Airlines
Air Canada Adding New Stockholm Flights For Summer 2024
Air Canada is expanding its presence in Scandinavia, with new summer seasonal flights to Stockholm. Three weekly flights from Montreal and two weekly flights from Toronto will begin June 12, 2024. The airline will also be increasing capacity on its year-round Copenhagen flights from Toronto with daily flights beginning May 1, 2024, until Oct. 31, and will resume seasonal flights from Montreal earlier on May 2, 2024, increasing up to five weekly flights in June. Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning at Air Canada, said: “We continue our strategy of...
Air Canada, CAE Celebrate Fifth Anniversary of the Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship
Air Canada and CAE marked the fifth anniversary of the Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship, announcing that applications for the 2024 edition of the Scholarship are now open. Up to eight young Canadian women studying to become commercial pilots or aircraft maintenance engineers will be awarded scholarships to pursue their training in 2024. Of the eight, four recipients training to be commercial pilots will join the CAE Women in Flight program as ambassadors. Judy Cameron, Boeing 777 Captain at Air Canada (retired), and Director, Northern Lights Aero Foundation, said: “As this...
Porter Takes Off To Tampa, Florida
Porter Airlines is launching daily, roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Tampa (TPA). This is the first U.S. route operated by any airline with the state-of-the-art Embraer E195-E2. Tampa is the first of five destinations and seven routes that Porter is starting across Florida this fall. Service includes Toronto Pearson to Tampa, Fort Myers (RSW), Orlando (MCO), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and Miami (MIA); as well as Ottawa International Airport (YOW) to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. Kevin Jackson, executive vice president and chief commercial...
Air Canada Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Air Canada has reported its third quarter 2023 financial results, with its President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Rousseau observing that: “Air Canada performed strongly in the third quarter, generating solid operating revenues of more than $6.3 billion, a 19 per cent increase over the same period last year.” Rousseau continued: “Our focus on growing our international network, building scale at our hubs and leveraging our solid partnerships is delivering strong results. Our operating income reached $1.4 billion, more than double from a year ago, and adjusted EBITDA grew...
The WestJet Group Marks Successful Integration Of Swoop
The WestJet Group completed the integration of its ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), Swoop, into WestJet's existing 737 operations over the past weekend. With the integration now complete, WestJet will leverage the successes and learnings from five years of operating Canada's first ULCC across its growing airline to enhance its ability to serve a broader spectrum of guests. Instead of serving the ultra-low-cost market on only 16 aircraft, the airline's 180 strong fleet will transition to offer ultra-affordable travel options through to a premium inflight experience on each of its...
Canada Jetlines Takes Off To Orlando
Canada Jetlines has launched its new service from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) today (Oct. 30). With this new route set to take flight, Canada Jetlines’ expanded flight schedule will connect Toronto to the enchanting city of Orlando Florida. Four weekly flights will be available, departing on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. This latest addition to Canada Jetlines’ network of destinations joins the ranks of Cancun, Las Vegas and Montego Bay, promising travelers increased accessibility and convenience when planning...
IATA, Partners Demonstrate First Integrated Shopping to Travel Journey
IATA and industry partners have successfully tested the first fully integrated digital identity travel experience, from shopping for flights to arrival, on a journey from London Heathrow (LHR) to Rome Fiumicino (FCO) with British Airways. Nick Careen, IATA’s Senior Vice President for Operations, Safety and Security, said that: “Our vision for future travel is fully digital and secured with biometric identification. While the technology exists to do this at each stage of a journey, linking these steps together has proven challenging. Today with our partners we showed that it is...
IATA Finds Speed, Convenience Remain Top Priority For Passengers
IATA has released the results of its 2023 Global Passenger Survey (GPS) revealing that travellers continue to prioritize speed and convenience and are increasingly embracing biometrics and off-airport processes to deliver it. Nick Careen, IATA’s Senior Vice President for Operations, Safety and Security, said that: “Passengers have made it clear: they want to spend less time booking and move through the airport faster. And they are increasingly willing to use biometric data to complete more pre-departure tasks off airport to achieve this.” The global airline industry...