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Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/12/flight-attendants-union-calls-50-million-air-canada-cuts-premature/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/12/flight-attendants-union-calls-50-million-air-canada-cuts-premature/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 00:37:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/12/flight-attendants-union-calls-50-million-air-canada-cuts-premature/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – The union representing flight attendants at Air Canada says the airline acted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/air-canada-confirms-novel-us714-5-million-financing-for-new-airplanes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/air-canada-confirms-novel-us714-5-million-financing-for-new-airplanes/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:34:52 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376858 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/air-canada-confirms-novel-us714-5-million-financing-for-new-airplanes/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – Air Canada confirmed Wednesday that it plans to tap into a novel... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/air-canada-shares-plummet-on-preliminary-q1-report-ahead-of-debt-talks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/air-canada-shares-plummet-on-preliminary-q1-report-ahead-of-debt-talks/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:56:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375300 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/air-canada-shares-plummet-on-preliminary-q1-report-ahead-of-debt-talks/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – The dramatic recovery of Air Canada’s shares took a step back Monday... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/deluces-big-gamble-not-so-risky/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/deluces-big-gamble-not-so-risky/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:17:32 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370113 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/deluces-big-gamble-not-so-risky/feed/ 0 CEO Robert Deluce may have a few tricks up his sleeve yet, writes Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/ottawa-gives-air-canada-more-time-to-eliminate-deficit-in-its-pension-plan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/ottawa-gives-air-canada-more-time-to-eliminate-deficit-in-its-pension-plan/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:17:38 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359606 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/ottawa-gives-air-canada-more-time-to-eliminate-deficit-in-its-pension-plan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal government announced Tuesday that it would give Air Canada more... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/lets-make-flying-less-hellish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/lets-make-flying-less-hellish/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:34:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357066 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/lets-make-flying-less-hellish/feed/ 0 The solution to late flights and lengthy waits on the tarmac? More airlines, writes James Cowan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/air-canada-to-add-premium-economy-seating-ramp-up-low-cost-carrier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/air-canada-to-add-premium-economy-seating-ramp-up-low-cost-carrier/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:33:50 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/air-canada-to-add-premium-economy-seating-ramp-up-low-cost-carrier/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – Air Canada says it is on the runway to achieving sustained profitability... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/explosive-training-device-left-on-air-canada-plane-in-dog-training-exercis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/explosive-training-device-left-on-air-canada-plane-in-dog-training-exercis/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:51:55 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339958 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/explosive-training-device-left-on-air-canada-plane-in-dog-training-exercis/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – Documents reveal an inert explosive device was forgotten aboard an Air Canada... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/air-canadas-new-low-cost-service-will-be-called-rouge-begin-flying-in-july-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/air-canadas-new-low-cost-service-will-be-called-rouge-begin-flying-in-july-2/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:05:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330098 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/air-canadas-new-low-cost-service-will-be-called-rouge-begin-flying-in-july-2/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Air Canada is jumping into the low-cost leisure travel market with the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/air-canadas-new-low-cost-service-will-be-called-rouge-begin-flying-in-july/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/air-canadas-new-low-cost-service-will-be-called-rouge-begin-flying-in-july/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:53:17 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/air-canadas-new-low-cost-service-will-be-called-rouge-begin-flying-in-july/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Air Canada says its new Rouge low-cost carrier will begin flying on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-need-help-to-overcome-a-medical-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-need-help-to-overcome-a-medical-problem/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:14:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305993 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-need-help-to-overcome-a-medical-problem/feed/ 0 A statement from NDP MP Romeo Saganash about the incident on board an Air... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-regret-what-happened-and-it-wont-happen-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-regret-what-happened-and-it-wont-happen-again/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:32:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305953 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-regret-what-happened-and-it-wont-happen-again/feed/ 0 The CBC reports that NDP MP Romeo Saganash was removed from an Air Canada... