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ROUTES Apr 29, 2026 Air Canada Has Quietly Pulled the Plug on Its Montreal-Algiers Route Air Canada has cancelled its entire planned summer 2026 service between Montréal and Algiers, its longest nonstop route to Africa, in a decision directly driven by the doubling of jet fuel prices since the start of the US-Iran conflict in late February. Read More →
NEWS Apr 10, 2026 Frontier Airlines Pilots Narrowly Avoid a Catastrophe at LAX After Two Trucks Cut Across Their Path in the Dark A Frontier Airlines crew had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision with two service trucks that cut across their path in the dead of night. Read More →
NEWS Mar 23, 2026 LaGuardia Tower Audio Reveals Critical Incident Moments Before Fatal Crash Newly released air traffic control (ATC) recordings have cast a sobering light on the final seconds leading up to today’s tragedy at LaGuardia Airport, suggesting that controllers were grappling with a separate ground emergency just as the fatal collision occurred. Read More →
NEWS Jan 09, 2026 Air Canada Doubles Down on Regional Strength with Major PAL Airlines Expansion In a strategic move to fortify its presence in Eastern Canada, Air Canada has officially announced its intent to significantly expand and extend its commercial partnership with PAL Airlines. As of January 8, 2026, the two carriers have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) that not only secures regional connectivity for the next decade but also introduces a substantial fleet expansion to meet rising demand in Québec and the Maritimes. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Feb 26, 2024 Air Canada's Chatbot Mishap: How Will AI Affect the Passenger Experience on Flights? Air Canada was forced to reimburse a customer after their artificial intelligence chatbot misinformed the consumer. This is an early example of how the use of AI can solve many problems facing the airliner, but can also create new ones. Read More →
NEWS Dec 15, 2023 Air Canada Announces New US and Mexican Destinations for 2024 Air Canada has announced a massive capacity boost coming to its network in the Summer of 2024. This capacity boost includes two brand-new destinations, five new routes, and increased flight frequencies. The new and returning destinations include the tourist hotspots of Tulum and Charleston. Read More →
NEWS Nov 21, 2023 United Airlines Suspends Pilot for Israel-Hamas War Comments United Airlines came under fire this week after one of its pilots expressed praise for the October 7 attacks in Israel. Although Mossallam created this post on October 7, his views were only well-publicized once Stop Antisemitism shared screenshots of his Facebook post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on November 20. On November 21, a spokesperson from United said that the pilot was removed from service with pay and the airline will look further into the situation. Read More →
NEWS Nov 11, 2023 Air Canada Under Fire as Disabled Passenger Forced to Drag Himself off Aircraft Air Canada has announced its plan to make significant changes to its operations following several high-profile incidents involving disabled passengers. Four people with disabilities revealed their poor experiences flying with Air Canada this year. These incidents involved the airline not accommodating disabled passengers who required extra assistance. In one case, the passenger was forced to drag himself to the front of the aircraft before being able to use a wheelchair. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 05, 2023 Air Canada Connects World's Largest Aerospace Hubs, Expands to Toulouse and Copenhagen On the same day, June 1, 2023, Air Canada inaugurated two routes simultaneously from their growing Montreal (YUL) hub. The first route, Montreal to Toulouse is important to aerospace manufacturing giant Airbus, as the company has aircraft production lines in both Toulouse and Montreal (at Mirabel airport). The second route, Montreal to Copenhagen, is seasonal and is aimed at tourists going between the two storied cities. Read More →
NEWS May 25, 2023 Air Canada Cargo Launches New Freighter Service at Punta Cana International Airport Air Canada and its cargo division, Air Canada Cargo, successfully completed their inaugural commercial flight to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, utilizing a Boeing 767 freighter aircraft. Read More →