Canada

Recently, passengers at multiple airports across Canada experienced flight delays and cancellations, after Flair Airlines had four aircraft seized by their lessor for non-payment. The travel interruptions came during the busy March break travel season in Canada. Leases Terminated for Four Boeing 737s Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Airborne Capital issued lease termination notices for four […]

Lynx Air — the Canadian ultra low-cost carrier — will commence operations from Montréal’s Pierre Trudeau International Airport in June. Canada’s second-largest city will become the fifteenth North American destination on the Calgary, Alberta-based carrier’s network with services to Calgary International Airport and St. John, Canada’s International Airport. Merren McArthur, chief executive officer of Lynx, said, […]

Air Canada and United Airlines have announced details of a proposed expansion of their transborder joint service agreement signed in July 2022. Though subject to applicable government and regulatory conditions, if approved the Star Alliance partners would operate more than 260 daily flights on over 80 transborder codeshare routes increasing summer capacity by 20 percent. […]

WestJet, a Canadian airline, is set to expand its domestic and cross-border operations from its main hub in Calgary (YYC) for the 2023 summer season. This expansion will include new routes, resumed multiple destinations, and increased flights on key services. The airline is committed to meeting the diverse needs of Canadian travelers by providing more […]

WestJet is carrying through on its commitment to Western Canada by concentrating on Calgary, Alberta for its long-haul network. In June 2022, the Canadian carrier announced a new strategic path for the company following the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer Alexis von Hoensbroech in February. According to the airline, they would base their […]

This week, Porter Airlines — a Canadian regional carrier — announced a series of new destinations and routes to the short-haul carrier’s network. Edmonton, Canada and Calgary, Canada will be added to the airline’s destinations, and the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Canada will have four routes added. On Feb. 14, Porter’s new 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 jets […]

On November 25 Fiji Airways inaugurated its non-stop flights between Nadi (NAN) and Vancouver (YVR), services will be available throughout the year. The airline is the only carrier to connect Fiji to Canada. Flight FJ 880, operated on an Airbus A330 registered DQ-FJT, took off from Nadi International Airport (NAN) and landed at Vancouver International Airport […]

With the start of the 2022/2023 boreal winter season, three Canadian airlines resumed operations to Puerto Rico. Carlos Mercado Santiago, executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), celebrated the arrival of these airlines at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU). “The restart of this service during the high season of our tourism […]

As China continues to pursue its zero-Covid-19 strategy imposing heavy restrictions on international travel and countries in East Asia continue to feel the impact of the closure of Russian air space to European and North American carriers, efforts are being made to boost commercial relationships with other Asian countries that represent viable commercial partners for […]

Canada Jetlines has been granted “economic authority” by the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide service the U.S. The new Canadian leisure carrier expects the Federal Aviation Administration to give the required approvals by the end of the year for the carrier to start operating to the U.S. “We are looking forward to expand our […]