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Air Canada successfully cuts operating costs and narrows loss in early 2013
TransportAir Canada reiterated a forecast that the cost of operating flights in 2013 will fall faster than originally predicted after business in the first quarter beat its expectations. Adjusted costs per available seat mile will fall 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent this year, Montreal-based Air Canada said today in a statement, repeating a prediction from [...]
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Say bonjour to Air Canada’s Rouge, the world’s newest airline
TransportAir Canada Rouge will be among the newest airlines taking to the skies this summer. The name and the design of the new low-cost carrier was unveiled today. Flights are scheduled to begin on July 1, 2013. Rouge is a “leisure airline” and its launch is part of Air Canada’s efforts to grow its leisure [...]
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WestJet Encore announces new president and plans to start serving small Canadian towns this summer
TransportWestJet today announced the appointment of Ferio Pugliese to the position of President, WestJet Encore, and Executive Vice-President, WestJet effective immediately. “I am very pleased that Ferio will be leading WestJet Encore; he understands and exudes our strong culture,” said Gregg Saretsky, WestJet President and CEO. As has been the case with WestJet to date, [...]
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Virgin Pacific won’t become a reality: Air Canada gives up on new JV Asian carrier, for now
TransportAir Canada’s strategy to branch out into discount international service to and from Vancouver to Asia has stalled after the airline suspended talks for a joint venture with Virgin Group to launch Pacific flights. After months of studying and planning, it has opted to shelve the initiative — code named Virgin Pacific — amid concerns [...]
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Two in-flight magazines you would actually want to read
TransportWhile American in-flight magazines are purveyors of the loud, overproduced garishness chock-a-block with best steakhouses in America advertorials, our quiet neighbors to the north have been able to produce two quiet, understated and well-designed in-flight magazines that are pleasing to dig in to and give our over-stimulated brains a bit of a break. 1. Porter Airlines’ [...]
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Air Canada filled its planes at record levels this September
TransportAir Canada showed improvements in all of September’s key performance measures compared with September 2011. It reported a record load factor — the percentage of filled seats on its fleet during a particular time — of 84.9 percent, a 2.1 percent increase over September 2011. Metrics used to measure seat supply as well as the miles flown [...]
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Air Canada to start its low cost airline from June next year
TransportAir Canada said its low-cost carrier will begin operating in June, providing flights to holiday destinations in Europe and the Caribbean. The new unit of Canada’s largest airline will start with four planes, the Montreal-based company said today in a statement. It will be combined with the company’s tour-operator unit, Air Canada Vacations, to form [...]
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Air Canada will announce the launch of its new low-cost carrier in coming weeks
TransportAir Canada is within weeks of unveiling plans for the launch of its low-cost carrier, says Michael Rousseau, chief financial officer. He made the comments at an investor conference Wednesday in Toronto, where he said the goal remains to have the wholly owned subsidiary in the air sometime in 2013. More details are expected with [...]
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Air Canada to launch low-cost carrier next year to service leisure destinations
TransportAir Canada will launch a new low-cost carrier (LCC) in 2013, said executives during its earnings call today. It will operate up to 50 Airbus A319 and Boeing 767-300ER aircraft transitioned from Air Canada’s existing fleet to leisure destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe. Air Canada operated LCC subsidiaries Tango and Zip from 2001 [...]
