Canada
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Air Canada CEO calls on government to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions
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Calin Rovinescu tells an Aviation Week Network webinar that his airline expects to carry 25% of last year’s number of passengers in Q3, providing...
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Swoop outlines domestic network changes
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Canadian ULCC Swoop is increasing its domestic network from July but several planned seasonal services have been postponed.
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EC to investigate Air Canada-Transat deal
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Air Canada and Transat are the two leading airlines operating a wide network of routes between Europe and Canada.
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Air Canada to stop flying to the US
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A limited transborder network will be dropped altogether on April 26 for the time being.
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Air Canada plans up to 90% capacity cut
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Canada’s flag carrier planned to offer more than 16 million seats during the second quarter of the year but will slash capacity by up to 90% in...
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Air Canada to launch daily A319 flights between Vancouver and California
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The new service to California’s Orange County will bring the airline’s daily flights between Canada and California to 43.
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Flair adds eight routes but cuts Abbotsford service
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Canadian ultra-LCC Flair Airlines will fly eight new routes in summer 2020 but is pulling service from Abbotsford after strong competition from...
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WestJet names new network planning VP
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Canada’s WestJet has appointed a new vice president of network planning and alliances.
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New horizons for Air Transat and WestJet
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Air Canada is in exclusive talks to buy the company that owns Air Transat, potentially providing an opportunity to quickly expand its Air Canada...
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Swoop's network 'will not cannibalise parent WestJet'
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Ultra low-cost carrier Swoop is stimulating a new market rather than cannibalising that of its parent WestJet, according to the airline’s chief...
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Canada aims to double tourism revenues by 2030
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Minister Melanie Joly outlines plan to give tourism "the respect it deserves" at Routes Americas.
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Infographic: Canada's market in numbers
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Routes Americas 2019 in Quebec takes place against a backdrop of growth in the Canadian market, with further capacity increases expected this year...
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Swoop CEO: ‘We’re playing our own game’
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Seasoned airline executive Steven Greenway took the helm of WestJet’s ultra low-cost carrier Swoop less than a year ago, overseeing its launch and...
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Warm welcome awaits as Québec seeks new connections
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Canada’s ‘secret’ destination is about to be discovered by a lot more visitors as it prepares for its role as host of Routes Americas 2019.
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UK and Canada finalise new air services arrangement
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Canada is the latest country to agree a new air services arrangement with the UK for flights once Britain exits the European Union.
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Air Canada and Air China forge joint venture
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Star Alliance members Air Canada and Air China have deepened their existing partnership by signing a joint venture agreement. The deal comes amid a...
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Swoop on track for launch despite labour dispute
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WestJet’s new ultra low-cost arm will have six aircraft in service before the end of the year, the carrier’s chief executive has confirmed, with...
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Canada - next stop for Norwegian?
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Norwegian has so far concentrated on expanding its transatlantic services into the US and Argentina, but Canada appears to be next on the radar of...
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Québec primed for further growth
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Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport has an ambition to hit two million passengers per year by 2020.
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Record-breaking tourism traffic only the tip of the iceberg
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Atlantic Canada has experienced tremendous growth in its air services over the last few years, with more opportunities to serve key markets in the...