Articles tagged “transat”

Hotels

U.S. Visitor Visa Demands Are Still Overwhelming

Today's podcast looks at U.S. visa wait times, Dolly Parton's new hotel, and a Canadian airline team-up.

Rashaad Jorden | 5 months ago

U.S. Visitor Visa Demands Are Still Overwhelming

Airline Weekly

Airbus, Boeing Aircraft Delivery Delays Slow Airline Recovery

Airlines are finding creative ways to fly their schedules with new Airbus and Boeing planes arriving late.

2 years ago
Airbus, Boeing Aircraft Delivery Delays Slow Airline Recovery

Airline Weekly

Air Canada Offers Rare Apology for Disruptions, Cuts 15 Percent of Summer Flights

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.

2 years ago
Air Canada Offers Rare Apology for Disruptions, Cuts 15 Percent of Summer Flights

Airline Weekly

Canada’s Transat Forced to Short-Term Lease Jets Due to Airbus Delays

Delays to new Airbus jets is just the latest challenge for airlines as they race to meet the pent-up demand for travel this summer.

2 years ago
Canada’s Transat Forced to Short-Term Lease Jets Due to Airbus Delays

Airline Weekly

Transat Completes Transformation to an Airline as Canada’s Market Heats Up

Quebec-based Transat has completed its metamorphosis from an integrated travel company into a national airline. But is it enough to survive a changing Canadian market hot with new airlines, proposed mergers, and changing business plans?

2 years ago
Transat Completes Transformation to an Airline as Canada’s Market Heats Up

Airline Weekly

Canada’s Transat Banks on New Jets and Partnerships for 2022 Growth

After shedding its integrated travel company business, Canada's Transat is moving full speed ahead becoming a leisure carrier. The airline is banking on new jets, and an expanding portfolio of partnerships, to fuel its expansion in 2022.

2 years ago
Canada’s Transat Banks on New Jets and Partnerships for 2022 Growth

Airline Weekly

Air Canada, Porter Take Flight Again as Canada Reopens

3 years ago
Air Canada, Porter Take Flight Again as Canada Reopens

Airline Weekly

Canada’s Transat Walks Away From Hotels to Refocus on Airline

3 years ago
Canada’s Transat Walks Away From Hotels to Refocus on Airline

Airlines

Canadian Tour Operator Transat Is Still in Play After Air Canada Deal Falls Apart

Transat's drawn-out acquisition saga, which began in 2019, will have a new chapter now that the European Commission indicated Air Canada's purchase of the major tour operator/airline wouldn't pass regulatory muster. Transat needs a funding infusion to survive, and it's clear that the Canadian government has an interest in keeping the business afloat.

Allison Lampert and Arunima Kumar, Reuters | 3 years ago