Eric Atkins
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Flair Airlines missed payments for months before planes seized, lessor says
Airborne Capital said the Edmonton-based discount airline ‘regularly’ defaulted on millions of dollars in payments over a five-month period → Read More
Flair Airlines CEO seeks to reassure staff, customers after missed payments lead to aircraft seizure
Aircraft leasing company Airborne Capital seized four Flair Boeing 737s after the airline fell behind in its lease payments → Read More
Leasing company seizes four Flair Airlines planes for non-payment, causing flight cancellations
Dublin-based Airborne Capital Ltd., issued lease termination notices to Flair representatives and grounded four Boeing 737s, two at Toronto Pearson Airport, one in Edmonton and one in Waterloo, Ont. → Read More
Ottawa set to approve WestJet Airlines takeover of Sunwing
Deal marks a bigger step for Calgary-based airline into the vacations package business → Read More
Toronto Pearson to limit flights for March break, summer travel season in bid to avoid travel chaos
The measures include hourly limits on commercial and business flights, and caps on international passengers → Read More
Transport committee report recommends airport user-fee system revamp to upgrade airport infrastructure
The report recommends the government return the rent it collects from airport user-pay fees to re-invest in upgrading terminals and runways → Read More
Air Canada posts $1.7-billion loss for 2022 but swings to profit in fourth quarter
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau says the carrier’s improved financial performance reflects ‘solid demand’ and cost controls → Read More
Project Arrow, the first all-Canadian electric vehicle, makes its domestic debut
The one-of-a-kind prototype is unveiled at the 2023 Canadian International AutoShow, where parts makers hope to attract the attention of other manufacturers expanding their plug-in fleets → Read More
Canadian International AutoShow returns to Toronto, but without many carmakers in tow
Some manufacturers plan to skip country’s largest showcase scheduled for Feb. 17-26 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre → Read More
Travellers recount lost luggage woes and cancelled trips plaguing Canadian air travel
Experiences will sound familiar to countless travellers since the Christmas break, when airlines cancelled thousands of flights amid snowstorms → Read More
Inside the rise and fall of the Boeing 747
The jumbo jet first flew passengers in 1970 and revolutionized air travel, but its days are numbered → Read More
Porter Airlines’ new Toronto hub brings more competition to Canadian airways
Porter’s expanded fleet and shift to Toronto Pearson is placing it in direct competition with Air Canada and WestJet Airlines → Read More
Competition Bureau asked to examine Air Canada, Westjet over changes to regional service
Air Canada and WestJet rejected the suggestion that they had conspired with one another → Read More
Air Canada blunder could cost young skiers chance to pursue Olympic dreams
Four teenage athletes from Quebec ready to compete at Prince George, B.C, event, but skis haven’t arrived → Read More
Politicians criticize airline industry over holiday travel chaos
Executives questioned over long delays, cancellations and lost luggage that ruined getaway plans → Read More
Canadian airlines withholding flights this summer to boost demand and profits
Carriers are plotting summer schedules with fewer flights than in pre-COVID-19 times in order to ensure airfares are profitable → Read More
More airport chaos on the way as winter storm heads for Toronto
Environment Canada forecasts a winter storm will hit Toronto starting Thursday, with rain, snow, high winds and freezing temperatures threatening holiday plans → Read More
Auto parts maker Magna buys Veoneer division for US$1.5-billion in advanced driving technology expansion
The purchase positions the Aurora, Ont.-based vehicle and parts maker as a leader in the fast-growing market of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) → Read More
Flair, Swoop draw most per-flight passenger complaints of Canadian airlines, CTA says
Air Canada, the dominant domestic airline, was the subject of more than 3,200 complaints, while Flair had 239 and Swoop had 670 → Read More
Porter Airlines to expand its reach across North America with Embraer E-195 jets
Porter’s CEO says the airline plans to disrupt the industry and ‘elevate economy flying for everyone’ → Read More