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...
THUNDER BAY – Jazz Aviation LP (“Jazz”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Bearskin Lake Air Service LP (“Bearskin”) for the carrier to become the twelfth organization in the Jazz Aviation...
Agreement brings together two leading northern companies to deliver reliable, efficient air services in northwestern Ontario. Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario, BUSINESS – The North West Company Inc. (“North West”) announced today that it has entered into an agreement...
Thunder Bay, ON – Wasaya Airways has announced an exciting addition to their fleet, the World’s first Dash 8-100 Package Freighter (PF). The Dash 8-100PF is a converted passenger to freighter aircraft. The conversion has been accomplished by Voyageur...
