How Annick Guerard is leading the fightback at Canada’s Air Transat
From Flight Global – link to source story By Pilar Wolfsteller | 28 September 2021 With a little help from new partners and a determination not to dwell on a punishing 18 months for the business, Annick Guerard is plotting a secure future for Air Transat Montreal winters are painfully, unspeakably cold. Within minutes of exposure, […]
All Airbus: Air Canada Rouge Goes Full Narrowbody
From Simply Flying – link to source story – Thanks CW by James Pearson | September 20, 2021 Air Canada Rouge, the lower-cost subsidiary and leisure airline of the Canadian flag carrier, took to the skies again in September. With the B767-300ER gone, its 39-strong fleet is now exclusively Airbus. They’re used on 60 routes […]
Air Transat inaugurates its first direct flight between Vancouver and Quebec City
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 2, 2021 /CNW/ – Air Transat celebrates the launch of its brand-new direct service between Vancouver and Quebec City, becoming the first and only airline to operate this route. Flights will be offered once a week, on Mondays from Vancouver and on Sundays from Quebec City, until October 25. “It was only natural for us to add this route to our summer schedule,” […]
Air Canada’s Fleet In 2021
From Simple Flying – link to source story byChris Loh June 12, 2021 3 minute read As Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada has a diverse fleet based across its four hub airports. The network airline has a mix of both widebody and narrowbody aircraft coming from both Airbus and Boeing. The carrier has gone through […]
Air Canada Eyes The A321LR As More A220s Set To Be Delivered
From Simple Flying – link to source story by Jake Hardiman | May 7, 2021 While Air Canada does fly the Boeing 737 MAX series, most of its narrowbody aircraft belong to Airbus families. These include the five-abreast A220 series, of which the airline is set to receive a further 15 examples by the end […]
Transat ponders ‘plan B’ should Europe reject Air Canada takeover
From Flight Global – link to source story By Pilar Wolfsteller | 11 March 2021 Transat AT, parent of Canadian holiday-focused airline Air Transat, is working on a “plan B” in case its planned acquisition by Air Canada falls through. The Montreal-based low-cost carrier, which has suspended operations due to Canada’s coronavirus mitigation measures, on 11 […]
Future of travel: these five planes could change everything
From the National News – link to source story Patrick Ryan, Dec 29, 2020 Supersonic speeds and less fuel consumption could become the norm for air travel The future of airline travel is set to change forever with the advent of a new era of high-powered jetliners. Travelling further distances at higher speeds while burning […]
Transat A.T. Inc. – Results for third quarter of 2020
Third quarter reduced to one week of operationsApproval of transaction with Air Canada still pending For the third quarter: Revenues of $9.5 million Adjusted operating loss1 of $79.9 million (operating loss of $132.0 million) Adjusted net loss3 of $139.8 million (net loss attributable to shareholders of $45.1 million) Resumption of operations: Partial resumption of flights and tour operations since July 23, 2020 23 international routes […]
Air Transat makes its first two delivery flights with a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend, a first for the Airbus plant in Hamburg, Germany
Delivery of two new Airbus A321neoLRs to Air Transat MONTREAL, July 17, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Transat is making its first two delivery flights today and tomorrow with its new jets fuelled by a kerosene blend containing 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a first for the Canadian carrier. It is also a first for the Airbus […]
Air Canada Warms To A321LR After Cancelling 737 MAXs
News from Forbes – link to story Will Horton Senior Contributor, Aerospace & Defense | 20 May 2020 The Airbus A321LR may have an opening to replace Air Canada’s cancelled Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. Air Canada cancelled 11 737 MAXs in March so it could have flexibility to order other aircraft, according to CFO […]