All Air Transat articles
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NewsCanada’s Transat AT names Sebastian Ponce chief revenue officer
Transat AT, parent of Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat, has appointed Sebastian Ponce as chief revenue officer as it continues searching for profitability.
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NewsAir Transat seeks to offset capacity lost due to PW1100G engine problems
Its fleet beset by grounded Airbus A321LRs needing work on their Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines, Canadian airline company Transat AT is adding both newly leased and previously ordered aircraft to partially offset the lost capacity.
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NewsPorter Airlines names Rob Palmer new finance chief
The Toronto-headquartered carrier said Palmer had joined the company as of 7 February, after most recently working as CFO of the Calgary Airport Authority.
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NewsTransat’s flight attendants to vote on second tentative deal after ‘unforeseen rejection’
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat has reached another tentative five-year contract agreement with its 2,100 flight attendants following the union’s rejection of the airline’s first offer.
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NewsP&W engine issues could ground one third of Air Transat’s A321LRs
Up to one third of Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat’s Airbus A321LRs could be grounded late in 2024 due to its Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines needing to come off wing for inspections.
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NewsAir Transat continues distancing itself from lows of Covid
Transat AT, parent of Canadian carrier Air Transat, squeezed out a profit and generated C$765 million ($570 million) in revenue during its fiscal fourth quarter which ended on 31 October, as the carrier distances itself from the lows of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsAir Transat names Jean-Francois Pruneau chief financial officer
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat has appointed Jean-Francois Pruneau as chief financial officer effective 9 January.
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In depthAir Transat and Porter Airlines plan to take on Canada’s top airlines together
With plans to become more closely intertwined, Canadian carriers Air Transat and Porter Airlines are offering a “strong third option” to Air Canada and WestJet.
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NewsAir Transat targets first flights to Africa in 2024
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is targeting Africa for the first time with plans to launch flights between Montreal and Marrakesh, Morocco in June.
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NewsAir Transat’s CFO Patrick Bui to leave company
Patrick Bui, chief financial officer of Canadian airline company Transat AT, plans to leave his role on 15 December to “pursue another carrer opportunity” as CFO for Canadian discount store chain Dollarama.
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NewsAir Transat and CAE to build pilot pipeline with new Ascension Academy
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat and CAE have created a new cadet academy to help the airline meet soaring demand for pilots.
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NewsAir Transat’s extra engines could spare it from worst of P&W’s engine recall
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat maintains that it will not be immediately impacted by Pratt & Whintey’s recall of PW1100G geared turbofan engines, which power the airline’s fleet of Airbus A321LRs.
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NewsTransat AT posts first profitable quarter since 2019 due to strong leisure demand
The parent of Canadian carrier Air Transat reports on 14 September making C$57.3 million ($43.5 million) during its fiscal third quarter – its first quarterly profit since late 2019.
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NewsCanada’s Air Transat to expand flying to Latin America this winter
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat looks to gain a greater foothold in Mexico and South America starting in December.
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In depthWill air travel growth get lost in the noise?
Despite enormous reductions in aircraft noise since the dawn of the jet age in the late 1950s, the issue is once again amplifying as a critical challenge for the airline industry.
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NewsTransat loses C$29m in fiscal Q2, anticipates strong summer season
The parent of Canadian carrier Air Transat lost C$29.2 million during its fiscal second quarter of 2023 as demand for its “primary niche” of leisure travel remains steady.
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NewsCanada’s Air Transat now flying year-round to Marseille
Canada’s Air Transat is firming its foothold in France by extending its seasonal service to the Mediterranean city of Marseille to a year-round flight.
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NewsRevenue surges as Air Transat posts C$57m loss in first fiscal quarter
Fiscal first-quarter revenue for Transat AT – parent company of Canadian leisure airline Air Transat – reached C$667 million ($483 million), more than triple the company’s C$202 million revenue during the same quarter in 2022.
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NewsAir Transat expects delivery delays for three Airbus A321LRs
Canadian leisure airline Air Transat now expects delayed delivery of three Airbus A321LRs as chief executive Annick Guerard said “the industry supply chain is experiencing sporadic difficulty”.
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NewsLufthansa Group to take first A350-1000s as part of 22-strong widebody order
Lufthansa Group is ordering 15 more Airbus A350s, including its first -1000s, and seven additional Boeing 787s for delivery from the middle of this decade.