Tag: air canada
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, London Heathrow T2: Helpful staff
After a short stop at the United lounge to nibble on my breakfast, I go to the third lounge of the day, the Air Canada lounge.
As a reminder, here is the route followed:
Location and welcome
The lounge is located on...
Electric regional jet for SAS, Air Canada and others
Heart Aerospace, a startup with ambitions to build an electric regional jet, has received the support and commitment of several companies including Air Canada, SAS and United.
Heart Aerospace
Air transport, like many other sectors, is facing an ecological challenge that...
The dangers of a loyalty program that gives status without flying
Strange as it may seem, there are loyalty programs that allow you to obtain a status without actually being a customer, or at least not a loyal or frequent one. This may be tempting for the customer, but it's...
Will the A220 be the star single-aisle aircraft of the recovery?
It is not known when air transport will restart and at what pace, but one thing is certain: it will resume gradually, chaotically and with reduced capacity.
Due to the current crisis, the airlines have of course grounded almost their...
How long can an aircraft fly with only one engine?
On July 20, Emirates flight 242 from Toronto to Dubai by A380 returned to its point of departure after two hours of flight following the failure of one of its four engines. If this wise decision was taken because...
Travel without a passport, soon a reality?
The use of biometrics is becoming more widespread to enable smoother airport journeys. To get to the point of 100% dematerialized travel without a passport? We can believe it.
The slow dematerialization of customer records
Let's start by reminding ourselves where...
Serial tie-ups in the Canadian airline industry
The time is ripe for consolidation and concentration in the airline industry and two announcements in this direction have just been made in Canada.
Air Canada acquires Air Transat
Air Canada has announced the takeover of Transat AT. Transat AT is...
Benjamin Smith: a good choice for Air France-KLM?
Unless there is a last-minute surprise, Air France-KLM is expected to confirm the appointment of Benjamin Smith, the current number 2 at Air Canada, as CEO this afternoon. I say except in the case of a surprise, because in...