Details of Financial Support to Air Canada
From: Department of Finance Canada | 12 April 2021 Backgrounder The government’s financial support to Air Canada is being provided under the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF). The Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation (CEEFC) has committed to provide $4 billion in repayable loans and an equity investment in Air Canada of $500 million in newly-issued Class […]
Snowbirds CT114 Tutor Investigation Report Confirmed the Ingestion of a Bird
Royal Canadian Air Force Investigation Report | January 29, 2021 | Updated: March 23, 2021 Location: 1 NM east of Kamloops airport, BCDate: 17 May 2020Status: Investigation Completed The accident involved a CT114 Tutor aircraft from the Canadian Armed Forces Air Demonstration Team (Snowbirds) enroute to Comox, BC to reposition in support of Op INSPIRATION. The aircraft was number two of […]
WestJet leads domestic recovery with the addition of 11 new routes
Airline’s investments in Western Canada support travel and tourism in anticipation of summer demand CALGARY, AB, March 26, 2021 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced 11 new domestic routes across Western Canada. The routes will offer new nonstop service for 15 communities across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. The enhancements follow an announcement made earlier in the week to return […]
Menzies Aviation supports WestJet at five new stations in British Columbia
03/02/21 – Menzies Aviation is further developing its relationship with Canada’s WestJet with the announcement of a new contract to offer guest services at five new stations in the Western province of British Columbia. Menzies already works with WestJet at Toronto, one of WestJet’s largest hubs, and other airports around the world and is now […]
Pacific Coastal Airline’s first flight to Vancouver leaves today
From Kamloops This Week – link to source story Pacific Coastal Airlines’ new non-stop service between Kamloops Airport and Vancouver International Airport’s South Terminal begins on Tuesday and will continue with one daily flight each way, Sundays through Fridays. It is the only airline to fly between the two cities. Kamloops This Week | FEBRUARY […]
Fort Nelson in northeastern B.C. loses flight service for at least 3 months amid COVID slump
From CBC News – link to source story Central Mountain Air suspends flights between Fort Nelson and Prince George starting Feb. 3 CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2021 Central Mountain Air announced Tuesday it is suspending flights between Fort Nelson, B.C., and the northern hub of Prince George, leaving the small northeastern community with no flight services for at least three […]
Pacific Coastal Airlines Announces New Service to Kamloops
January 20th, 2021 Richmond, BC – Pacific Coastal Airlines is pleased to announce a new non-stop service between Vancouver International Airport South Terminal (YVR) and Kamloops Airport (YKA) effective Tuesday, February 9, 2021. The 50-minute flight will operate 6 days a week between Vancouver and Kamloops. Flights will be offered Sunday to Friday on the 19-passenger […]
Central Mountain Air to suspend key regional routes
Continued lack of government support adversely affecting vital air service Airline calls on communities to engage all levels of government to support essential air services SMITHERS, BC, Jan. 19, 2021 /CNW/ – Today, Central Mountain Air (CMA) announced it will suspend service on three regional routes. The routes will be suspended from February 3, 2021, to at least April […]
Air Canada Outlines Route Cuts: Many Caribbean, Hawaii and Europe Flights Suspended
From TravelPulse Canada – link to source story JIM BYERS JANUARY 14, 2021 The pandemic and ongoing travel restrictions are forcing Air Canada to suspend some of their most popular flights, at least temporarily. In a memo sent to TravelPulse Canada, Canada’s largest airline outlined the details of the 25% capacity reduction they mentioned in a […]
Smaller cities suffer the economic brunt of Air Canada’s pandemic exit
From CBC News – link to source story Loss of air transport links could further devastate Canada’s small regional economies Don Pittis · CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2021 As the airlines and the federal government battle it out over an industry bailout, a new round of service cuts this week has left many in Canada’s smaller centres feeling like […]