Air Canada anticipates return of worldwide air travel by Christmas
News from CBC News – link to story Airlines changing cleaning process and working to educate public about safety measures Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Apr 30, 2020 An Air Canada vice president suggests that by the time winter holidays roll around again, Canadians will be able to board his company’s planes and fly almost anywhere in […]
Air Canada flight reports drone encounter while landing in Nanaimo
New from CTV News – link to story CTV News Vancouver Island,Staff – 28 April 2020 VICTORIA — An Air Canada flight reported a close encounter with a drone while landing in Nanaimo last week. According to a Transport Canada occurrence report, the incident happened during a flight from Vancouver on Friday. The Air Canada […]
Possible Longest Canadian Flight
From a Canadian Aviation News Supporter and Flightware 27 April-10:00 am Sydney, Australia SYD to 27 April-12:38 pm Toronto Pearson YYZ The approach end of 05 to catch its arrival. It was operated as AC7214 by C-FPQB. Having flown 8,537NM/9,824SM/15,810KM, it was likely the longest flight by any Canadian registered aircraft.
Air Transat and Air Canada looking for a boost from Quebec
News from CTV News – link to story and update The Canadian Press Staff ~ Monday, April 27, 2020 MONTREAL — Air Canada and Transat A.T. seem to be banking on a boost from the Quebec government in order to weather the turbulence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Separately, the two companies modified their registration […]
See which airlines are doing the most — and the least — to protect your elite status
News from CNBC – link to story Monica Buchanan Pitrelli ~ Mon April 27, 2020 It’s the question on the minds of elite fliers the world over: What’s to become of my airline miles and elite status if I can’t fly for a portion of 2020? Frequent fliers — many who exercise extreme loyalty to […]
WestJet Vs Air Canada – Which Canadian Airline Is Better?
News /articel from Simple Flying – link to story by Chris Loh ~ April 23, 2020 Continuing our series of airline comparisons, today we’ll look at the two major players in the Canadian aviation marketplace: Air Canada and WestJet. While there are a number of other airlines sharing the market including Air Transat (for now), Sunwing, […]
Air Canada Extends Flight Pass Expiration Dates
From Air Canada website ~ 23 April 2020 All Flight Passes (excluding unlimited Flight Passes) with an expiration date in 2020 have been extended until April 30, 2021. (Note: This new extension includes Flight Passes that were previously extended until July and August 2020). All Flight Passes (excluding unlimited Flight Passes) with an expiration date […]
Air Canada unloading our transformed 777
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Air Canada suspends flights to Edinburgh and Glasgow
News from Edinburgh Evening News – link to story The airliner has suspended or delayed opening routes to dozens of European destinations. By Conor Marlborough, Wednesday, 22nd April 2020 Air Canada has suspended all flights in and out of Edinburgh and Glasgow airports amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes after the Canadian airliner had […]
Air Canada to Temporarily Suspend Transborder U.S. Flights
From Air Canada Last flights between Canada and the U.S. will operate April 26, resume May 22 MONTREAL, April 21, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada announced that it will suspend scheduled service to the U.S. after April 26 as a result of the agreement between the governments of Canada and the United States to extend border restrictions by an additional 30 days, effective today. Air Canada plans to […]