Parked Plane Spins around when other Aircraft Clips its Tail in Toronto
News provided by the Independent – link to full story Both aircraft were unoccupied at the time The Indepedent Travel Desk, December 31, 2019 A Boeing 777 has clipped the tail of another plane at Toronto airport. The Air Canada jet, which was being towed at the time, banged the tail of the Airbus A321 aircraft belonging to […]
First flight from Vancouver to Costa Rica
Provided by Transat A.T. Inc/CNW New routes to San José and Liberia MONTRÉAL, Dec. 19, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – We inaugurated yesterday a service between Vancouver and Costa Rica, consisting of a direct flight to San José and a second flight segment to Liberia. The route is available twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, until April 18. “We are proud to be adding these […]
Air Transat is synonymous with Sun to travellers from Quebec
Provided by Transat A.T. Inc/CNW Carrier strengthens its position as a leader in holiday travel this winter with new flight to New Orleans and year-round service to Spain MONTREAL, July 4, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Transat is pleased to present travellers from Quebec with its enhanced Sun destinations program for winter 2019–2020, including the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, and Europe. The lineup includes a […]
Air Canada Enhances its Award-Winning In-Flight Entertainment by Partnering with Crave and Stingray
Provided by Air Canada/CNW Airline also boosts TV and movie content by 50 per cent on select aircraft types New, easy-to-navigate in-flight entertainment system interface, will enable customers to browse in 15 languages, and discover more than 1,000 hours of high quality entertainment – more than any other airline in the Americas MONTREAL, June 20, 2019 /CNW […]
Air Transat begins the renewal of its fleet
Provided by Transat A.T. Inc. Montreal, May 3, 2019 – Today, Air Transat, named the 2018 World’s Best Leisure Airline, is taking delivery of the first of 15 Airbus A321neoLRs that will be added to its fleet by 2022. “The arrival of this new generation of aircraft is an important moment for our company and our passengers in many respects,” […]
Air Canada prepares rouge subsidiary for ULCC competition
From Air Transport World – 9 August 2018 – Sean Broderick As the Canadian ULCC market heats up, Air Canada said it is prepared to leverage the significant flexibility of its rouge subsidiary to ward off competition, from adding flights in major domestic markets to re-configuring aircraft to match rivals’ all-economy offerings. “We have been preparing […]
Air Transat prepping for A321LRs by rapidly expanding in Europe
Air Transat executives are describing the company’s rapid European summer expansion as part of a long-term strategy to remain competitive in transatlantic markets. The airline will dump 15% more seats into Europe this summer – and do so with widebody aircraft that executives concede are not ideal for the job. But starting next year, Transat […]