Airlines
Air Canada Makes Schedule Changes
Air Canada has unveiled details of its adjusted schedule through to April 30 to cover 98% of its planned flying following Transport Canada's closure of Canadian airspace to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operations. In compliance with the safety notice, Air Canada has grounded its 24 737 MAX aircraft and Boeing has advised that deliveries of its 737 MAX are currently suspended. Air Canada was expecting six new aircraft in March and April. The carrier is now updating its May schedule to further optimize its fleet and re-accommodate customers. Because the timeline for the return to...
Air Transat Adds Pron
Air Transat has appointed Benjamin Pron as sales manager, Online Agencies. Pron is based in Toronto where he is responsible for all online agencies in North America, as well as multi-market groups in Europe and will coordinate actions with local teams. He reports to Gilles Ringwald, vice-president commercial, Air Transat. Pron will optimize Air Transat's existing partnerships, develop new opportunities with players offering innovative solutions and ensure the strict respect of Air Transat's commercial conditions with online agencies and search engines. Gilles Ringwald,...
IATA Intent On Unlocking Security Solutions
“Does it make sense that our most trusted employees and people with high-level security clearances are screened in the same way as our least-known passengers?” That was just one question IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac put to aviation security experts at the organization’s recent AVSEC World conference in Miami, reports Quebec editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. IATA's director general also wanted to know if airports will have sufficient space to accommodate the growing security footprint; could `registered traveller’ information...
Air Canada Suspends 2019 Financial Guidance
Air Canada said today that it is suspending all financial guidance it provided in respect of the first quarter and full year 2019. The carrier's announcement comes following Transport Canada's safety notice closing Canadian airspace to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft until further notice; the Federal Aviation Administration's temporary grounding order; and Boeing's decision to suspend MAX deliveries to airline customers, In a statement, the company said that: “In light of the current uncertainty, Air Canada is suspending all financial guidance it provided on Feb. 15, 2019 and Feb. 28, 2019...
TICO Issues Bulletin on 737 MAX 8
Following Transport Canada's announcement that it was grounding the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 aircraft, the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) reached out to registrants who may have questions regarding their responsibilities under the Travel Industry Act, 2002 (Act) and Ontario Regulation 26/05 (Regulation). In its Bulletin, TICO pointed out that registrants should be aware of the consumer protection available to customers as they consider any new arrangements arising from [the March 13] safety notice. The information is intended to assist registrants with their understanding of...
FAA Grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8
After Canadian Transport Minister, Marc Garneau announced that he was issuing a safety notice to ground the Boeing 737 MAX 8, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has followed suit. The FAA issued an order for the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory yesterday (March 13). The agency made this decision as a result of the data gathering process and new evidence collected at the site and analyzed yesterday. That evidence, together with newly refined satellite data available to FAA yesterday morning, led to this decision;...
Turkish Airlines Set For The ‘Great Move’
Turkish Airlines is getting set to make its April 5 move to Istanbul Airport. According to officials, the moving operation will take a total of 45 hours and will be completed on April 6. In order to conclude the “Great Move” successfully, Atatürk Airport and Istanbul Airport will be closed to all scheduled passenger flights between 2 a.m. And 2 p.m. on April 6. Turkish Airlines’ chairman of the board M. İlker Aycı commented, “The biggest move in aviation history is about to take place. The combined size of the equipment we are going to transfer would cover 33 football...
Air Canada Cancels Several London Flights
Following a move by the UK to close its airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, Air Canada cancelled several of its scheduled flights to London. France, Germany and Ireland have all closed their airspace to the Max 8 aircraft, the same model that crashed Sunday in Ethiopia, killing all 158 people onboard. Air Canada Flight 860 was scheduled to leave Halifax last night for London's Heathrow airport, but Air Canada cancelled the flight. Flight 822, scheduled to leave St. John's for London Heathrow tonight has also been cancelled. Air Canada is working to rebook affected customers...