http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/2013/02/26/will-air-canadas-pension-relief-hurt-competition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/will-air-canadas-pension-relief-hurt-competition/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:42:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354437 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/will-air-canadas-pension-relief-hurt-competition/feed/ 0 Ottawa will create an unlevel playing field if it grants Air Canada’s request for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/familys-vacation-goes-up-in-smoke-tour-operator-may-sue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/familys-vacation-goes-up-in-smoke-tour-operator-may-sue/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:31:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346568 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/familys-vacation-goes-up-in-smoke-tour-operator-may-sue/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – A Canadian tour operator says it’s considering suing a Cape Breton family... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/montreal-airport-screeners-reject-contract-offer-give-strike-mandate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/montreal-airport-screeners-reject-contract-offer-give-strike-mandate/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:49:25 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335011 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/montreal-airport-screeners-reject-contract-offer-give-strike-mandate/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – Security screeners at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport have given their union a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/u-s-reviewing-use-of-electronic-devices-during-takeoff-and-landing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/u-s-reviewing-use-of-electronic-devices-during-takeoff-and-landing/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:36:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286594 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/u-s-reviewing-use-of-electronic-devices-during-takeoff-and-landing/feed/ 0 It’s going to be a while before U.S. airline passengers can use iPads and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/air-uncomfortable/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/air-uncomfortable/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:10:01 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/air-uncomfortable/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/air-uncomfortable/feed/ 2 The company is loved, loathed and hugely successful in Europe http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/hurry-up-and-wait/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/hurry-up-and-wait/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:50:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/hurry-up-and-wait/feed/ 11 An astrophysicist, fed up with lineups at the boarding gate, crunches the numbers 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/2011/04/25/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/2010/12/29/vancouver-passengers-sat-on-new-york-tarmac-for-12-hours/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/29/vancouver-passengers-sat-on-new-york-tarmac-for-12-hours/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:26:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/29/vancouver-passengers-sat-on-new-york-tarmac-for-12-hours/feed/ 3 Flight arrived to find airport terminal practically shut down 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/2010/11/18/jet-set-on-the-cheap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/jet-set-on-the-cheap/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:40:37 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/jet-set-on-the-cheap/feed/ 1 A California company called JetSuite is offering use of charter jets for one-way, low-cost fares http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/self-service-flying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/self-service-flying/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:40:49 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142557 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/self-service-flying/feed/ 0 Airlines continue to push Internet check-in and smartphone boarding passes http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/this-weeks-travel-news-14/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/this-weeks-travel-news-14/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:57:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/this-weeks-travel-news-14/feed/ 0 There’s Gold In Them Islands: Caribbean Tourism Worth $12 Billion and Hotel Industry Recovery: As Rooms Fill http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/will-porter-lift-off/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/will-porter-lift-off/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:20:18 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=130434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/will-porter-lift-off/feed/ 5 Just because the city’s financial movers and shakers like travelling with Porter doesn’t necessarily mean they want to own shares in it http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/air-security-are-liquid-rules-evaporating/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/air-security-are-liquid-rules-evaporating/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 20:44:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=127223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/air-security-are-liquid-rules-evaporating/feed/ 0 Reports from the U.S. suggest strict rules on liquids in air travellers' baggage are no longer being enforced, despite no official change in policy. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/the-end-of-on-hold/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/the-end-of-on-hold/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 14:36:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=125698 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/the-end-of-on-hold/feed/ 1 New Airline Systems Call You Back http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/he-didnt-pull-a-helena-apparently/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/he-didnt-pull-a-helena-apparently/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:46:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116587 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/he-didnt-pull-a-helena-apparently/feed/ 53 Jean-Pierre Blackburn has it out with airport security over a bottle of tequila http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/an-economy-under-the-weather/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/an-economy-under-the-weather/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00:13 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114878 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/an-economy-under-the-weather/feed/ 1 Snowstorms blasted the U.S. and took a bite out of the economy, too http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/concordia-floaties-are-welcomed-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/concordia-floaties-are-welcomed-home/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:21:13 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110372 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/concordia-floaties-are-welcomed-home/feed/ 5 Shipwrecked students survived on rainwater—and Disney songs http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/16/the-brewing-fight-for-pet-free-flights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/16/the-brewing-fight-for-pet-free-flights/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:20:37 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=69567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/16/the-brewing-fight-for-pet-free-flights/feed/ 15 Allergic to Fluffy? You can re-book—at your expense. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/19/pets-on-a-plane/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/19/pets-on-a-plane/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:56:29 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=65792 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/19/pets-on-a-plane/feed/ 145 Air Canada's new pets on a plane policy is bound to pit passengers against one another http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/16/ideas-men/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/16/ideas-men/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:45:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=64758 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/16/ideas-men/feed/ 0 The Mark has taken lately to publishing short essays by MPs who have ideas... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/24/flying-is-hell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/24/flying-is-hell/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:12:26 +0000 Steve Maich http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=3601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/24/flying-is-hell/feed/ 0 No this is not a post about how my 9:00 pm flight out of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/airline-service-how-low-can-it-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/airline-service-how-low-can-it-go/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:33:32 +0000 Jason Kirby http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/airline-service-how-low-can-it-go/feed/ 0 A recent study by J.D. Power found airline customer satisfaction is at a three... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/28/canada%e2%80%94stagflating-towards-the-poorhouse-since-2008/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/28/canada%e2%80%94stagflating-towards-the-poorhouse-since-2008/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:58:23 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=455 WEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: Doug Saunders on “re-Talibanization”; Scott Taylor on Rick Hillier’s successor; ...James]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/28/canada%e2%80%94stagflating-towards-the-poorhouse-since-2008/feed/ 0 WEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: Doug Saunders on “re-Talibanization”; Scott Taylor on Rick Hillier’s successor; ...James