Aeroplan/Air Canada Message to members
Received from Loyalty and eCommerce, Air Canada Evening 31 March 2020 These past few weeks have been truly unlike anything we’ve experienced before. For an organization that believes in the power of enriching our members lives through travel, we are acutely aware that your ability to connect with your friends and family has been instantly […]
Air Canada suspends all flights to and from Sydney, N.S.
News provided by CBC News – link to story and updates Daily flights between Sydney and Halifax suspended from April 2 until at least April 30 Wendy Martin · CBC News · Posted: Apr 01, 2020 Air Canada is suspending all its flights to and from Sydney, N.S., starting Thursday. J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport in Sydney made the announcement Wednesday […]
Air Canada to layoff 15,000 staff due to coronavirus: internal memo
News provided by Toronto City News – link to story and updates Air Canada to layoff 15,000 staff due to coronavirus: internal memo BY SPENCER GALLICHAN-LOWE ~POSTED MAR 30, 2020 An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft is shown next to a gate at Trudeau Airport in Montreal on March 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham […]
Air Canada Provides Update in Response to Covid-19
Provided directly from Air Canada MONTREAL, March 30, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada said today that due to the unprecedented impact of Covid-19 upon its business, the airline will reduce capacity for the Second Quarter of 2020 by 85%-90% compared to last year’s Q2 and will place 15,200 members of its unionized workforce on Off Duty […]
Airline analysts unfazed by competition watchdog’s warning about Air Canada deal
News provided by The Star – link to story and updates By The Canadian Press ~ Mon., March 30, 2020 MONTREAL – Analysts say the Competition Bureau’s warning about Air Canada’s proposed takeover of Transat AT Inc., which owns Air Transat, should be taken in context. The watchdog said Friday that eliminating the rivalry between the […]
Air Canada’s acquisition of Air Transat must be approved by Minister Garneau
Provided by Montreal Economic Institute/CNW MONTREAL, March 30, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – The Competition Bureau submitted its report on March 27, 2020 coming out against Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Air Transat, which has otherwise already been approved by shareholders. While the airline industry is being battered by the coronavirus pandemic, a new publication launched by the MEI shows that […]
How an Air Canada ‘hard landing’ in 2015 sent this family on a ‘terrifying’ journey
News provided by CBC News – link to story and updates ‘Life now is completely different. I struggle going to activities with the children’ Jon Tattrie · CBC News · Posted: Mar 29, 2020 Five years ago, Jennifer and Trevor Lightfoot celebrated the end of a sunny cruise and boarded a flight from Miami to Toronto before connecting home […]
Unifor reaches tentative deal with Air Canada
Provided by Unifor/CNW TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2020 /CNW/ – Unifor Local 2002, the union representing customer service agents in call centres and airports, customer journey management and customer relations representatives have reached a tentative agreement with Air Canada. “Congratulations to the bargaining committee, who have worked tirelessly for more than a year to reach a fair deal for […]
Air Canada Announces Longlist for Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2019
Provided by Air Canada/CNW Top 10 to be revealed in November issue of Air Canada enRoute Magazine TORONTO, Aug. 8, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada is proud to present the 35 nominees for Canada’s Best New Restaurants presented by American Express. The highly anticipated longlist, drawn from a coast-to-coast culinary exploration, is out today on CanadasBestNewRestaurants.com. From a Nordic-Japanese tasting menu […]
Air Canada rouge Winter 2019 A320 operations as of 31 May 2019
News provided by RoutesOnline.com By Jim Liu Posted 6 June 2019 03:30 Air Canada rouge in recent schedule update filed Airbus A320 operation for winter 2019/20 season, mainly operating to/from Montreal and Toronto. Planned operation as follows. Montreal – Varadero eff 18DEC19 1 dailyToronto – Cancun 27OCT19 – 18DEC19 4 weekly (7 weekly from 02DEC19)Toronto – Ft. Myers eff […]