By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Air Canada laying off 30

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Air Canada will lay off 30 young employees in the company's finance branch on Portage Avenue next month -- even though older workers are willing to take a buyout, their union says.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Air Canada to launch Montreal-Rome flights

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Air Canada says it will introduce daily non-stop service between Montreal and Rome next summer. The flights will run June 1 to Sept. 30, with connecting Air One flights available to other popular Italian destinations, Air Canada says.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Legion's poppy campaign taking to the skies

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The Royal Canadian Legion's annual poppy campaign was taken to new heights Friday as Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz unveiled a poppy symbol that will be displayed on select Air Canada and Jazz aircraft during the period around Remembrance Day.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Air Canada Unbundles Fares

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Air Canada today said it is unbundling flight options through its Web site, allowing travelers to customize bookings by «buying added services or, conversely, to save money by declining benefits normally included in their selected fare type.»

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

WestJet teaches Southwest some new tricks

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Canadian LCC WestJet has published its latest results - its best ever. You can read details at ATW's site here.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Pilot turns back - the loo's full!

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A passenger jet had an unscheduled stop at Manchester Airport - because the toilets had not been emptied.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Traffic takes WestJet to record quarterly profit

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WestJet Airlines Ltd. (WJA.TO: Quote) said on Thursday that its third-quarter profit was its best for any quarter, propelled by higher passenger traffic and revenues.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Emirates Yet To Speak To Airbus On A380 Concerns

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The biggest buyer of the world's biggest airliner, Dubai-based carrier Emirates, said on Friday the Airbus A380 was 5.5 tonnes overweight in addition to two years behind schedule.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

United Raises Fares In Some Markets

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United Airlines said on Friday it raised round-trip fares by USD$6 and one-way tickets by USD$3 on some routes where it faces low-cost competition.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Bombardier Cuts 1,330 Jobs

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Bombardier said Tuesday it is cutting 1,330 jobs, including at least 485 jobs in Montreal, as it scales back production of its regional jets.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Widow Takes Air Canada to Court Over Pension

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Air Canada is trying to cheat a pilot's widow out of her deceased husband's full survivor's pension, a lawsuit claims.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Quick Someone Get Air Canada a Map

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Air Canada is investigating how a woman who thought she was boarding a flight back home to Halifax ended up in Toronto instead.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

WestJet Reports Record Third Quarter Earnings

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WestJet (TSX: WJA) today announced its best quarter in history, reporting record net earnings of $52.8 million, an increase of 74.5 per cent compared to $30.3 million in the third quarter 2005. The first nine months of 2006 resulted in net earnings of $88.0 million, an increase of 283.3 per cent over $23.0 million in 2005.Earnings per share was also record-breaking at 41 cents, as compared to 24 cents in the three months ended September 30, 2005; while record year-to-date earnings per share increased to 68 cents from 18 cents in the same period 2005.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

Goodrich Quarterly Income Increases

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Goodrich said on Thursday third-quarter profit grew on strong demand for its commercial airplane equipment and aftermarket products.

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By Travel-Guy, 2 years ago

SAS To Float Rezidor Hotel Group

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Scandinavian airline SAS said on Thursday that an initial public offering of shares in its hotel group Rezidor would take place before the end of the year.

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