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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Latin America 11 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM receives first USD1.1bn from DIP
Latin America 21 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
Latin America 26 Oct 2020 LATAM Negotiations Between LATAM Brasil, Flight Crews for Wage Reductions Advance
Latin America 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Latin American Countries Urged to Coordinate Reopenings by Global Airlines Group
Latin America 16 Mar 2020 LATAM Suspending new investments, expenses and hiring
Latin America 15 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines plans to suspend 2019 dividend due to coronavirus crisis
Latin America 20 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM suspends European services until June
Latin America 13 May 2020 Avianca Avianca Peru is being liquidated
Latin America 16 Jun 2020 LATAM Azul and LATAM Airlines Brazil announce codeshare and frequent flyer agreements
Latin America 17 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines suspends Argentina unit, ending its Miami-Buenos Aires route
Latin America 30 Aug 2020 Avianca Avianca Holdings S.A. Issues Statement on Debtor-in-Possession Financing and Government of Colombia Financing Commitment
Latin America 20 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines receives approval for USD2.4bn DIP financing
Latin America 05 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group announces new director of customer care
Latin America 18 Oct 2020 Government Panama offers COVID-19 tests to international travelers
Latin America 17 Mar 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to cancel 90% of its international flights
Latin America 07 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Believes Demand Will Rise To 60-70% By 2021
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 Government Argentina extends border closure until 30-Apr-2020
Latin America 17 May 2020 LATAM LATAM To Lay Off 1,400 Employees
Latin America 14 Jun 2020 LATAM New World, New Missions: LATAM Brasil’s Widebodies Remain Active During COVID-19
Latin America 09 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Brazil Joins Sister Airlines In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Latin America 20 Jul 2020 Interjet What Needs To Happen For Interjet To Successfully Fly Away From Its Crisis?
Latin America 28 Jul 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines Faces Off With Creditors on $900 Million Loan
Latin America 01 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to fire 'at least' 2,700 workers in Brazil
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 Government Argentina Won’t Reopen To Flights On September 1st As Expected
Latin America 16 Aug 2020 Government Brazil’s Public Bank To Do More In Airline Bailout
Latin America 20 Aug 2020 Government IATA warns that Argentina may delay September air travel restart
Latin America 27 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reopens international routes and increases flow of local flights
Latin America 19 Sep 2020 LATAM Brazil Approves Delta And LATAM’s Joint Venture
Latin America 17 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Gradually Restores Passenger Operations
Latin America 19 Oct 2020 Industry How Brazil’s Aviation Recovery Is Progressing
Latin America 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Despegar gets gentle uptick in fortunes from Brazil and Mexico domestic travel
Latin America 17 Mar 2020 LATAM Chile closes borders as Latam grounds flights over pandemic
Latin America 24 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Brazil Wants To Stop Flying But Can’t
Latin America 10 May 2020 Avianca Avianca Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy In The US
Latin America 17 May 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil to resume Frankfurt connectivity on 19-May-2020
Latin America 09 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines adds $1.3 billion to bankruptcy financing proposal, Brazil unit seeks protection
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 Government Colombia Is Set To Open Up Domestic Flights On 1 September
Latin America 08 Sep 2020 Government IATA: 'We do not want Argentina to continue losing connectivity'
Latin America 25 Sep 2020 Avianca Avianca To Restart International Flights From Colombia On Monday
Latin America 19 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group capacity down 80% year-on-year in Sep-2020
Latin America 09 Nov 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico: Passenger numbers up 22.9% in October
Latin America 28 Apr 2020 Government Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September
Latin America 03 May 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Exits The oneworld Alliance
Latin America 24 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines creditors oppose bankruptcy loan proposal
Latin America 04 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines expects air fares to drop due to excess capacity, fare flexibility and reduced demand
Latin America 10 Sep 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines Judge Denies $2.45 Billion Bankruptcy Loan
Latin America 14 Sep 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul Receives Government Loan Proposal Worth $376m
Latin America 06 Oct 2020 Avianca Avianca’s $2 Billion Financing Approved In New York
Latin America 02 Oct 2020 Government Argentina Claims Commercial Flights Will Resume In Mid-October
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul will cut capacity by 90% to just 70 flights in Brazil from March 25 to April 30