Airlines
Air Canada Ramps Up Canada-US Flight Operations
Air Canada is taking off this summer with a schedule which features 55 routes and 34 destinations and up to 220 daily flights between the U.S. and Canada. The new schedule coincides with the loosening of restrictions on travel between the two countries as of Aug. 9, 2021, enabling fully vaccinated Americans to enter Canada for non-essential travel and the removal of quarantine hotel requirements, relaxed testing requirements allowing Canadians taking short transborder trips for less than 72 hours to do their pre-entry tests in Canada, among other measures to ease restrictions. Seats...
Air France Takes Off With Ready to Fly
Air France is working to assist its customers by enabling them to easily check the health documents required by the authorities of their destination country. This information is updated in real time on the www.airfrance.traveldoc.aero website. With "Ready to Fly", the airline goes one step further by offering its customers the certainty of knowing that they have all the health documents required for their trip before they arrive at the airport. A few days before departure, customers travelling on eligible flights receive an email inviting them to upload their health documents on an...
Canada Set To Open Border To Fully Vaccinated Travellers
Canada will reopen its border to fully vaccinated travellers from the United States beginning at 12:01 am on Aug. 9. Noting that this is “a first step,” the Canadian government said in an announcement today that it will allow entry to American citizens and permanent residents, who are currently residing in the United States, and have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to entering Canada for non-essential travel on that date. On Sept. 7, 2021 -- provided that the domestic epidemiological situation remains favourable -- the government also announced that it intends to...
Don’t Rely On Taxes To Cut Aviation Emissions: IATA
IATA says that the reliance on taxation as the solution for cutting aviation emissions in the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ proposal is counter-productive to the goal of sustainable aviation. EU policy needs to support practical emission reduction measures such as incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and modernization of air traffic management. Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, pointed out that: “Aviation is committed to decarbonization as a global industry. We don’t need persuading, or punitive measures like taxes to motivate change. In fact, taxes siphon money from...
WestJet Encore, CUPE Reach Tentative Deal
WestJet Encore has reached a tentative agreement with CUPE Local 4070 – which represents the WestJet Encore Inflight (Cabin Crew) group. Both parties now await the ratification vote to be put forward to membership. In February 2021, WestJet and CUPE reached an agreement on behalf of the WestJet Inflight team that operates the airline's jet fleet. Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO, said that: “For the second time this year, I am pleased to share that we've tentatively come to terms on an agreement with CUPE Local 4070. We have negotiated the first collective agreement, on...
New Insights From Sabre On How Airlines Are Adapting
The Art & Science of Network Planning to Ramp up for Recovery is a new whitepaper from Sabre Corporation that outlines the new methodologies that it’s creating to enable its airline partners to create more holistic, accurate network plans as their focus shifts from short-term planning to long-term recovery. The whitepaper is being released as the airline industry turns its attention to longer term planning once more, and away from the short-term operational focus that was necessary earlier in the pandemic. Cem Tanyel, Chief Services Officer, Sabre Travel Solutions, explains...
IATA Urges States To Follow WHO Guidance On Borders
IATA is calling on states to follow new guidance on travel from the World Health Organization (WHO). That guidance recommends a “risk-based approach” to implementing measures related to COVID-19 and international travel. It will be presented to the WHO COVID-19 International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Thursday 15 July. Specifically, WHO is recommending that governments: Do not require proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a mandatory condition for entry or exit Remove measures such as testing and/or quarantine requirements for travelers who are fully...
Porter Set For Massive Fleet Expansion
Porter Airlines is extending its service to destinations throughout North America with the introduction of up to 80 state-of-the-art, fuel-efficient Embraer E195-E2 aircraft into its fleet. The aircraft have transcontinental range and will enter into service with Porter starting in the second half of 2022. Porter is Embraer’s North American launch customer for the E2. The total aircraft order is valued at up to US$5.82 billion at current list prices, with 30 firm commitments and 50 purchase right options. The aircraft are being acquired by Porter Aircraft Leasing Corp., a...