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Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group Launches its Prestige Concierge Service

MONTREAL, May 17, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group (“IEAG”) announced today that it has expanded the Concierge services capability of both of its Aircraft Management and Charter operating units for the benefit of its clients via the introduction of its Prestige Concierge Service by IEAG. With aircraft based across Canada including Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Windsor, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver, the Prestige Concierge Service will help IEAG […]

Swoop Returns to Winnipeg

Airline brings more choice and ultra-low fares back to Manitoba WINNIPEG, MB, April 25, 2021 /CNW/ – Today, Swoop marked its return to Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG). The airline’s reintroduction of its ultra-low fares now connects Winnipeg with Hamilton’s John C. Munro International Airport (YHM) and Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), with operations to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) […]

Swoop Expands Summer Schedule and Brings New Routes and More Ultra-Low Fares to British Columbia

Airline introduces Victoria as new destination and adds more routes to Kelowna for peak summer travel VICTORIA, BC, March 31, 2021 /CNW/ – Today, Swoop, Canada’s leading ultra-low-cost airline, announced an expansion to its summer schedule, bringing new routes and more ultra-low fares to British Columbia. The airline’s expanded summer operations will bring new service to Victoria and celebrates the return and addition of new routes from […]

Mohawk College opens new Centre for Aviation Technology

From Global News – link to source story By Ken Mann  900 CHML | February 9, 2021 Mohawk College’s aviation training programs have been brought together in one location at Hamilton International Airport. The college has provided a virtual tour of its newly opened Centre for Aviation Technology, a 75,000 square foot complex featuring labs and […]

Hamilton’s airport confirms surge in cargo as leisure travel plummets

From Global News – link to source story By Ken Mann  900 CHML | February 1, 2021 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hamilton International Airport has been quantified. On the passenger side, and with travel restrictions in place for much of the year, Hamilton International says there was a 66 per cent decrease in travellers in […]

Cargo activity up by 20% at Hamilton’s international airport during pandemic

From Global News – link to story By Lisa Polewski 900 CHML, Posted October 20, 2020 Despite fewer people travelling during the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a lot of activity at Hamilton’s airport. Cargo activity at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport — measured in maximum take-off weight — was up 20 per cent in September, compared to […]

Hamilton’s airport runway modernization completed to accommodate larger aircraft

From Global News – link to story By Don Mitchell Global News | October 8, 2020 The second phase of an airfield rehabilitation project has been completed at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, according to staff. The job was part of a $38.89 million, four-year joint venture from Transport Canada and airport operator TradePort International […]

Swoop airline ends some flights from Hamilton airport

From Global News – link to story By Don Mitchell Global News ~ September 4, 2020 Low-cost carrier Swoop airlines will soon have only a single destination to and from Hamilton International Airport as the airline cancelled routes due to struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic. In an e-mail to Global News, the carrier revealed that its eight flights weekly to […]