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/good-news-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/good-news-10/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:07:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/good-news-10/feed/ 0 This week: Cuban travels, a bump for Quebec separatism, and an Ocean's 11-esque heist in Holland http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/air-canada-to-expand-u-s-routes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/air-canada-to-expand-u-s-routes/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:46:04 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298575 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/air-canada-to-expand-u-s-routes/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – Air Canada said Monday it will expand its relationship with non-unionized Sky... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/cabin-pressure/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/cabin-pressure/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:04:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295277 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/cabin-pressure/feed/ 0 Many carriers now charge for every piece of luggage, including carry-ons http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/communities-across-canada-vie-for-westjet-regional-service/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/communities-across-canada-vie-for-westjet-regional-service/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:09:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273586 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/communities-across-canada-vie-for-westjet-regional-service/feed/ 0 The carrier is adding more planes, and regional routes, to its successful schedule http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/a-slow-descent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/a-slow-descent/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:42:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253123 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/a-slow-descent/feed/ 0 It is the country’s biggest and most dysfunctional airline, at war with its unions, losing money and protected by Ottawa. There may be only one way out. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/when-only-a-sledgehammer-will-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/when-only-a-sledgehammer-will-do/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:59:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248860 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/when-only-a-sledgehammer-will-do/feed/ 0 The minister is surprisingly fond of legislative sledgehammers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-commons-toms-first-day-at-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-commons-toms-first-day-at-school/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:19:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-commons-toms-first-day-at-school/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair rose and so did the entirety of his caucus, his colleagues sounding his arrival with a great 'Woooo!' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/back-to-work-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/back-to-work-again/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:00:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245381 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/back-to-work-again/feed/ 0 Labour Minister Lisa Raitt says the Conservatives will introduce back-to-work legislation to prevent a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/the-scrum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/the-scrum/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:21:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245138 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/the-scrum/feed/ 0 Kevin Newman, Craig Oliver, Dan Gardner, Gloria Galloway and yours truly discuss Air Canada,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/why-its-okay-to-intervene-in-air-canadas-labour-dispute/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/why-its-okay-to-intervene-in-air-canadas-labour-dispute/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:03:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245063 Reporter:... Prime]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/why-its-okay-to-intervene-in-air-canadas-labour-dispute/feed/ 0 An exchange from the Prime Minister’s media availability in Toronto this afternoon. Reporter:... Prime http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/raitt-blocks-march-break-work-stoppages-at-air-canada-cites-fragile-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/raitt-blocks-march-break-work-stoppages-at-air-canada-cites-fragile-economy/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:47:56 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244926 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/raitt-blocks-march-break-work-stoppages-at-air-canada-cites-fragile-economy/feed/ 0 For the second time in less than a year, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/from-the-magazine-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/from-the-magazine-10/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:38:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221161 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/from-the-magazine-10/feed/ 2 From this week’s print edition, a thousand words on the new majority government, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/harper-versus-the-unions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/harper-versus-the-unions/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/harper-versus-the-unions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/harper-versus-the-unions/feed/ 57 The differences between the new opposition and the new majority government are in stark relief on labour http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/ndp-accuses-raitt-of-conflict-of-interest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/ndp-accuses-raitt-of-conflict-of-interest/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:58:02 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220235 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/ndp-accuses-raitt-of-conflict-of-interest/feed/ 19 Official opposition claims labour minister received perks from Air Canada CEO http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/a-strong-mandate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/a-strong-mandate/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:45:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/a-strong-mandate/feed/ 9 Lisa Raitt explains her decision to refer Air Canada’s dispute with its flight attendants... