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New airline to offer service between Waterloo and Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal

From Global News – link to story – Thanks JM By Kevin Nielsen Global News ~ September 15, 2020 A new airline says it will offer service between Waterloo and Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor and Montreal going forward. Pivot Airlines says it has reached an agreement with the Region of Waterloo to provide the service once it […]

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 […]

ADM Aéroports de Montréal Announces New Exceptional Measures to Maintain Operations

MONTRÉAL, Aug. 27, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – With the closure of Canada’s air borders continuing for nearly six months now, and in the absence of specific government assistance for a sector of activity that all international experts agree will not recover for many years, ADM Aéroports de Montréal has to make difficult decisions. Since the drop in passenger traffic of […]

Longueuil-based Pascan Aviation increases service to eastern Quebec

News from Montreal Gazette – link to story The move comes after Air Canada curtailed regional air service in Quebec. Presse Canadienne  •  Aug 18, 2020 Longueuil-based regional airline Pascan Aviation on Monday increased its service to airports in Gaspé, Baie-Comeau and Montreal-Trudeau airport. The company is also offering new morning flights departing from Fermont-Wabush to Sept-Îles, Quebec City […]

Air Creebec resuming flights grounded during COVID-19

News from CBC News – link to story Airline says it will resume 3 flights a week from Montreal to Cree communities CBC News · Posted: Aug 18, 2020 Air Creebec will resume flight service to Cree communities, according to a news release Tuesday. The airline grounded passenger flights earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and reduced […]

Pearson among 4 Canadian airports now screening temperatures

News from Toronto Sun – link to story Canadian Press • 30 July 2020 Four major Canadian airports will begin taking passengers’ temperatures starting Thursday as part of the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The federal government says temperature screening stations are set up at airports in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal. Transport Canada says […]

ADM Announces its Financial Results at June 30, 2020

MONTRÉAL, July 28, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – ADM Aéroports de Montréal today announced its cumulative consolidated operating results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020. These results are accompanied by passenger traffic data from YUL, Montréal-Trudeau International Airport. HighlightsThe number of passengers at YUL continued to show a sharp decline and stood at 156,000 passengers in the second […]

Air Transat is making its first commercial flights on July 23

After 112 days of air downtime due to COVID-19 MONTREAL, July 23, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Transat, one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and Canada’s holiday travel leader, is making its first commercial flights today, the day it is resuming air operations after four months of inactivity. There will be three international flights (Montreal-Toulouse, Montreal-Paris and Toronto-London) and […]

Air Canada Started Cargo Flights from Quito International Airport

Corporación Quiport S.A. Press Release ~ 21 July 2020 The flight arrived yesterday afternoon and left this morning with 50 tons of flowers bound for Montreal. As part of the 60 years of bilateral relations between Ecuador and Canada, on Monday afternoon a brief act took place that formalized the start of Air Canada cargo […]