With Travel Ban
Global 28 Apr 2020 COVID-19 100% of Global Destinations Now Have COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, UNWTO Reports
North America 28 Apr 2020 Delta Delta outlines international flying schedule for May
North America 28 Apr 2020 Southwest Southwest CEO Believes First Week of April Was the Bottom
North America 28 Apr 2020 COVID-19 U.S. Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases
North America 27 Apr 2020 Industry Absent vaccine, airline industry may be gutted for years
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 KLM CORONAVIRUS COULD TRIGGER AIR FRANCE-KLM SPLIT: REPORT
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 Norwegian Air The New Norwegian: Fewer Planes, Fewer Routes, More Ancillary Revenue
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 Industry Aviation recovery – Importance of a coordinated approach
North America 27 Apr 2020 United United to Give Face Masks to Passengers From May
Latin America 27 Apr 2020 COPA Panama's Copa Airlines warns it may lack the cash to keep operations afloat
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic still seeking govt loans to mitigate COVID-19 impacts
APAC 26 Apr 2020 Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines suspends all services until 15-May-2020
EMEA 26 Apr 2020 Government Germany Wants Europe to Reboot Travel in a Unified Manner
EMEA 26 Apr 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic hires bank in search for emergency funds
APAC 26 Apr 2020 SriLankan Airlines SriLankan Airlines extends temporary suspension of passenger services to 15-May-2020
North America 26 Apr 2020 Delta Delta to park A320s, many 737s for length of coronavirus downturn
EMEA 26 Apr 2020 Government German government divided over form of Lufthansa rescue deal
EMEA 26 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Sees Traffic at 70% by Year-End If All Feel Safe
North America 26 Apr 2020 Expedia Expedia’s Barry Diller Characterizes Removing Middle Seats on Airplanes as ‘Absurd’
North America 25 Apr 2020 Spirit Spirit Airlines running triangle routes to meet CARES Act requirements
North America 25 Apr 2020 Government U.S. Airlines Get an Additional $9.5 Billion in Federal Relief to Stave Off Job Cuts