Airlines
Transforming The Experience
IATA will be address the challenge of improving the passenger experience as demand rises at its inaugural Global Airport and Passenger Symposium (GAPS). The primary drivers of change are expected to be data-driven technology solutions. GAPS will help stakeholders across the aviation value chain map out the future around four main areas of change: The Transforming Airport: Technology will enable the transfer of some airport processes offsite and transform how passengers board their planes once they are at the airport. The World of Interactive Data: The real-time exchange of...
For The Love Of The Game
As part of its recently launched Flying Start initiative, Sunwing Foundation has partnered with not-for-profit organization, Sisters Keeper Elite Basketball, to help 100 kids in Jamaica develop their love of basketball and get ready for the school year. Along with their participation in this year's Caribbean Hoop Fest taking place in Montego Bay Aug.17 to Aug. 22, the Sisters Keeper team – which includes athletes from the Canada Elite Ontario Basketball women's team – will also be taking time off the court to give back. On August 18, they'll host a basketball camp in partnership...
Air France-KLM Announce Smith’s Appointment As CEO
The Air France-KLM Group has confirmed that Benjamin Smith will succeed Jean-Marc Janaillac as the Group's Chairman. In making the announcement, KLM President & CEAO, Pieter Elbers said: “I congratulate Ben Smith on his appointment and wish him the best of success. It is beneficial for the group that, following Jean-Marc Janaillac's departure in May, we now have clarity on the new AFKL CEO. It is with great confidence that I look forward to working together and jointly tackling the challenges that face AFKL Group in future.” That announcement came shortly after Air Canada...
Swoop Adds Fourth Plane
Swoop has added its fourth aircraft with the launch of a seasonal summer route between Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) and Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG). Flights are offered daily until Labour Day, after which time they will be offered five times per week until the end of the summer schedule on Oct. 27, 2018. Karen McIsaac, senior advisor of communications at Swoop, said: “We have received our fourth aircraft in perfect time to offer this daily service for end-of-summer vacations and to aid students who are relocating to attend post-secondary in the...
EXCLUSIVE – Beyond The AD75
Canada is one of only two testing grounds for IATA's brand-new digital Travel Professional ID Card, which went mobile via the AgentExperience app last week. If all goes without a hitch here and in Australia, the paperless card is expected to go global in a couple of months, reports Quebec editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. And, in a major bid to boost the number of ID Card members worldwide, IATA is actively enlisting more travel industry suppliers from all sectors willing and able to offer concessions to the association's accredited...
More Sun And Fun From WestJet
WestJet is giving Canadian travellers more ways to escape the cold this winter with the release of its seasonal schedule for the winter of 2018-2019. The schedule includes more flights from WestJet hubs to domestic, transborder, international and sun destinations including Maui, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Orlando, Huatulco, Puerto Vallarta and Belize, among others. As part of the winter schedule, WestJet announced twice-weekly, non-stop service between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) and weekly, non-stop service between...
Food For Thought
Air Canada is looking for Canada's best new restaurants and has unveiled 30 nominees to make the Top 10 list. The list, drawn from a coast-to-coast culinary exploration, is out on CanadasBestNewRestaurants.com. From an Italian-inflected seafood menu in a beachy Halifax room to the wildly creative charcuterie cabinet of a French bistro in Victoria, this year's finalists celebrate the delectable diversity of Canadian cuisine. Based on the recommendations from a panel of food experts, Air Canada sends one writer on an anonymous, month-long, cross-country dining marathon to determine...
AC An Industry Leader in Transporting Live Animals
Air Canada Cargo has become the first airline to receive a new global certification for the safe transport of live animals. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded Air Canada Cargo with the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for Live Animals Logistics (CEIV Live Animals) Certification following successful completion of the verification process in its Montreal facility. This certification reinforces that Air Canada Cargo is operating to the highest standards in the transport of live animals, be it exotic species or household pets. In 2017, Air...