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Trip Reports

Trip Report: Flying Air Transat from Manchester to Toronto

September 8, 2019 Connor Sadler

At 2019’s Skytrax awards, Air Transat was awarded the title of the World’s Best Leisure Airline for the second year running. I checked them out earlier this month on a long-haul service between Manchester and

News

Air Canada Enters Talks To Finalize Air Transat Acquisition

May 17, 2019 Mateen Kontoravdis

On Thursday, Air Canada announced that it has commenced exclusive talks with fellow Quebec-based Transat A.T. Inc., owner of Air Transat, for a full takeover of the Canadian leisure carrier. The publically proposed transaction is

News

Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat Seek to Adopt Higher Foreign Ownership Limits

February 27, 2019 John Flett

Canada’s three major airlines individually announced this month that they would seek shareholder approval to amend their articles of incorporation to increase the limits of foreign ownership. The official announcements by St. Laurent, Quebec-based Air

Planes

The Abating Airbus: The A310 Fades into History

November 6, 2018 Ian McMurtry

“The sequel is never a good as the original.” It’s a phrase often associated with TV or movies but the same could be said for Airbus Industries aircraft. Coming off the success of the A300,

Planes

Air Canada to Operate 737 MAX Between Montreal and Bordeaux, France

October 7, 2018 Albert Kuan

Air Canada announced the introduction of new seasonal service to Bordeaux, France, the world’s wine capital, from their hub in Montreal Friday. The service commences on June 15, 2019, and will operate four days a

Routes

Air Transat Announces European Expansion for Summer 2019

October 6, 2018 Connor Sadler

Montreal-based Air Transat recently unveiled its flight program for summer 2019 with a big emphasis on European expansion. The airline announced it will fly to 27 destinations across Europe and the Middle East, with the

Throwback Thursday

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: CanJet

May 10, 2018 Ian McMurtry

With the Canadian leisure market being dominated by carriers like Cananda 3000, SkyService and Sunwing in the start of the 2000s, the ability to get another low-cost leisure airline to provide any sort of substance

Airlines

Air Transat to Become First Airline to Operate Airbus A321LR in North America

July 12, 2017 Parker Davis

Montreal-based airline Air Transat will become the first North American carrier to operate Airbus’s new A321LR aircraft in 2019. The airline reached a deal to lease ten of the aircraft from Dutch aircraft leasing company

Routes

Air Transat Increases Competition for Glasgow Operations

February 1, 2017 Tomos Howells

Canadian-based leisure carrier Air Transat has been operating flights from Glasgow to Canada for the last 25 years. Air Transat says that there currently is an increase in demand for flights from Glasgow to Canada

Air Transat

Trip Report: Flying Air Transat from Manchester to Toronto

Air Canada Enters Talks To Finalize Air Transat Acquisition

Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat Seek to Adopt Higher Foreign Ownership Limits

The Abating Airbus: The A310 Fades into History

Air Canada to Operate 737 MAX Between Montreal and Bordeaux, France

Air Transat Announces European Expansion for Summer 2019

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: CanJet

Air Transat to Become First Airline to Operate Airbus A321LR in North America

Air Transat Increases Competition for Glasgow Operations

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