Air Canada is facing more labour unrest, after members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers rejected a tentative contract agreement. In the process, members gave the union a strike […]
Brett Ballah
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Cold weather app test at Winnipeg International
Winnipeg International Airport is the largest Canadian airport to test a new computer application that could dramatically improve the way runway conditions are communicated with pilots and airlines. Team Eagle Ltd. is […]
Jazz vows to meet Westjet competition head-on
Air Canada’s regional carrier, Jazz Air, says it is watching Westjet’s plans for serving smaller airports closely, and will help its parent company compete with its rival. Westjet recently announced plans to […]
Air Canada reaches deal with machinists; conflict with pilots looms
Even as Air Canada removes one set of negotiations from its table, another larger conflict threatened to curtail the airline’s operations as early as next week. The company settled with its machinists’ […]
Edmonton International passenger report
Edmonton International Airport released its passenger numbers for January, Thursday, just two days before a major terminal expansion was set to open. The airport handled 532,549 passengers in January 2012, a whopping […]
Air Canada racks up losses in 2011
Air Canada reported, Thursday, that it lost $249 million in 2011, almost 10 times what it lost the year before, despite near-record passenger loads. The year’s total included a $98 million loss […]