British Airways Boeing 777-236 ER G-YMMI (msn 30310) YUL (Gilbert Hechema), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
British Airways (London) will launch nonstop London (Heathrow)-Tokyo (Haneda) service on February 19, 2011. The new route will be operated five times a week and will be flown with Boeing 777-200 ERs.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Boeing 777-236 ER G-YMMI (msn 30310) is pictured on final approach at Montreal (Trudeau).
Porter Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) C-GLQM (msn 4252) YUL (Gilbert Hechema), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Porter Airlines (Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport) is finalizing approval for four additional slots at Newark Liberty International Airport. As a result, Porter Airlines will operate 11 daily roundtrip flights to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, beginning September 20. The airline currently operates nine daily roundtrips.
In other news,ย Porter Airlines is returning to Mont Tremblant, QC, for its fourth winter season, with increased service from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Up to 12 flights per week will be operated, an increase from eight flights per week last season.
Theย Mont Tremblantย winter schedule debuts on December 21, running untilย April 3. Flight time is just over an hour between downtownย Torontoย andย Mont Tremblant.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) C-GLQM (msn 4252) prepares to land at Montreal (Trudeau).
Porter Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) C-GLQB (msn 4130) YUL (Gilbert Hechema), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Porter Airlines (Toronto-Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport) has confirmed a new order for four 70-seat Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) turboprops, plus six options.
Porter currently operates a fleet of 20 Q400 aircraft and the new order potentially raises this number to 30.
The new aircraft are scheduled for delivery beginning in the second quarter of 2011, through the third quarter of 2012, including option aircraft.
Porter also confirmed it has raised an additional C$15 million in equity from existing shareholders. The proceeds will be used primarily for working capital and new aircraft purchases.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. DHC-8-402 (Q400) C-GLQB (msn 4130) prepares to touch down at Montreal (Trudeau).
Air Canada Jazz (Jazz Air) Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FUJZ (msn 15048) (Star Alliance) YUL (Gilbert Hechema), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Jazz Air (Air Canada Jazz( (Halifax) reported second quarter net income of C$15.6 million.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Painted in the Star Alliance motif, Jazz Air’s Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FUJZ (msn 15048) climbs rapidly at Montreal (Trudeau).
Air Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FKJZ (msn 15044) YUL, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Air Canada (Montreal) announced Air Canada Jazz (Jazz Air) (Halifax) will begin daily, nonstop service between Toronto and New Orleans starting on October 30, 2010. The new route will be operated with a 75-seat, Jazz CRJ705 aircraft.
Beginning October 30, 2010, Air Canada will begin the only nonstop, daily service between Toronto and New Orleans. Flight AC 7971 will depart Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport at 9:50 a.m. (0950) and arrive at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at 12 noon (1200). Flight AC 7972 will depart New Orleans at 12:35 p.m. (1235) and arrive in Toronto at 4:20 p.m. (1620).
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FKJZ (msn 15044) prepares to land at Montreal (Trudeau).
Air Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FCJZ (msn 15040) YUL (Gilbert Hechema), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Jazz Air’s (Air Canada Jazz) (Halifax) pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have ratified a new contract which was reached on June 25, 2010. The contract covers a 6-year period expiring on June 30, 2015.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FCJZ (msn 15040) gracefully climbs away from Montreal (Trudeau).
WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-7CT WL C-GWBJ (msn 32754) YUL, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
WestJet Airlines (Calgary today (July 7) unveiled its winter schedule for 2010-2011, featuring three new destinations, 10 new routes and expanded service on more than 30 others.
Beginning in November, WestJet will launch seasonal, nonstop service to New Orleans, Santa Clara (Cuba) and Grand Cayman Island, all from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
WestJet will also launch new seasonal, nonstop service between the following cities:
From Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Montreal to:
Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Montreal and Calgary to Varadero, Cuba.
Toronto and Palm Springs.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Boeing 737-7CT C-GWBJ (msn 32754) climbs away from Montreal (Trudeau).
Air Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FKJZ (msn 15044) YUL, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Jazz Air (Air Canada Jazz) (Halifax) has reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants.
Read the report from Reuters:
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FKJZ (msn 15044) prepares to land at Montreal (Trudeau).
Air Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FCJZ (msn 15040) YUL, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Jazz Air (Air Canada Jazz) (Halifax) and the Air Line Pilots Association Intโl (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).
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.
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