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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Asia’s coronavirus recovery, Maine’s tourism labor woes, and two airlines betting on a hybrid plane.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
Airline Weekly
Heart Aerospace hopes its new hybrid-electric plane will speed the decarbonization of regional flying with big orders from Air Canada and United Airlines.
2 years ago
Good morning from Skift. It's Friday, July 1 in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
The chaos disrupting so many airlines this summer has landed in Canada. Air Canada is cancelling hundreds of flights, and its CEO is taking the rare step to apologize directly to travelers.
News Blog
Air Canada will offer the only nonstop flight between North America and Thailand this winter when it adds new service to Bangkok. The Star Alliance carrier will connect Vancouver and Bangkok from December 1 to April 14, Air Canada said Monday. The route is the first between North America and Thailand since Thai Airways ended…
Edward Russell | 2 years ago
Canada's emergence from the pandemic is taking longer than in the U.S. Air Canada is proof, with its executives now forecasting a return to 2019 traffic by the middle of next year.
Airlines
At a time when India has just resumed scheduled commercial flights to international destinations, agents wonder whether the Air India ban against them is an ill-timed move — or a well-timed one.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago
Travel Agents
Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, January 18, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Destination Canada broke new ground by helping to pay for many U.S. elite status flyers to get matching status on Air Canada. The promotion was a noteworthy example of a destination marketing organization working with a travel tech company to target high-value customers.
Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago
The concurrent themes of premium leisure travelers and cargo converged at Air Canada and helped propel its results in the third quarter. The airline is betting on the return of international travelers, plus corporate flyers, to continue its recovery into 2022.
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