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Air Canada hopes for a tourism ripple effect from the winter Olympics Air Canada hopes for a tourism ripple effect from the winter Olympics

February 8, 2010
Globe and Mail

Air Canada has dug up some Olympic trivia, estimating that it will fly more than 82,000 travellers a day across its network in the week leading up to the start of the Vancouver Winter Games on Friday.

Bombardier Aerospace Delivered 302 Aircraft In Fiscal Year 2009/10 Bombardier Aerospace Delivered 302 Aircraft In Fiscal Year 2009/10

February 6, 2010
Aero-News.Net

Bombardier Aerospace announced Friday that it delivered 302 aircraft for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010, compared to 349 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year 2008/09 (year ending January 31, 2009).

'Targets of interest' close down Vancouver airport 'Targets of interest' close down Vancouver airport

February 08, 2010
Vancouver Sun

VANCOUVER -- Vancouver International Airport was closed to takeoffs and landings for 20 minutes while two CF-18 military fighter jets scrambled to intercept an unknown "target of interest," a Transport Canada incident report shows.

Body found in airplane wheel well at Tokyo airport Body found in airplane wheel well at Tokyo airport

February 8, 2010
Globe and Mail

Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York.

Crashed Jet's 'Black Box' Recovered Crashed Jet's 'Black Box' Recovered

February 08, 2010
National Post

Lebanon said yesterday it has retrieved a black box from an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed in the sea killing 90 people, raising hopes of an answer to why the plane came down in a fierce storm.

Boeing, Airbus accused of protectionism Boeing, Airbus accused of protectionism

February 4, 2010
The Toronto Star

MONTREAL-Bombardier Inc. chief executive Pierre Beaudoin is accusing Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS of "protectionism" for threatening to use what he called anti-competitive practices to harm...

Why a Six-Hour Flight Now Takes Seven Why a Six-Hour Flight Now Takes Seven

February 4, 2010
The Wall Street Journal

Your airline seat may not have much padding, but the airline's schedule sure does.

Aer Lingus in fresh war of words with pilots over cutbacks plan Aer Lingus in fresh war of words with pilots over cutbacks plan

February 5, 2010
examiner.ie

YET another war of words has broken out between Aer Lingus and its pilots over attempts to bring in a new savings programme at the airline.

BA reports surprise third-quarter profit BA reports surprise third-quarter profit

February 5, 2010
The Financial Times

British Airways surprised the City on Friday by announcing that it had made its first quarterly operating profit in more than a year thanks to cost-cutting measures.

Air Canada loads lighter in January Air Canada loads lighter in January

February 3, 2010
The Globe and Mail

Air Canada, (AC.B-T1.31----%) the county's No. 1 airline, said its planes flew less full last month even as smaller rival WestJet Airlines Ltd. (WJA-T13.30----%) said its flights were more crowded.

WestJet delays frequent-flyer program WestJet delays frequent-flyer program

February 04, 2010
Financial Post

WestJet Airlines Ltd. has once again pushed off the implementation of its frequent-flyer program until toward the end of March.