There's no doubt the aviation industry has been affected by COVID-19, and many airlines have made dramatic changes to their operations. Here is the list of airlines in the US who've made major changes due to COVID-19, as of 3/29/2020.
1. Alaska Airlines
Alaska has yet to have ground any aircraft.
Alaska Airlines has announced a 70% cut to their schedule between April and May.
2. American Airlines
Grounded 267 aircraft (31% of entire fleet). Delta has grounded at least partially every aircraft in its fleet.
American Airline announced there will be a 70-80% cut by May, and international capacity will be down between 80-90%.
Accelerated the retirement of their 757 and 767. They plan on retiring all of the 757s by fall of 2021, and 767s by May 2020.
One American Airlines flight attendant has died from COVID-19
3. Delta Air Lines
Grounded 329 aircraft (28% of entire fleet). Delta has grounded at least partially every aircraft in its fleet.
Delta announced a 80% cut in flights over the next few months.
Delta is offering free flights to medical volunteers looking to fly to the "front lines".
4. Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian has yet to ground any aircraft.
Hawaiian announced almost an entire suspension of flights through the end of April.
5. JetBlue
JetBlue has yet to ground any aircraft.
JetBlue announced at least a 55% reduction in capacity in April and May.
6. Southwest Airlines
Grounded 51 aircraft (7% of entire fleet). Southwest have only grounded their 737-700.
Southwest plans to cut around 1,000 flights, which is about 25% of Southwest's operations.
7. United Airlines
Grounded 230 aircrafts (28% of entire fleet).
United Airlines has announced a 95% cut to its international schedule, and major cuts to its domestic flights. United has grounded at least partially every aircraft in its fleet.
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