Reading Time: 2 minutes Details are emerging about what could have been a serious incident at San Francisco International Airport last Friday night when an Air Canada plane from Toronto nearly landed on the taxiway. The flight was cleared to land, but it appears the pilot was confused and nearly landed on the taxiway instead of one of the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Canada transported close to 1 million customers throughout the six-day holiday period, during which it achieved a single-day record for passengers carried. On June 29, Air Canada welcomed aboard 166,850 customers, a record for Canada’s flag carrier, and from June 29 to July 4 over 930,000 customers took flight with Air Canada. “As Canadians […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In simultaneous events in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, Air Canada revealed its new livery and branding, in an even described as “the future of Canada’s flag carrier.” Air Canada also introduced new uniforms, menu items, and wine choices at the events. The new livery was designed in conjunction with branding agency Winkreative and features a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Canada plans to expand its US transborder network when it starts its spring schedule in May 2017, adding three new destinations. All of the new services will be operated by Air Canada Express regional aircraft. San Antonio, Memphis and Savannah, Georgia will be new Air Canada destinations served from Toronto nonstop. San Antonio and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Air Canada announced today that it has priced a private offering of senior secured notes and received commitments from lenders for a new credit facility in connection with its C$1.25 billion refinancing transaction. As part of its refinancing transaction, Air Canada entered into a purchase agreement with a syndicate of initial purchasers relating to a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The arrival of flight AC1926 from Toronto-Pearson at Warsaw Chopin Airport this morning further expands Air Canada Rouge’s presence in Central Europe. The non-stop seasonal service, operating four-times a week, makes Air Canada the only Canadian airline offering non-stop service between Canada and Poland. “We are pleased to add Warsaw, the Polish capital and a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Star Alliance partners Air Canada and Avianca Brasil announced yesterday they have implemented the first stage of a codeshare agreement. Initially, Air Canada will sell, in all its channels, tickets for flights operated by its partner Avianca Brasil under the AC code, significantly expanding its distribution in the local Brazilian market. The agreement includes flights […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Air Canada reported a C$100 million ($77.5 million) net profit for the first quarter of 2016, reversing its C$309 million net loss in 1Q 2015. “Despite somewhat unsettled economic times in Canadian resource markets, a very competitive domestic pricing environment and a continued weak Canadian dollar, we were able to increase our revenue base … […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute WestJet begins seasonal Boeing 737 services with 4X-weekly Halifax-Vancouver June 30 and 4X-weekly Halifax-Winnipeg July 2. V Air began Taipei TPE-Ibaraki service March 15. V Air’s also began 4X-weekly Manila-Taipei service. UPS added a new sorting facility and expanded its existing building at Ontario International Airport, Calif. The new building will process UPS next day […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian aviation giant Bombardier announced Wednesday it was cutting more than 10 percent of its workforce as the company undergoes major restructuring through next year. The 7,000-job reduction of the global workforce “will be partially offset by hiring in certain growth areas,” Bombardier said as it released financial results. Bombardier also announced it has signed […]