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United States, South Korea to partner on advanced air mobility development
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Canada adds new sanctions against Iran as crackdown on protests continues
FILE - This undated photograph released by the Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine. As protests rage at home, Iran's theocratic government is increasingly flexing its military muscle abroad. That includes supplying drones to Russia that now kill Ukrainian civilians, running drills in a border region with Azerbaijan and bombing Kurdish positions in Iraq. (Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate via AP, File)
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How Harbour Air hit a historic milestone in electric-powered flight
Greg McDougall, CEO of Harbour Air Seaplanes, at the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre in Vancouver, on Monday March 25, 2019. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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Chorus Aviation announces new president and CEO as Joseph Randell retires
Joe Randell, left, president of Chorus Aviation, talks with his employees at the Jazz Aviation heavy maintenance base in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, July 16, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
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Insurance premiums jump for some businesses exposed to war in Ukraine, sources say
CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE - MAY 28: Piles of rubble are seen next to the heavily damaged apartment building on May 28, 2022 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Chernihiv, northeast of Kyiv, was an early target of Russia's offensive after its Feb. 24 invasion. While they failed to capture the city, Russian forces battered large parts of Chernihiv and the surrounding region in their attempted advance toward the capital. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)
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Air Canada projects business travel rebound as early as September, executive says
FILE PHOTO: Air Canada planes are parked at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Fasten your seat belts: Annick Guérard has a daring plan for Transat’s survival
Annick Guérard finally took the controls at Transat in the midst of severe turbulence. Now she’s steering the company away from the vision of its long-time CEO. Can she bring it in for a safe landing? May, 2021
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CAE to develop training devices for Joby’s air-taxi services
CAE corporate headquarters are shown in Montreal, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. CAE Inc. has signed a deal to buy Sabre's AirCentre airline operations business for US$392.5 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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EU lawmaker proposes airlines pay for CO2 emissions sooner
FILE PHOTO: A plane is seen during sunrise at the international airport in Munich, Germany, January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo
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U.S. officials ask AT&T, Verizon to delay 5G wireless over aviation safety concerns
FILE PHOTO: A contract crew from Verizon installs 5G telecommunications equipment on a tower in Orem, Utah, U.S. December 3, 2019. Picture taken December 3, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo
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Boeing, Airbus executives urge U.S. to delay planned deployment of new 5G wireless services
FILE - Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10, 2021. Buttigieg has pledged to make racial equity a top priority. His department is reviewing civil rights and environmental justice concerns raised about a $9 billion highway widening project being proposed in the Houston area. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
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Major U.S. airlines and Amazon join push to reduce aircraft emissions
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 17, 2017 An airplane takes off as the sun sets in Stockholm airport in Sweden. - Saddled with long dark winters, Swedes have for decades been frequent flyers seeking out sunnier climes, but a growing number are changing their ways because of air travel's impact on the climate. (Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP)LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images
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Private aviation eyes limited direct flights to lure execs wary of catching virus
AUSTIN, TX - JULY 12: A private jet potentially carrying members of the Texas democratic party takes off from the Austin Bergstrom International Airport on July 12, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Texas Democrats fled the state to prevent a quorum after protesting SB7, a voting protection bill that Democrats have criticized as being too restrictive. (Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images)
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Belarus diversion of Ryanair plane stuns global aviation leaders
The Ryanair plane with registration number SP-RSM, carrying opposition figure Raman Pratasevich which was traveling from Athens to Vilnius and was diverted to Minsk after a bomb threat, lands at the International Airport outside Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 23, 2021. The presidential press service said President Alexander Lukashenko personally ordered that a MiG-29 fighter jet accompany the Ryanair plane carrying opposition figure Raman Pratasevich and traveling from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania to the airport in the capital Minsk. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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More than 500 WestJet employees unionize in Calgary and Vancouver
A ground worker wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 unloads lobsters from a WestJet Airlines flight at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, January 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Boeing resumes 737 Max deliveries after fixing electrical grounding issue, source says
FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. Federal regulators have approved a Boeing procedure to fix about 100 jets that have been sitting for a month because of an electrical-grounding issue. The electrical problem was the latest issue affecting Boeing's best-selling 737 Max jet, which was grounded for nearly two years after two deadly crashes. Boeing said Thursday, May 13, 2021 it will help airlines fix the electrical issue on certain Max jets. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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EU court annuls approval of €3.4-billion aid for KLM because of COVID-19 impact on airlines
FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 file photo, a Ryanair airplane approaching landing at Lisbon airport flies past the Monument to the Heroes of the Peninsular War, in the foreground. A top European Union court on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 annulled the EU's approval of 3.4 billion euros in state aid for the Dutch carrier KLM but suspended its immediate application because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. In a similar ruling backing a challenge from Irish air carrier Ryanair, the court also annulled the EU's decision to back state aid to the TAP Portuguese carrier for a potential total of 1.2 billion euros, but also suspended its application pending a new EU decision. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)
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Airline industry group wants Ottawa to follow U.K.’s lead, help bring in restart plan
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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Chorus Aviation signs three-year air cargo contract with Purolator
A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Global campaign seeks to ease pilot overload from antiquated safety warnings
The air traffic control tower as a plane takes off from San Francisco International Airport, on Oct. 24, 2107.
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Air Canada to issue refunds to customers for flights cancelled
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
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Ottawa to take equity stake in Air Canada as part of multibillion-dollar relief package
An Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, on December 11, 2019. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
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Porter Airlines pushes back flight restart date to June 21
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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Boeing warns WestJet, 15 other airlines to ground some 737 Max aircraft after new problems surface
A WestJet Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft arrives at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, January 21, 2021. The flight from Calgary is the first commercial Boeing 737 Max flight in Canada since the aircraft was grounded worldwide in 2019 following two deadly crashes. Transport Canada lifted its grounding order for the Max on Wednesday after approving design changes to the plane and requiring pilots to undergo additional training. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Air Canada calls off $180-million takeover of rival Air Transat
Air Transat and Air Canada aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
u.s. business
Boeing urges U.S. to keep human rights, other disputes separate from trade relations with China
David Calhoun, Boeing's chief executive, at the Boeing Leadership Boeing Center in Florissant, Mo., on Monday, March 2, 2020. Calhoun formally took over Boeing in January. (Whitney Curtis/The New York Times)
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Government action can still save summer, European airlines say
Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed travel, and authorities in Europe could embrace the idea quickly enough for the peak summer vacation season. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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U.S. lawmaker urges Biden administration to deny market access to Norwegian budget airline
FILE PHOTO: Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) speaks during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
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WestJet to resume suspended flights to Eastern Canadian airports within months
A WestJet Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft taxis to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, January 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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‘Will it ever go back to what it was?’ How the pandemic has decimated Canada’s regional airline routes
Derek Barrett in isolation at his home in Conception Bay South, Newfounldand on February 25th,2020 before traveling back to his job in Fort MacMurray, Alberta. Photo by Greg Locke.
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Embraer hopes to announce new product partnership soon, CEO says
FILE PHOTO: File photo showing the unveiling of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer of its regional jet EMB-170, able to carry seventy passengers, in Sao Jose dos Campos on October 29, 2001. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo
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British Airways considers selling its headquarters after homeworking switch
FILE PHOTO: British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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Flair Airlines plans European-style relaunch with its new 737 Max fleet
The tail section of a Flair Airlines plane is seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Flair Airlines *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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British Airways-owner IAG to raise $1.2-billion survival bond issue
FILE PHOTO: British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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Transat won’t resume flights until June, looks to borrow more as uncertainty clouds Air Canada deal
Air Transat self service check-in kiosks are seen at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on Friday, July 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson