Canada’s Governor General and Air Canada’s CEO were connected to an explosion of complaints to the official languages commissioner in the past year. Commissioner Raymond Théberge released his report today indicating his office received 5,409 complaints during the 2021-22 period, compared to a number that fluctuated between 415 and 1,870 in the nine preceding years….
Canadian Pilots Detained in Dominican Republic After Reporting $25 Million of Cocaine Found on Plane
A Canadian charter airline says some of its pilots and crew are among the nine Canadians detained in the Dominican Republic after reporting 200 kilograms of cocaine found stashed away on board to local police. Among the nine detained are two pilots and two flight attendants working at Pivot Airlines, formerly Air Georgian, a regional airline…
Canadian Aircrew Detained in Dominican Republic After Reporting Large Stash of Drugs Found on Plane
A Canadian charter airline says some of its pilots and crew are among the nine Canadians detained in the Dominican Republic after reporting 200 kilograms of cocaine found stashed away on board to local police. Among the nine detained are two pilots and two flight attendants working at Pivot Airlines, formerly Air Georgian, a regional airline…
Airlines Cancel Flights, Call for Travel Restriction Rollbacks Des 1/8 Glimmers of Hope
Canada’s two main airlines continue to slash their schedules and demand that Ottawa roll back COVID-19 travel restrictions to staunch the cash bleed—though experts see glimmers of hope on the horizon. WestJet Airlines Ltd. has cancelled 20 percent of its flights in March, extending schedule cuts from February amid ongoing uncertainty that continues to drain…
Airlines Cancel Flights, Call for Travel Restriction Rollbacks
Canada’s two main airlines continue to slash their schedules and demand that Ottawa roll back COVID-19 travel restrictions to staunch the cash bleed—though experts see glimmers of hope on the horizon. WestJet Airlines Ltd. has cancelled 20 percent of its flights in March, extending schedule cuts from February amid ongoing uncertainty that continues to drain…
Hockey Federation Investigates Incident With Russia’s Junior Team at Calgary Airport
CALGARY—A New Year’s Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia’s world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any charges, but the International Ice Hockey Federation says it could still take action. “The IIHF is gathering further information on this…
Weather, Not Omicron, Taking the Biggest Bite out of Canadian Airline Schedules
December 28, 2021
admin
Air CanadaCanadacanadian airlineCiriumcoldFlair Airlinesflight cancellationsflightsholidayOmicronTraveltravelersweatherWestJetWorld
0 Comment
CALGARY—Canadian air travelers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19. According to airline data company Cirium, Canada’s largest airlines canceled hundreds of flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 26 of this year. Flair Airlines canceled nine percent of its scheduled flights during…
PBO Estimates Federal Government Will Net $177 Million From Air Canada Deal
OTTAWA—The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the federal government could make about $177 million over ten years from a support deal it reached with Air Canada. The PBO estimate is based on Air Canada using only part of the $5.9-billion aid package that the airline agreed to with the government in April. The package included the…
Air Canada Says Senior Executives to Voluntarily Return 2020 Bonuses
June 7, 2021
admin
2020 bonusesAir CanadaAir Canada FoundationCalin RovinescuCanadaCCP VirusChrystia Freelandsenior executivesWorld
0 Comment
MONTREAL—Air Canada says its senior executives have chosen to return their 2020 bonuses in response to “public disappointment.” The airline company says in a news release the president and CEO, as well as executive vice-presidents of Air Canada, have volunteered to return their bonuses and share appreciation units. Former president and CEO Calin Rovinescu, who…
Canada’s Unhealthy Culture of Corporate Welfare
Commentary If indeed the state should ever be obligated to subsidize private enterprises, it is when those enterprises have been harmed through state intervention. Restrictions put in place to fight the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through many industries and put hundreds of thousands of jobs at potential risk. The government created the Canada Emergency Wage…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta