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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America 15 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Strengthens Requirement That Customers Wear Face Coverings on Board
North America 15 Jun 2020 Southwest Southwest To Offer Complimentary Social Distancing Until October
North America 23 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Reports 500 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases and 10 Deaths among Staff
North America 29 Jun 2020 United United Airlines to resume China flights on July 8
North America 30 Jun 2020 Industry Despite almost certain job cuts, airlines sell vision of brighter days ahead
North America 08 Jul 2020 American Airlines American, United stop flying to Hong Kong amid crew testing requirements
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta Delta cuts summer flying as demand stalls due to coronavirus, posts $5.7 billion quarterly loss
North America 09 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines: From Bad To Worse
North America 19 Aug 2020 Government Hawaii Won’t Reopen To Tourists Until October
North America 22 Aug 2020 Government US Plan for Contact Tracing International Airline Passengers is Delayed
North America 25 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Says Oct. 1 Job Losses Will Total 40,000 — Including 19,000 That Congress Could Save
North America 04 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines courts 'new customer base' with fare revamp
North America 14 Sep 2020 Government IATA encourages Canada to relax travel restrictions
North America 30 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines is moving ahead with furloughs, CEO says
North America 25 Sep 2020 Westjet WestJet Employees Could See Pay Cut By Half As Subsidies Change
North America 29 Sep 2020 Government US House bill offers airlines $25bn in additional coronavirus relief
North America 09 Nov 2020 United United Teams with Hotel Hub in Case of Flight Disruption
North America 16 Nov 2020 United United Airlines makes it easier to climb the elite status ladder
North America 23 Nov 2020 Delta Delta CEO calls New York-London travel corridor 'complicated,' as airlines aim to revive transatlantic travel
North America 07 Dec 2020 Delta Delta will be the first US airline to help CDC with COVID-19 contact tracing
North America 14 Dec 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines asks more employees to take furloughs amid new coronavirus spike, travel slump
North America 14 Dec 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines Creates Preclearance Program for Hawaii Travel
North America 16 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA Pilot tests positive for COVID
North America 23 Mar 2020 Delta Delta revenue drops by $2B in March
North America 16 Mar 2020 Government President Trump considering domestic restrictions, adds U.K. to ban
North America 18 Mar 2020 Industry Industry Pushes Trump for Relief Amid Rapidly Mounting Losses, Layoffs
North America 24 Mar 2020 Industry Plans to virtually shut down U.S. passenger flights are in the works
North America 28 Apr 2020 American Airlines American Airlines to Enhance Cleaning and Provide PPE
North America 30 Apr 2020 Air Canada Air Canada anticipates return of worldwide air travel by Christmas
North America 30 Apr 2020 United United Airlines Loss Not As Bad As Expected, After American Misses
North America 04 May 2020 Air Canada 'Darkest period ever': Air Canada reports $1.05B loss due to COVID-19
North America 02 May 2020 Southwest Southwest suspends snack and beverage service under new measures
North America 10 May 2020 United United Airlines Scraps $2.25 Billion Debt Sale Due to Weak Investor Appetite
North America 12 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada grounds Taipei flights until March 2021
North America 16 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Launches Loyalty Bonuses For Passengers Ready To Book Travel
North America 26 May 2020 Delta Delta gets tentative approval to suspend service to more small airports
North America 08 Jun 2020 Delta Delta and LATAM apply to DOT for codeshare approval
North America 11 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Airlines Says Risk of Default on Loan Covenants
North America 22 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to restart flights between US and China
North America 22 Jun 2020 Government Canada’s Trudeau Warns Against Reopening Borders Too Soon
North America 30 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada discontinues service on 30 routes across the country
North America 09 Jul 2020 Industry Hopes Dashed for a Quick U.S. Airline Recovery Amid Coronavirus Spikes
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta Around 15,000 Delta Staff Are Interested In Leaving Voluntarily
North America 13 Jul 2020 United United Airlines, Pilots Reach Deal on Voluntary Separations
North America 21 Jul 2020 Southwest Nearly 30% of Southwest’s Staff Took Leaves
North America 27 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Informs Its Cabin Crew About How Flying Will Change
North America 03 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines May Permanently Change Inflight Meals
North America 14 Aug 2020 Government Canadian Government Reveals Safe Air Travel Plan
North America 25 Aug 2020 Industry US Passenger Counts Remain Steady; 1M Per Day Still Far Away
North America 27 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines slows plans to cut service to three small cities it targeted