MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO – itravel2000 has come out supporting Westjet and the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies’ (ACTA) in their call for greater transparency in taxes and fees that are being charged for vacation packages. Tour operators inflated taxes as a scheme to advertise low base prices. (more…)

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC – Pratt & Whitney Canada has received Transport Canada type certification for its new PW535E engine selected to power the Embraer Phenom 300 light business jet. Pratt & Whitney Canada is a United Technologies Corp. company. (more…)

Calgary, Alberta – SAIT Polytechnic announced today that it has received a corporate jet valued at $8 million from Imperial Oil. The Bombardier Challenger 601-3A was presented to SAIT for use in its School of Transportation’s aircraft maintenance, avionics and structures programs. (more…)

St. Louis, MO – Adam Dylan Leon was sentenced to 24 months in prison on federal charges of interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, importation of a stolen aircraft and illegal entry, for flying a stolen Cessna 172 aircraft into the United States from Canada, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced (more…)

AMBERLEY, Queensland – Boeing today delivered F-111 A08-135 to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at a ceremony at RAAF Base Amberley. The jet is the 28th and final F-111 serviced by Boeing under the Deeper Maintenance program. (more…)

CALGARY – WestJet today announced third quarter results for 2009. The airline reported net earnings of $31.4 million or 24 cents per diluted share; this compared to the third quarter of 2008 net earnings of $57.9 million or 45 cents per diluted share. (more…)

Following recent successful development testing, “Brake-To-Vacate” (BTV) and “Runway Overrun Warning and Prevention” (ROW/ROP) have both been approved and certified for the Airbus A380 by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). (more…)

DALLAS – Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce that its Pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA), voted to ratify the tentative, five-year contract both parties reached last month. (more…)

WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Airports Authority is honoured to be recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top 25 employers for 2010.

“WAA has evolved a culture of commitment to leadership. Leaders and innovators are found throughout the Winnipeg Airports Authority team through a deliberate approach to empower employees to make decisions at all levels of the organization,” said Barry Rempel, President & CEO of Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc. (more…)