Tag: air canada
ROUTES May 20, 2023 Air Canada Launches Toronto-Yellowknife Service, Adds New Flights From Saint John Air Canada has launched a nonstop Toronto-Yellowknife service and new flights from Saint John to Toronto and Montreal. Both launches are happening at times when there is large amounts of tourism. Read More →
NEWS May 11, 2023 Customer Satisfaction Survey Ranks Air Canada and WestJet Below Average The findings of a recent survey revealed that Air Canada and WestJet, Canada's two largest airlines, received lower-than-average customer satisfaction ratings for their economy-class service compared to other major North American airlines. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 25, 2023 Emirates to Expand to Montreal Starting in July Dubai-based mega-carrier Emirates is expected to launch service to Montreal beginning July 5. The announcement of the route comes after a recently signed interline agreement with Air Canada. Read More →
NEWS Apr 24, 2023 Air Canada Cargo Makes Inaugural Flight to Basel, Switzerland Air Canada Cargo has completed its first-ever freighter flight to Basel, Switzerland. This new service will connect one of Europe's leading pharmaceutical hubs with Air Canada's extensive network through its Toronto global hub. Read More →
NEWS Apr 18, 2023 Air Canada to Boost Australia and New Zealand Network The Canadian carrier Air Canada has strengthened its Pacific network by adding capacity to Australian and New Zealand cities with its boring 787-9 Dreamliner. Read More →
NEWS Jan 14, 2023 FAA System Outage Causes Mass Delays and Cancellations On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, a nationwide ground stop was issued by the FAA due to the outage of a crucial system related to aviation safety in the skies: NOTAMs. Thousands of flights were canceled as well as delayed, leaving passengers stranded all over the country. Read More →
NEWS Oct 28, 2022 Air Canada Orders 15 More A220 Aircraft, Brings Total to 60 Air Canada increased their order of Airbus A220 aircraft by 15, resulting in a total of 60 A220s for the Canadian Airline. Read More →
NEWS Aug 12, 2022 Air Canada Announces Acquisition of Two Freighter Aircraft Buoyed by a 42% growth in cargo revenues, Air Canada is stepping up its game in the freight market by expanding its fleet with two new Boeing 767-300F freighters expected to be delivered later this year. This announcement was released during a presentation about the company's Q2-2022 financial results, a move that emphasizes the importance of its expanding freight business. Read More →
STORIES Apr 03, 2021 OPINION: Justin Trudeau has Failed Canada's Airlines At the start of 2020 things looked promising. Swoop would be launching flights to Winnipeg in the summer, WestJet would be flying to Calgary a record 6x a day, Air Canada would be reinstating their 767s on the YYJ-YYZ route as well as the prospects of new airlines landing at YYJ! Unfortunately in March 2020 things took a turn for the worst. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Smooth Flying for the MAX? A few months ago, things seemed hopeless for the 737 MAX. The MAX has been grounded worldwide for over fifteen months after two crashes that killed over 300 people. Since then, Boeing has been making adjustments to the plane, trying to get it recertified and deemed airworthy once again. Boeing has, of course, experienced difficulty during this time, with lawsuits, investigations, canceled orders, loss of customers, loss of trust, and to make matters worse, COVID-19. But now, as the MAX enters the final stages of the recertification process, it seems as if things may start going Boeing's way. Read More →