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Air Canada blunder could cost young skiers chance to pursue Olympic dreams
An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft arriving from Toronto prepares to land at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Boeing's Max 8 aircraft won't be allowed to fly in Canadian skies until officials believe all safety concerns have been addressed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canadian airlines ranked at low end of on-time performance this year, analytics firm says
Aviation analytics company Cirium says Canada's two biggest airlines ranked low in terms of on-time performance this year. The data firm says that among the ten biggest airlines in Canada and the U.S., Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. ranked worst and second-worst for their punctuality. An Air Canada flight taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Air Canada’s seat sales double, loss narrows as travel rebounds despite airport woes
The Air Canada logo is seen on a hangar at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, March 20, 2020. Air Canada says it has converted options for 15 Airbus A220-300 aircraft into firm orders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Air Canada to buy 15 more Canadian-built Airbus A220-300 aircraft
An Air Canada Airbus A220-300 airliner from Toronto arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, June 28, 2021. The Montreal-based airline plans to resume flights to Japan, with routes from Vancouver to Tokyo Haneda and Vancouver to Osaka, starting next summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Air Canada announces summer route expansion in effort to boost international services
The Air Canada logo is shown on a plane at a hangar at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont., on February 9, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
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Air Canada to buy 30 electric-hybrid airplanes, invest US$5-million in Swedish developer
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Air Canada’s CFO says airport disruptions unlikely to extend into the new year
People line up before entering the security at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. Delayed and cancelled flights are a reality this summer as travel demand has shot up, but in many cases customers can expect compensation from airlines under the Air Passenger Protection Regulations so here's what you need to know about the process. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Air Canada shares are worth another look now that peak travel mayhem is behind us
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Toronto hotel rooms for $579 and up? I’ll pass, thanks
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Air Canada to operate at 79% of pre-pandemic capacity in summer
People line up before entering the security at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. Delayed and cancelled flights are a reality this summer as travel demand has shot up, but in many cases customers can expect compensation from airlines under the Air Passenger Protection Regulations so here's what you need to know about the process. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Aimia reports net loss in second-quarter partly due to decline in equity values
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018. The province has appointed a taskforce to review Ontario's capital markets regulations and advise on how they can be modernized. The ministry of finance says in a statement that executives with experience at Aimia Inc., Sun Life Financial Inc., GMP Securities LP, Norton Rose Fulbright and Kingsdale Advisors will form the taskforce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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House of Commons transport committee to investigate airport delays, flight cancellations
People wait with their luggage at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Air Canada denying passenger compensation claims for staff shortages, citing safety
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Air Canada losses, pension boosts and real estate trends: The business and investing stories you need to know about this week
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Air Canada is cutting more than 15 per cent of its scheduled flights in July and August as airports face lengthy delays and cancellations amid an overwhelming travel resurgence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Employees don’t want to come back to the office. Maybe they’re right to stay away
Elaine Chin
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Air Canada posts $386-million second-quarter loss, sees ticket sales soar
FILE PHOTO: An Air Canada plane taxis at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Air Transat to borrow $100-million in federal government emergency loans
An Air Transat sign is seen in Montreal on May 31, 2016.T THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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United Airlines expands code-sharing pact with Air Canada
Air Canada has signed a deal with United Airlines that expands the relationship between the companies in an effort to offer more flight options to the United States. An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Three solutions for airport chaos from a former airline exec
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Air Canada and Emirates sign strategic partnership agreement, plan code-share deal
The Air Canada logo is shown on a plane at a hangar at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont., on February 9, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
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Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Passengers and advocates say Air Canada is giving them the runaround on refunds, compensation and the reasons cited for flight delays and cancellations.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Passengers, advocates decry Air Canada compensation over delays, cancellations
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Passengers and advocates say Air Canada is giving them the runaround on refunds, compensation and the reasons cited for flight delays and cancellations.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28.
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Air Canada temporarily bans pets from baggage hold, cites delays
People wait in line to check in at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on May 12, 2022. Air Canada and Toronto's Pearson airport again claimed the top spot for delays on Tuesday, marking at least four days in a row where the country's biggest airline has placed No. 1 of any large airline worldwide. The carrier saw 65 per cent of its flights arrive late, while Air Canada Rouge and Jazz Aviation, which provides regional service for Air Canada, took third and second place respectively. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Air Canada shares are down, again. Riding out the turbulence could pay off
An Air Canada Rouge jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Air Canada is cutting more than 15 per cent of its scheduled flights in July and August as airports face lengthy delays and cancellations amid an overwhelming travel resurgence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Air Canada, WestJet flights more often delayed than other big North American airlines
Travellers wait in line for Air Canada at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ont., on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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Air Canada is cancelling more than 9,500 flights this summer. What that means for your travel plans
Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Flight delays and cancellations, missing luggage disrupt air travel over Canada Day long weekend
Travellers Michael and Patricia Bears from Calgary, wait for in line at WestJet for another hotel voucher, after being stuck at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ont., on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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New Brunswick cabinet minister blasts Air Canada for cancellation
New Brunswick Education Minister Dominic Cardy releases the province’s back to school plan on Friday Aug 20 in Fredericton. New Brunswick's education minister is lashing out at Air Canada, saying the airline is incompetent because it decided on the weekend to cancel a Monday flight that would have taken him and four other officials to a meeting in Regina.THE CANDIAN PRESS/Kevin Bissett
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Pearson delays pushed Air Canada to reduce summer flights
Passengers looks for their luggage among a pile of baggage at arrivals in Pearson airport, in Toronto, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail
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Air Canada shares fall after carrier cuts domestic flight schedule
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Air Canada is cutting more than 15 per cent of its scheduled flights in July and August as airports face lengthy delays and cancellations amid an overwhelming travel resurgence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Compensation questions loom for Air Canada customers with cancelled flights
Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Air Canada reducing summer flights as industry faces ‘unprecedented strains’ on travel operations
An Air Canada plane taxis at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Air Canada too dominant in the East for WestJet to compete, experts say
Airline ground crew walks past grounded Air Canada planes as they sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Half a million passengers sat aboard delayed international flights at Pearson in May. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Tuesday’s Insider Report: C-suite executives are trading these five stocks
Airline ground crew walks past grounded Air Canada planes as they sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
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Aeroplan-funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June
A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. The first commercial flights offered free of charge to Ukrainians through fundraising using Aeroplan points and cash will not be available until June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward