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Gamsahabnida! Air Canada Marks 25 Years of Service to Seoul, South Korea

Provided by Air Canada/CNW Inaugurated three times weekly flights in 1994 onboard Boeing 747 Combi aircraft Flights today are daily onboard Boeing 777 and 787 Dreamliners from both YVR and Toronto Pearson MONTREAL, May 17, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada is excited to mark 25 years of non-stop service between Canada and Seoul, South Korea. To celebrate this milestone, Air […]

TSB deploys a team of investigators following an accident at Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario

Provided by Transportation Safety Board of Canada/CNW RICHMOND HILL, ON, May 10, 2019 /CNW/ – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario, where a DHC-8-300 aircraft, operated by Jazz (flight 8615), was taxiing to a gate when it was struck by a fuel tanker. The TSB will gather information […]

GTAA Reports 2019 First Quarter Results: Continued Strong Commercial Revenues at Toronto Pearson

Provided by Greater Toronto Airports Authority/CNW TORONTO, May 8, 2019 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”) today reported its financial and operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019.  Passenger activity increased at 2.8 per cent, during the first quarter of 2019 as compared to the same period of 2018. This growth was due to increased aircraft load […]

Air Italy launches new service Toronto-Milan

Provided by Air Italy Airline to launch today its first flights to Milan with non-stop Toronto-Milan flight. Toronto is Air Italy’s third new international destination for 2019 from Milan Malpensa. Toronto becomes fifth new North America route after New York, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. 7 May 2019 – Air Italy is delighted to announce […]

Air Transat & Westjet Route Updates

News provided by RoutesOnline.com Air Transat W19 A321neo LR Trans-Atlantic network as of 28APR19 By Jim Liu | Posted 29 April 2019 Air Transat in last week’s schedule update filed planned Airbus A321neo LR European service for winter 2019/20 season, from late-October 2019. Planned A321neo LR Trans-Atlantic routes and frequency as of 28 APR 19 […]

Toronto Pearson Launches Completely Redesigned and Accessible Website

Provided by Greater Toronto Airports Authority/CNW The Best Large Airport in North America is getting better. TORONTO, April 29, 2019 /CNW/ – Toronto Pearson is thrilled to launch its completely redesigned website, torontopearson.com. Recently voted the Best Large Airport in North America in Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program, passengers count on Pearson as their global […]

JustPlanes.com Video – Air Canada’s A319 Departure from Bermuda

Provided by JustPlanes.com Published on Apr 24, 2019 In this video JustPlanes is filming a roundtrip from Toronto to Bermuda on the Air Canada A319 (C-FYJH) and we see some brief shots of the Captain flying in the First Officer position doing his walkaround, preparing the aircraft for departure and flying a specially approved departure […]

Air Canada drops Abbotsford-Toronto flight amid Boeing trouble

News provided by The Abbotsford News, with a hint from P.N. Apr. 27, 2019, The Abbotsford News Staff The daily non-stop flight will be suspended for the summer season, to return in 2020 summer season Air Canada’s regular flight between Abbotsford and Toronto is being dropped for the summer as it works out scheduling shortfalls […]

Air Italy to suspend three transatlantic routes over the winter

News provided by FlightGlobal.com 24 APRIL, 2019 | BY: OLIVER CLARK | LONDON Air Italy will stop flying to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto this winter in favour of serving what it terms “counter-seasonal” destinations: the Maldives, Mombasa, Tenerife and Zanzibar. The carrier will continue to operate its transatlantic services to Miami and New York […]

Pearson’s Terminal 3 reopened after evacuation due to suspicious package

News provided by 680 News BY NEWS STAFF | Posted Apr 18, 2019 Pearson Airport’s Terminal 3 has reopened after being evacuated due to a suspicious package. The airport stopped processing passengers booked on U.S.-bound flights during the investigation but it has since resumed regular operations. The airport posted on Twitter that passengers may experience some […]