All Air Canada articles – Page 5
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NewsTransat COO Guerard to succeed retiring chief Eustache
Transat AT chief operations officer Annick Guerard will become chief executive of the company on 27 May, succeeding current CEO Jean-Marc Eustache, who is retiring.
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NewsCanada to invest an additional C$700m in airport infrastructure
Canada has set aside C$700 million ($579 million) to support the country’s airport infrastructure as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAir Canada loses C$1.3bn in Q1; calls on government to end restrictions
Air Canada continues to haemorrhage cash as the airline’s home country keeps its air carriers in the dark about a time-line for easing strict restrictions that are hindering them from returning to a pre-coronavirus normal.
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NewsParking-brake not applied before 777-300ER towbar accident
French investigators have found that an Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER’s parking-brake had not been applied before one of the individuals in a pushback tractor was injured as he worked to disconnect the towbar. The individual was a driver instructor and was training a tractor driver at the time of the ...
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NewsAir Canada begins to offer refunds for non-refundable fares
Air Canada says it will begin to offer refunds to customers whose flights were cancelled or who did not use their non-refundable tickets due to the coronavirus crisis that has been dragging on for more than a year.
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NewsCanada takes equity stake in Air Canada in C$5.9bn bailout deal
The government of Canada will take an equity stake in legacy carrier Air Canada after the company struck a deal for financial support as the coronavirus crisis continues to tear into the airline’s business.
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NewsAir Canada and Transat call off merger
The European Commission (EC) has put the brakes on Air Canada’s planned acquisition of Transat AT, the parent of Air Transat, leading the companies to call off the deal completely.
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NewsJazz pilots agree to Air Canada Express deal
Pilots at Canada’s Jazz Aviation have approved a deal that will allow the company to become the exclusive operator of Air Canada Express flights.
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In depthTransat ponders ‘plan B’ should Europe reject Air Canada takeover
Transat AT, parent of Canadian holiday-focused airline Air Transat, is working on a “plan B” in case its planned acquisition by Air Canada falls through.
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NewsSky Regional to cease operations end-March: reports
Sky Regional airlines will cease to operate from 31 March after Air Canada transferred all of its Air Canada Express flying to Jazz Aviation, according to numerous reports in Canadian media.
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NewsAir Canada to shift E175s from Sky Regional to Jazz
Air Canada intends to transfer the operation of 25 Embraer 175s from Sky Regional to Jazz Aviation, making Jazz the sole operator of Air Canada Express flights and leaving the future of Sky Regional uncertain.
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In depthAirline Business special: CEOs to watch in 2021
As the Covid-19 crisis moves into its second year, we feature some of the airline chiefs whose success or otherwise will be bellwethers of the industry’s recovery in 2021.
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NewsTransat-Air Canada deal in limbo
The planned acquisition of Transat AT by Air Canada continues to be in limbo after the terms of the deal expired on 15 February without the necessary approvals in place to complete the transaction.
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AnalysisChallenges await as Rousseau takes Air Canada helm from Rovinescu
Air Canada’s Michael Rousseau takes the helm of the largest Canadian airline at a time when it faces multiple crises, the biggest of which is not of its own making.
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NewsAir Canada ends ‘undeniably grim’ year with Q4 loss of C$1.2bn
Air Canada ended 2020 with a fourth-quarter loss of C$1.2 billion ($950 million), closing a year the company’s outgoing chief executive calls “undeniably grim”.
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NewsAir Canada ‘confident’ that government aid is coming
Air Canada’s chief executive is “confident” that the government of Canada will offer airlines a sector-specific financial aid package – the type of support for which the industry has clamoured since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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NewsCanada approves Air Canada’s acquisition of Transat
The Canadian government has approved Air Canada’s takeover of vacation specialist Transat AT, subject to numerous conditions.
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NewsAir Canada suspends flights to USA, Latin America, Europe and Asia
Air Canada is temporarily cutting 17 more routes as it struggles to operate amid government travel restrictions designed to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
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NewsCanada suspends all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean
Canadian airlines will suspend all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean for the next three months as the country imposes even stricter measures to stem the spread of new variants of the coronavirus.
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NewsAir Canada caters for passengers’ anxiety as it details 737 Max re-introduction
Air Canada is to return the Boeing 737 Max to service at the beginning of February, after the Canadian civil aviation regulator detailed the requirements for clearing the aircraft for flight. Transport Canada has disclosed an airworthiness directive covering the technical modifications and specific crew procedural changes that 737 Max ...