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| FLash | Germany's Lufthansa seals pay deal with pilots
German airline Lufthansa AG has reached a pay deal with its pilots that will see wages frozen until the end of March 2006. The deal for Lufthansa's roughly 4,400 pilots was reached over the weekend and will result in "clear cost savings" for the company, the carrier said. Lufthansa said the deal also will increase by two hours per month the time that pilots can fly before being paid overtime rates. Chief Lufthansa negotiator Stefan Lauer described the agreement as "a milestone in concerted action to ensure competitive personnel costs." |
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| CANPASS technology eases Customs waits |
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The Canadian Border Services Agency is rolling out a technology that promises to ease the burden of customs clearance for low-risk frequent flyers. The CANPASS-Air program uses iris scans to verify the identities of people who enroll in the voluntary program and pass background checks. While the current enrolment of 5,000 travelers is growing at only 250 per week currently, the Agency expects participation to swell to 200,000 in the next 5 years as the technology is deployed at more airports and the benefits of the program become more widely understood.
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| Transport Minister Releases Report On Screener Uniforms |
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| Jean-C. Lapierre | Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre today announced he has received the report he requested from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) concerning the loss or misplacement of uniform items used by screeners at Canadian airports. “After reviewing the report with my officials, I am satisfied that all necessary actions on this issue are being taken to maintain an appropriate level of security at Canadian airports,” said Mr. Lapierre. “I am making this report public.”
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| Jean-Marc Eustache | JEAN-MARC EUSTACHE CHOSEN “CEO OF THE YEAR” BY LA PRESSE READERS
Transat A.T. Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Marc Eustache has been chosen “CEO of the Year” by readers of the business section of the Montreal daily newspaper La Presse, following a survey conducted November 25 to December 1. The results of the survey were published in the newspaper’s business section today.
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| WestJet Named in Canada’s Top 100 Employers’ List |
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 WestJet announced that it was recently named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers lis. The list features an amazing group of employers, including the airline, that lead their industries in attracting and retaining employees. These companies and organizations offer extensive employee benefits, working conditions and on-the-job perks. Selected from thousands of companies and organizations from across Canada, this year's finalists include employers from every region of the country and every major industry.
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Air Canada Makes Finding Low Fares
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Air Canada has made it easier than ever to find the greatest choice of competitive low fares online. With the introduction of a powerful new booking engine at aircanada.com, consumers and travel agents can now see at a glance the lowest fares available over a period of several days  before and after their selected travel date. The new fare search tool, a first for a Canadian air carrier, uses leading edge technology to display up to seven days of fares at a time with a single click of a mouse, compared to older technologies used by other carriers that require more time and effort to repeat the search process for each travel date selected.
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| FLash | Northwest Airlines Joins the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council
U.S. based Northwest Airlines Inc., the 4th largest airline in the world, has officially joined the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) membership ranks. This new partnership stems from the mutual objective to operate with the best possible standards, certification and training materials available in the industry. Northwest is the first major airline outside Canada to become a full member of the Council. This significant milestone is clear evidence that the global community is recognizing and endorsing CAMC's systems of excellence. CAMC, which is an all stakeholder, not-for-profit organization, is responsible for the human resources strategy for aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing in Canada. |
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| FLash | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Appoints New Vice President Of Internal Audit
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today named Tony Macias vice president of Internal Audit. Mr. Macias will be responsible for auditing the operations and monitoring the financial integrity of the company, working in close coordination with its chief financial officer and the audit committee of its board of directors. Prior to joining Royal Caribbean, Macias served as director of Business Risk Services in the Miami office of Ernst & Young, LLP. In that position, he was responsible for managing a staff that assisted multinational companies with accounting, auditing, and operational issues, such as Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, including documentation, risk assessment, implementation of new controls, and corrective actions. Macias also served as the Central America controller for the Australian mining company WMC Inc. |
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| FLash | Typhoon like gusts hit eastern Japan, disrupt transport; 13 people hurt
Gale-force winds pounded eastern Japan early Sunday, knocking out power to homes, stirring coastal waves that caused a tanker ship to run aground and injuring at least 13 people. Tokyo and the surrounding cities were hit with gusts reaching 172 kilometres an hour in Chiba prefecture, just east of the capital, according to the Meteorological Agency. At Tokyo's Haneda Airport, at least 50 flights were cancelled early Sunday and dozens of other flights were delayed. High-speed bullet train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area were temporarily suspended, and local train lines were halted by fallen trees and landslides, officials said. |
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