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/cupe-suspends-strike-at-air-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/cupe-suspends-strike-at-air-canada/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:45:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219786 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/cupe-suspends-strike-at-air-canada/feed/ 6 Strike 'rendered illegal' by federal government: union http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/strike-still-looming-over-air-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/strike-still-looming-over-air-canada/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:00:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/strike-still-looming-over-air-canada/feed/ 0 Federal government's efforts to block job action has no effect, union says http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/air-canada-braces-for-strike-by-flight-attendants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/air-canada-braces-for-strike-by-flight-attendants/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:26:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219557 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/air-canada-braces-for-strike-by-flight-attendants/feed/ 3 Employees reject the airline's latest contract offer http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/the-harper-government-versus-organized-labour/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/the-harper-government-versus-organized-labour/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:36:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/the-harper-government-versus-organized-labour/feed/ 37 The government once again threatens back-to-work legislation and this time the Labour Minister muses... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/they-got-the-jets%e2%80%94then-lost-the-pilots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/they-got-the-jets%e2%80%94then-lost-the-pilots/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:30:06 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/they-got-the-jets%e2%80%94then-lost-the-pilots/feed/ 5 Air Canada stops sending its pilots into downtown Winnipeg "due to safety concerns" http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/ahead-of-the-competition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/ahead-of-the-competition/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:10:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/ahead-of-the-competition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/ahead-of-the-competition/feed/ 1 Melanie Aitken has taken on everyone from the real estate industry, to credit card companies, to airlines http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/how-to-nearly-end-up-in-guantanamo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/how-to-nearly-end-up-in-guantanamo/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/how-to-nearly-end-up-in-guantanamo/feed/ 0 Paul Koring obtains new documents related to the case of Abousfian Abdelrazik. Margin notes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/tories-prep-back-to-work-bill-as-air-canada-talks-falter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/tories-prep-back-to-work-bill-as-air-canada-talks-falter/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:06:26 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216241 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/tories-prep-back-to-work-bill-as-air-canada-talks-falter/feed/ 10 Flight attendants could would walk off the job this week, be forced back soon after http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/the-right-to-strike/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/the-right-to-strike/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:55:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216234 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/the-right-to-strike/feed/ 43 Labour Minister Lisa Raitt is promising back-to-work legislation if Air Canada and the union... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/good-news-bad-news-september-1-8-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/good-news-bad-news-september-1-8-2011/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:30:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213608 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/good-news-bad-news-september-1-8-2011/feed/ 0 A Syrian official resigns in protest, the UN warns hundreds of thousands could die because of famine in Somalia http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/epiphany-in-air-canada-seat-23d/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/epiphany-in-air-canada-seat-23d/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:00:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/epiphany-in-air-canada-seat-23d/feed/ 3 You'd think, given the prices, "Book of Mormon" audiences would be more finicky http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/27/air-canadas-biggest-mistake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/27/air-canadas-biggest-mistake/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:30:23 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205626 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/27/air-canadas-biggest-mistake/feed/ 72 The Ottawa resident who won against the airline in federal court explains what really set him off http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/so-what-did-i-miss/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/so-what-did-i-miss/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:13:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=206563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/so-what-did-i-miss/feed/ 52 The crime rate is at its lowest since 1973, but prison spending is set... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/air-canada-strike-begins-after-talks-fail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/air-canada-strike-begins-after-talks-fail/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:22:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/air-canada-strike-begins-after-talks-fail/feed/ 0 Delays reported as union asks other workers not to cross picket lines http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/25/the-cheap-seats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/25/the-cheap-seats/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:00:14 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/25/the-cheap-seats/feed/ 13 Can it learn from past mistakes? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/fightin-words/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/fightin-words/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:40:19 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/fightin-words/feed/ 0 Newsmakers Feuds http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/flying-into-trouble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/flying-into-trouble/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/flying-into-trouble/feed/ 62 The inside story of Canada’s fight with the United Arab Emirates and how it went so wrong http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/the-aviator-antagonist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/the-aviator-antagonist/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:43:25 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142516 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/the-aviator-antagonist/feed/ 0 How Robert Deluce took over a Toronto airport, launched Porter Airlines and screwed over Air Canada