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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 10 Sep 2020 JetBlue JetBlue says it's not getting rid of change fees for good
North America 21 Sep 2020 Delta Delta CEO: Time for all travel sectors to “join arms” to drive safety and rebuild traveler confidence
North America 22 Sep 2020 United United Airlines Will Remain Half Its Size Until Vaccine Is Widely Distributed: CEO
North America 26 Sep 2020 Westjet WestJet Expands COVID-19 Cover To Include The United States
North America 08 Oct 2020 Delta Harvard Study Validates Delta Air Lines’ COVID-19 Cleaning Protocols
North America 07 Oct 2020 Government Hawaii pushes forward with tourism despite safety concerns
North America 16 Oct 2020 Delta Delta is the Latest Airline to Reintroduce Middle Seats
North America 16 Oct 2020 Industry U.S. Transportation Command Study Finds Risk of Covid-19 Transmission Very Low on Aircraft
North America 19 Oct 2020 Industry TSA Crosses Million-Passenger Threshold in Daily Screenings
North America 23 Oct 2020 Sabre Sabre, Google to launch tech platform driving personalization in travel
North America 09 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Expands Pre-flight Testing
North America 16 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Proposes The Sale Of 38.5 Million Shares
North America 16 Mar 2020 Delta Implementing a hiring freeze and voluntary unpaid leave
North America 17 Mar 2020 Delta Delta to operate passenger planes as freighters for charters
North America 20 Mar 2020 Air Canada Over 5,000 layoffs
North America 03 Apr 2020 United United Airlines says revenue is down by $100M a day
North America 15 Apr 2020 Delta Delta Takes Over $3B Airbus A350 Order From LATAM
North America 17 Apr 2020 Southwest Southwest Eyes Hawaii Expansion Post Coronavirus
North America 19 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Airlines Are No. 1 Priority for Virus Relief, Trump Says
North America 26 Apr 2020 Delta Delta to park A320s, many 737s for length of coronavirus downturn
North America 28 Apr 2020 Delta Delta seeks to suspend service to some airports
North America 30 Apr 2020 American Airlines American Airlines: Smaller Airline Won't Mean Fewer Hubs
North America 14 May 2020 Delta Delta to retire Boeing 777s as pandemic dims outlook for international travel
North America 14 May 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines reveals plan to retire its Boeing 777 fleet
North America 21 May 2020 United United Airlines Will Try to Avoid Further Job Cuts
North America 27 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada seeks to raise more than $1B to boost cash position
North America 28 May 2020 United New United Airlines CEO Says No To Bankruptcy and Mandating Blocked Middle Seats
North America 30 May 2020 Government Alaska to require COVID-19 testing for air travelers coming into the state
North America 09 Jun 2020 Government Coronavirus triggers new American border debate — with Canada
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Is Blocking Middle Seats Until October
North America 15 Jun 2020 Industry Major U.S. Airlines Announce Increased Enforcement of Face Coverings
North America 22 Jun 2020 Industry Carriers rush to deploy contactless tech in airports
North America 08 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Tries to Get Back to Business
North America 08 Jul 2020 Government Feds fail to lead on aviation health and safety
North America 19 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO Says 'Let’s Go Fly, for God’s Sake'
North America 26 Jul 2020 Industry Comparing The Finances Of The Big 4 US Airlines In The Second Quarter
North America 27 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Partners with Lysol to Bolster Hygienic Protocols
North America 01 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Potentially 2,000 Hawaiian Airlines Employees at Risk of Involuntary Furlough
North America 06 Aug 2020 United United Extends Global Services Memberships Through January 2022
North America 19 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Cuts Q3 Capacity Outlook
North America 17 Aug 2020 Industry Boeing to offer second layoff plan, CEO Calhoun sees smaller market ahead
North America 19 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest reports ‘modest’ improvement in travel demand, turns down government loan
North America 01 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines To Furlough 442 Pilots And Flight Attendants
North America 03 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Airlines is working to keep passengers safe
North America 31 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines furloughs workers amid state shutdown
North America 11 Sep 2020 American Airlines Struggling American Airlines prepares to furlough 19,000 workers
North America 23 Sep 2020 American Airlines How American Airlines Is Adapting To COVID-19
North America 11 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines temporarily suspending its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian flights
North America 06 Oct 2020 United United Tests Bundling Flights With Meeting Space for Remote Workers in Subscription Model
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta sees increasing demand for 2020 holiday travel