THUNDER BAY – Porter Airlines is establishing a crew base in Thunder Bay, Ont., as of January 2018. The move creates at least 40 local jobs for pilots and flight attendants. The ongoing and increasing benefits to Northwestern Ontario from...
THUNDER BAY – BUSINESS – If the skies over the city of Thunder Bay seem busier, that is not your imagination. Thunder Bay Airport passenger volumes are off to their fastest start ever. In the first six months of 2017...
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Wasaya has announced the airline is launching new and enhanced additions to the airline’s route network. Wasaya will increase frequency to Winnipeg from Sioux Lookout, and initiate new twice daily service to Sandy Lake and Pikangikum First...
WINNIPEG – AVIATION – A strike could occur at the Winnipeg Airport as early as Monday, if the union is unable to reach a tentative agreement with the employer. The Public Service Alliance of Canada served the required 72-hour notice...
THUNDER BAY – AVIATION – North Star Air are pleased to announce a new addition to the company’s fleet, an ATR 42-300 aircraft. The addition of the ATR 42-300 to North Star Air’s fleet is part of the company’s overall...
Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen welcomed a bipartisan Senate bill to authorize funding and programs for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that takes a consensus-driven approach to addressing modernization of the nation’s...
MONTREAL – BUSINESS – Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today from the International Paris Air Show, that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with CemAir (Pty) Ltd. (CemAir) of South Africa for two Q400 airliners. Based on the...
CALGARY – AVIATION – WestJet today announced April 2017 traffic results with a load factor of 84.8 per cent, an increase of 4.2 percentage points year over year. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 12.8 per cent year-over-year, and capacity,...
TORONTO – BUSINESS – Air Canada has reported first quarter 2017 EBITDAR(1) (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, impairment and aircraft rent), excluding special items, of $342 million, compared to first quarter 2016 EBITDAR of $460 million. The airline recorded a...
THUNDER BAY – AVIATION – Starting on May 15, 2017, Perimeter Aviation will offer several significant schedule enhancements throughout Northwestern Ontario including a new Dash 8 service between Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay; new service to Cat Lake; Enhanced frequency...
CALGARY – AVIATION – WestJet has announced that the airline will make a definitive purchase agreement with The Boeing Company for up to 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. “This order represents an exciting new chapter in WestJet’s history,” said Gregg...
ROME (Reuters) – A sudden collapse of loss-making national airline Alitalia would be a great shock for Italy’s economy, Industry Minister Carlo Calenda said on Sunday. Rome has thrown the crisis-hit airline a short-term lifeline, a bridging loan...
