Air Canada and Air China have concluded a memorandum of understanding setting out the main principles for a comprehensive revenue sharing joint venture providing for an enhanced partnership on routes between Canada and China. The JV will provide for enhanced cooperation between the two carriers in the areas of sales, marketing and airport operations, as well as generate additional service and pricing benefits for consumers travelling between the two countries. Subject to Air Canada and Air … [Read more...] about Air China, Air Canada to form JV
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MASkargo transports Canada’s art projects to KL
MASkargo has transported Canada’s art projects from Montreal to the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) in Kuala Lumpur. Working in collaboration with Air Canada to bring the Quilt of Belonging (QoB) to Malaysia, the precious cargo was loaded on to flight AC874 on 11 October and thereafter on to Malaysia Airlines flight MH5 which flew from Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur. Weighing at a total of 1.2 tonnes, the QoB was carefully handled by MASkargo staff in Frankfurt and Kuala … [Read more...] about MASkargo transports Canada’s art projects to KL
MASkargo transports Canada’s art projects to KL
MASkargo has transported Canada’s art projects from Montreal to the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) in Kuala Lumpur. Working in collaboration with Air Canada to bring the Quilt of Belonging (QoB) to Malaysia, the precious cargo was loaded on to flight AC874 on 11 October and thereafter on to Malaysia Airlines flight MH5 which flew from Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur. Weighing at a total of 1.2 tonnes, the QoB was carefully handled by MASkargo staff in Frankfurt and Kuala … [Read more...] about MASkargo transports Canada’s art projects to KL
AMERICAS: Air Canada raises C$1 billion in financing
Air Canada, which has been working its way out of a liquidity crisis that was threatening to push the company into bankruptcy proceedings for the second time since 2003, has raised more than one billion Canadian dollars (US$923 million) in new financing. Canada’s largest airline, a unit of ACE Aviation Holdings, was under the gun to raise at least C$600 million in order for new concessionary labor contracts with five Canadian unions to go into effect. The new contracts will hold … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: Air Canada raises C$1 billion in financing
Air Canada gets Envirotainer box approval
Air Canada has been given approval by the county’s regulatory authorities, Transport Canada, to carry Envirotainer’s RKN e1 container for temperature sensitive cargoes between +2 to +25ºC. “This is great news for Air Canada Cargo and for our customers. With the RKN e1, we are able to offer our customers another specialised solution for the transportation of temperature sensitive shipments,†said Lise-Marie Turpin, Managing Director, Air Canada Cargo. This … [Read more...] about Air Canada gets Envirotainer box approval
Air Canada clears last labour hurdle
Cash-strapped Air Canada has cleared the last hurdle in its attempt to avoid a second bankruptcy filing, following the carrier's last holdout union approval of a new labor contract that contains no raises or pension payments for 21 months. Canada's main airline, a unit of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc., now has wage and pension agreements with all five of its Canadian unions that will save Air Canada precious cash and more importantly meet the conditions neccesary for getting new financing. "These … [Read more...] about Air Canada clears last labour hurdle
