Airlines
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...
Sunwing Temporarily Suspends 737 MAX 8 Operations
Sunwing Airlines is temporarily suspending the operations of its four Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The company says it has taken the decision “for evolving commercial reasons unrelated to safety, with those reasons” including “airspace restrictions imposed by some of our partner destinations.” However, Sunwing emphasized that the “FAA has issued a statement of continued air-worthiness of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and we have confidence in the investigative process as well as the handling of this matter by Transport Canada and the other Canadian operators of the MAX 8.” Going...
Turkish Airlines Shows Off New Cabin Uniforms
Turkish Airlines showcased its new cabin crew uniforms during last week's International Tourism Fair (ITB) in Berlin, with Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy attending the event. Eleven flight attendants presented the new uniforms to ITB guests on a six-metre-long catwalk. The uniforms were designed by Ettore Bilotta, an haute couture designer based in Milan, who worked closely with flight attendants. The result is a “symbiosis of style, functionality and comfort” inspired by many classic elements of Turkish culture. The airline's new uniforms...
Brussels Airlines Operates All-Female Flight
As a symbolic gesture on International Women’s Day, Brussels Airlines is operating its flight to Kigali and Entebbe with an all-female crew, a move designed to help raise awareness about gender inequality in Europe as well as in Africa, the airline’s most important market. A Brussels Airlines flight operated by an all-female crew is – fortunately – not a rarity anymore as 10.2% of the company’s pilots and 73% of its cabin crew are women. Nevertheless the company wants to underline the importance of a gender inclusive world and therefor Captain Anne, First Officer Katti and...
Meet The Women Of The World
Air Canada marked International Women's Day 2019 by operating flight AC832 from Montreal to Brussels with all female pilots and flight attendants today. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight, which arrived in Brussels this morning, was additionally supported by female ground crews providing customer boarding, aircraft servicing, loading, pushback and flight watching functions. And to check the flight's departure preparations along with comments from the women holding Air Canada's most senior international leadership positions, just click here. Arielle Meloul-Wechsler, senior vice...