Airlines
AC Invites You to Help Select ‘Athlete of the Year’
Air Canada is asking Canadians to help select the winner of the Air Canada Athlete of the Year Award 2015. Voters can go to http://athleteoftheyear.aircanada.com and vote for one of three finalists for the award who were chosen for demonstrating a drive for excellence, leadership and integrity. The voting ends Dec. 4 with the winner to be announced Dec. 11. “The Air Canada Athlete of the year Award was launched in 2012 to inspire Canadian athletes in their quest for excellence. With less than a year before the Canadian flag enters the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the...
IATA Updates Growth Forecast
IATA has updated its passenger growth forecast and is now projecting that passenger numbers are expected to reach 7 billion by 2034 with a 3.8% average annual growth in demand (2014 is the baseline year). That is more than double the 3.3 billion who flew in 2014 and exactly twice as many as the 3.5 billion expected in 2015. However, IATA had previously forecast 7.4 billion passengers in 2034 based on a 4.1% average annual growth rate. The revised result reflects negative developments in the global economy that are expected to dampen demand for air transport, especially slower economic...
Transat Pilots Request Conciliation
Air Transat pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, (ALPA), have formally requested that Canada's Minister of Labour intervene in labour negotiations, saying the company's proposal would keep Air Transat's pilots below the industry standard during the term of the proposed agreement. The conciliation request is supported by the members. Capt. Patrice Roy, chairman of Air Transat's ALPA Master Executive Council, commented: "It is with our help that Air Transat has remained profitable through the tough times the company faced. It's time for management to now invest in...
AC Adds Seasonal Vancouver-Dublin Service
Air Canada is adding seasonal non-stop flights to Dublin, Ireland next summer out of Vancouver. This new seasonal route follows the recent announcement of several enhancements at the airline's Vancouver hub for 2016, including new transborder services to Chicago, San Jose and San Diego, double daily flights to London Heathrow, and the only flights linking Canada to Brisbane, Australia. The Vancouver-Dublin flights will be operated three times weekly by Air Canada's leisure airline, Air Canada rouge, with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft beginning June 10. To promote the new route, Air...
Still Time to Win Thailand Trip
Agents still have time to enter to win a trip for two to Thailand, courtesy of the Qatar Airways and The Tourism Authority of Thailand. Through Nov. 27, book two economy class tickets to Thailand with Qatar Airways for entry into the contest. Agents can triple their chances by booking a Business Class ticket. To enter, visit...
Emirates Introduces Enhanced In-Flight Entertainment
When in comes to in-flight entertainment, Emirates is upping the game with its new generation entertainment (IFE) system, featuring larger screens in First Class and Economy Class and three times the media storage – offering passengers an even greater choice of content on board. The new products can be found on Emirates’ newly delivered Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A380 aircraft. Passengers travelling in First Class will have a more immersive viewing experience to look forward to with IFE screens increased from 27 to 32 inches – the 40% increase makes it the largest screen on...
Air New Zealand, Flight Centre Team Up
Air New Zealand and Flight Centre Travel Group have signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement designed to “create mutual opportunities for both parties to grow their global revenue position across New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada and the UK.” The three-year agreement was signed in Brisbane by Air New Zealand chief executive officer Christopher Luxon and Flight Centre Travel Group chief executive officer Graham Turner. Luxon says the partnership seeks to build deeper sales and market development opportunities in addition to improving alignment with tourism board...
Air Canada Unveils Major US Expansion
Air Canada has unveiled new non-stop services between four key Canadian hubs and 12 US cities beginning in the summer of 2016. The new transborder routes will introduce new destinations that will include Toronto-Washington-Dulles; Toronto-Salt Lake City and Vancouver-San Jose, and will also create new city-pair routings, like Vancouver-Chicago, Montreal-Houston, Montreal-Denver, Montreal-Philadelphia and Calgary-San Francisco. The carrier's president, passenger airlines, Benjamin Smith observed, “Air Canada is the foreign carrier operating the most flights to the US, carrying the...