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Airbus deliveries surge in March as air travel recovers in China and U.S.
FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A321 neo flies during a flying display at the first day of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
international business
International air traffic was down 86% in January from pre-COVID-19 levels: IATA
A plane takes off from McCarran International Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. The Federal Aviation Administration is enacting new air traffic patterns in southern Nevada in what officials call a "NextGen" modernization to improve efficiency and safety. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Porter Airlines pushes back restart date for flights to May 19
An Porter airlines flight makes its final approach as it lands at the airport Tuesday July 2, 2019 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Pearson airport to expand COVID-19 monitoring with workplace testing
Tom Bellman, Director of User experience for FIO Corporation, is photographed training healthcare workers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Feb 23 2021. The healthcare workers will be testing airport workers and departing travellers beginning March 1 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
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No refunds without a bailout, Air Canada executive says
View of the empty counter of Air Canada at the International Aiport in Mexico City on February 1, 2021. - The Canadian government banned flights to and from Mexico and the Caribbean from February 1 to April 30 to avoid further contagion from Covid-19. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Air Canada suspends Rouge operations indefinitely, laying off 80 employees
An Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767 (767-300ER) wide-body jetliner takes off from Vancouver International Airport, Richmond, B.C., March 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Bayne Stanley
international business
Airline industry body warns COVID-19 variants and travel restrictions threaten recovery
(FILES) This file photograph taken on May 12, 2020, shows an empty waiting room and aircraft on the tarmac at Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris. - Global air passenger traffic plunged by an unprecedented 66 percent in 2020 due to travel restrictions imposed over the Covid-19 pandemic, an industry group said February 3, 2021. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) also warned that the emergence of new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus were hurting the prospects for recovery this year. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ryanair CEO predicts ‘dramatic recovery’ later in 2021 as vaccinations increase
FILE PHOTO: Ryanair planes are seen at Dublin Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dublin, Ireland, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo
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Businesses warn Ottawa aid will delay, not prevent bankruptcies
A pedestrian walks past a row of closed storefronts as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on businesses downtown, Monday, January 25, 2021 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
world
China’s peak Lunar New Year air travel season fizzles as virus cases rise
People look at festive decorations for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which this year marks the Year of the Ox, at a market in Shenyang, in northeastern China's Liaoning province on January 25, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
The Boeing 737 MAX remains a risky ride
Brian A. BARSKY
u.s. business
Delta says 2021 will be ‘the year of recovery’ after posting its first annual loss in 11 years
FILE - In this May 14, 2020 file photo, several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked on a closed runway at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo. Delta Air Lines is reporting a $755 million loss for the fourth quarter, which brings its loss for all of 2020 to more than $12 billion. And Delta gave a cautious outlook Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, for the first quarter of 2021, saying it expects to lose $10 million to $15 million a day in the next three months. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Air Canada blames new testing rules as airline cuts staff, suspends routes
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Air Canada airplanes are pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File Photo/File Photo
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Porter Airlines again delays restart, sets March 29 as new tentative date
A Porter craft is photographed at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on March 18 2020. The airline plans to suspend all flights beginning March 20 2020, resuming service on June 1, as a result of COVID-19 concerns.
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Canadians denied from boarding flights in Cuba, Mexico under new COVID-19 testing rules
Grounded WestJet Boeing 737 Max aircraft are shown at the airline's facilities in Calgary, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. WestJet says it plans to resume flying its fleet of 737 MAX aircraft, pending approval by Transport Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Ryanair criticizes ‘draconian’ lockdowns in U.K. and Ireland as it slashes annual traffic forecast
FILE PHOTO: Ryanair planes are seen at Dublin Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dublin, Ireland, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
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Most insurers warn that new mandatory COVID-19 tests will not be covered under out-of-country medical plans
Passengers on a flight from Kingston, Jamaica, arrive at Toronto Pearson Airport Terminal 3 on Jan 6 2021.
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Garneau rejects airline call to delay, revamp testing rules for travellers
People wearing protective equipment check in at the international departures at Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, December 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
canada
Liberals say coronavirus testing rules for air travellers land Jan. 7, urge people to prepare
FILE PHOTO: An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 Max airplane is pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms
politics
Federal cabinet will rule on Air Canada and Air Transat merger in January
The Air Transat planes are photographed at Pearson airport in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept., 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
travel
Travel news: Payment plans available for a post-lockdown getaway
Vietname Adventure.jpg Exodus Travel for story on Dateless Departures
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Toronto startup bets on private air travel for the masses
"Momentum provides executive business jet charter for corporate and business teams" HANDOUT
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Travel agents try alternative routes to survival amid COVID-19 restrictions
A passenger walks the halls at Montreal Trudeau Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Travel agents, with bookings down significantly this year, are digging into their roles as information providers or exploring different, less-travelled destinations in the hopes of drumming up business as the pandemic forces the industry to adapt to a new reality. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
energy and resources
Vaccine-driven rebound in oil demand still months away, IEA says
FILE PHOTO: A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane is refuelled at Oslo Gardermoen airport, Norway November 7, 2019. Picture taken November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Lefteris Karagiannopoulos/File Photo
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Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says airline sector needs orderly plan for return to normal
FILE PHOTO: Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury attends Airbus's annual press conference on Full-Year 2019 results in Blagnac near Toulouse, France, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
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Transat AT caps unprecedented year by losing $238.1 million in Q4 as revenues plunge 96 per cent
The Air Transat planes are photographed at Pearson airport in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept., 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Consumer rights advocate calls for airline refunds ahead of Parliament hearing
People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The head of a consumer interest group is calling on airlines to refund passengers’ cancelled fares, ahead of a hearing today in Parliament on the impact of COVID-19 on air travel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
u.s. business
FAA issues first certificate for a Boeing 737 Max since March 2019
FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked at Boeing facilities at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
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Airline workers struggle to find employment as COVID-19 decimates industry
Chris Brewer, who was laid off due to the pandemic by WestJet after 13 years and now works for FedEx, is photographed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
world
COVID-19 vaccinations may be required by some countries and airlines for international travel
Passengers disembark from the first Qantas flight from Melbourne, Victoria, following the lifting of state border restrictions with New South Wales, at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, November 23, 2020. AAP Image/Dean Lewins via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. AUSTRALIA OUT. NEW ZEALAND OUT
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Delta Air Lines keeps middle seats blocked off as it aims to fetch premium fares
Delta Air Lines planes are parked at their gates at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files
Stepping Up: Real-life Wonder Woman flies humanitarian aid into remote Indigenous towns
Teara Fraser, CEO and founder of Iskwew Air, poses for a photograph at Boundary Bay Airport, in Delta, B.C., on Sunday, November 15, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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EU antitrust watchdog extends deadline for Air Canada-Transat decision
Tails of Air Transat and an Air Canada aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, in Montreal, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
opinion
What it means to be Canadian: Air travel is a lifeline in Canada’s small and regional communities
Brian Tobin and Joe Randell
international business
Aviation organization suggests global guidelines for passenger COVID-19 tests, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi