Awesome: Air Canada Makes It Easy To Earn Status From Home
News from One Mile at a Time – link to story APRIL 20, 2020 BY BEN (LUCKY) While people aren’t flying much right now, there’s plenty of opportunity for loyalty programs to engage with members while they’re at home. In that sense I have to give Air Canada a ton of credit, because they just […]
Air Canada Proudly Brings Thousands of Canadians Home
From Air Canada MONTREAL, April 20, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – As its special flights operated in collaboration with the Government of Canada draw to an end, Air Canada today saluted hundreds of its employees who have worked to fly thousands of stranded Canadians home. The program, which began March 21, has repatriated approximately 6,600 Canadians from Morocco, Spain, Ecuador, Peru, Algeria, […]
Listen to this Air Canada pilot bid passengers farewell on his final flight
News from TravelWeek – link to story Friday, April 17, 2020 ~ Posted by Travelweek Group TORONTO — Some heroes don’t wear capes – during the COVID-19 pandemic, sometimes they wear wings instead. Veteran Air Canada pilot Captain Blair Wiseman brought passengers and crew members to tears during his retirement flight last month. The repatriation flight, […]
Air Canada Customers Required to Have Protective Face Coverings as Additional Safeguard
From Air Canada Air Canada’s recommended face-covering practice becomes mandatory with Transport Canada Directive where social distancing is not possible MONTREAL, April 17, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Following Transport Canada’s directive today, Air Canada is making its recommended face-covering practice mandatory as an additional safeguard for its customers and crew. This requirement will apply to […]
Air Canada Reconfigures Passenger Cabins on Three Aircraft to Transport More Vital Supplies and Necessary Cargo
From Air Canada Three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, the largest in Air Canada’s fleet are being modified to transport cargo in the passenger cabin, doubling cargo capacity. Reconfigured aircraft can carry 89.63 tonnes, the equivalent of up to 9 million medical masks. 40 all-cargo flights operated to date, with 20 all-cargo flights being planned weekly. MONTREAL, April […]
Jazz Aviation workers latest to benefit from COVID-19 wage supplement
From Unifor TORONTO, April 9, 2020 /CNW/ – Unifor welcomes the federal government’s tentative approval of Canada Emergency Wage Supplement (CEWS) funds for Jazz Aviation to maintain its workforce levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Airline workers will be the backbone of the industry’s economic recovery in a post-pandemic world,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “It makes perfect sense to […]
Air Canada workers to receive income top-up, following union and employer negotiation
From Unifor/CNW TORONTO, April 8, 2020 /CNW/ – Unifor welcomes Air Canada’s announcement that it intends to use a new federal wage supplement plan to top up the pay of more than 3,000 Unifor members who were placed on Off Duty Status due to COVID-19. “Canada’s airline industry has been resilient in the face of past economic downturns and […]
Air Canada Announces the Extension of Altitude Status for all Members
Received directly from Air Canada Altitude members will enjoy their current status through the end of 2021 Members have opportunity to gift status to a loved one Donating Aeroplan Miles to select medical charities will count towards Altitude Status until April 30th MONTREAL, April 6, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced several updates for […]
Air Canada to provide protective gowns, eyewear to flight crew amid COVID-19 pandemic
News provided by CBC News – link to story and updates Dozens of flight attendants have become sick with coronavirus, CBC News probe finds CBC News · Posted: Apr 03, 2020 Air Canada said Friday it would provide gowns and eyewear to flight crews to protect them from coronavirus. The company said in a memo sent to […]
Air Canada 777 & E190 In Near Runway Collision
News provided by Simple Flying – link to story. A hint from PH. by Joanna Bailey, March 19, 2020 Two Air Canada aircraft were in a near-miss earlier this month, as both accelerated down the same runway at the same time. The aircraft involved were a Boeing 777-300 and an Embraer E190 trying to take […]