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Jazz Air reaches a tentative agreement with its flight attendants

Jazz Air (Air Canada Jazz) (Halifax) has reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants.

Read the report from Reuters:

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Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FKJZ (msn 15044) prepares to land at Montreal (Trudeau).

British Airways makes a new offer to the Unite union

British Airways (London) made a new offer to its cabin crews (flight attendants) yesterday (June 25) in a bid to end a long-running dispute over pay and conditions before a ballot on further strikes next Tuesday. The Unite union reacted coolly to the new offer.

Read the full report by Reuters:

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Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Boeing 777-236 ER G-YMMR (msn 36516) with additional “Keeping the Flag Flying” sub-titles arrives at Montreal (Trudeau).

Jazz Air reaches a tentative agreement with its pilots

Jazz Air (Air Canada Jazz) (Halifax) and the Air Line Pilots Association Intโ€™l (ALPA), representing more than 1,500 pilots employed by Jazz Air LP (formerly Air Canada Jazz), confirmed that they have signed a Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) for a tentative agreement with Jazz Air management representatives after 13 months of negotiations. The pilotsโ€™ collective agreement expired on June 30, 2009.

The MOS forms the basis of a tentative agreement between Jazz pilots and management and establishes the foundation for a fair and equitable work contract. If approved by the Jazz Master Executive Council (MEC), a tentative agreement will be taken to the pilot membership for a final ratification vote in early July. Details of the settlement will not be released until ratification by Jazz pilots is complete.

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FCJZ (msn 15040), operated by Jazz Air as Air Canada Jazz, departs from Montreal (Trudeau).

United Airlines Boeing 777-222 diverts to Montreal, 10 people injured

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. N794UA arrives at Montreal (Trudeau) during the emergency.

United Airlines’ (Chicago) flight UA 935, operating from London (Heathrow) to Los Angeles with a Boeing 777-222 ER N794UA (msn 26953) yesterday (May 25) diverted to Montreal (Trudeau) after encountering turbulence. 10 people on board were injured by severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean. The airline said a crew member and nine passengers needed immediate medical treatment.

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. N794UA arrives at Montreal (Trudeau) during the emergency.

Air France-KLM loss grows in fourth quarter and the fiscal year

Air France (Paris) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam) reported its net loss widened in the fourth quarter as the global economic crisis hammered freight and passenger traffic, resulting in its biggest loss in more than 15 years.

Europe’s largest airline group reported a net loss of $859 million for the three months ending on March 31

Read the full report in Business Week:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FQ1HQG1.htm

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. A great picture of KLM’s McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PH-KCK (msn 48564) climbing away from Montreal (Trudeau). KLM is one of the last operators of the passenger model of the MD-11 with a fleet of 10 MD-11s.

British Airways is back to normal for its long-haul operations, awaits the decision on the Unite appeal

British Airways (London) has reported it is now operating 100 percent of its long-haul flights at London’s Heathrow Airport. However short-haul service is still experiencing problems as it tries to undo some of the plans it had put in place to prepare for the cabin crew strikes.

The company has warned it is unable to return to a full schedule while it awaits the outcome of the United appeal by Unite, to overturn the High Court injunction against any strikes, which were due to start on May 18.

Read the full report in the WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100519-705224.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. BA’s long-haul Boeing 777-236 ER G-YMMI (msn 30310) arrives at Montreal (Trudeau).

Corsairfly to add Miami on June 11

Corsairfly (Corsairfly.com) (Paris-Orly) will begin scheduled passenger and cargo service to Miami from Orly Airport in Paris on June 11. The new service will operate twice weekly initially with an Airbus A330-200 until July 2 when the airline will operate with a Boeing 747-400 configured for 582 seats. Corsairfly is a member of the TUI group of airlines.

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Corsairfly’s Airbus A330-243 F-HBIL (msn 320) rotates at Montreal (Trudeau).

Tailwind Airlines acquires ex-Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-4Q8 N784AS

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Boeing 737-4Q8 will live on as TC-TLD (msn 28199). It is pictured stopping at Montreal (Trudeau) yesterday (February 6) on delivery. Please click on the photo to see how it was previously painted.

Tailwind Airlines (Istanbul) has acquired Boeing 737-4Q8 N784AS (msn 28199) from Alaska Airlines. This airliner was formerly painted in the “We’re going to Disneyland” special color scheme.

WestJet to start five new routes and expand service on 19 trans-border routes in summer 2010

WestJet Airlines (Calgary) will start five new routes and expand service on 19 trans-border routes in the summer of 2010.

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-adds-new-routes-cnw-2027457073.html?x=0&.v=2

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema.

Air Canada Jazz starts Montreal (Trudeau)-Houston (Bush Intercontinental) daily service

Air Canada Jazz (Halifax) yesterday (November 30) launched daily Bombardier CRJ705 jet service between Air Canada’s Montreal (Trudeau) hub with its new Star Alliance partner’s (Continental Airlines) hub at Houston (Bush Intercontinental).

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Air-Canada-inaugurates-the-prnews-4083938578.html?x=0&.v=1

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema.

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