Brett Ballah

Journalist based in Vancouver.

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Amazon set to deepen ties with Cargojet

Amazon and Cargojet announced plans Friday to deepen their ties, with Amazon set to buy up to 15% of the Canadian freight airline.

The Transat purchase by Air Canada cleared a major hurdle Friday when it was overwhelmingly approved by Transat shareholders.

Shareholders of Transat will meet Friday morning in Montreal to vote on a proposed $720 million sale to Air Canada.

Westjet is launching non-stop service between Toronto and Roatan, Honduras for the winter season.

Air Canada issued an unusual warning about delays and cancellations in Vancouver Monday due to ongoing runway repair and maintenance.

Sunwing announced Thursday it has removed its four Boeing 737 Max aircraft entirely from the winter schedule.

Air Canada announced deployment plans for the A220-300 aircraft Wednesday, to be used on routes from Toronto and Montreal.

The head of Longview Aviation Capital expects a decision to proceed with production of a new CL-515 water bomber to come within three to five months.