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| Air Canada WestJet lawsuit takes twist as Jetsgo asks for documents |
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The legal battle between Air Canada and WestJet Airlines over alleged corporate espionage  took a twist Tuesday as discount airline Jetsgo asked for documents relating to its operations that were found during the investigation. In a letter to Air Canada president Robert Milton, Jetsgo asked the airline for copies of the documents it says Air Canada digitally reconstructed from shredded material found in the trash outside the home of former WestJet executive Mark Hill.
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| Unions assail Alitalia plan to cut 5,000 jobs but will keep negotiating |
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Union leaders slammed Alitalia's plan to cut 5,000 jobs in restructuring efforts aimed at averting collapse, but said Tuesday they will keep negotiating and urged the government to step in. The state-owned airline's plan to shed almost a quarter of its 22,000 employees has angered its workers, who blame management for the state of the airline's finances. Alitalia says it has only enough liquidity to pay salaries until the end of this month.
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| Travel industry appears on the mend as airlines report increased traffic |
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Canada's two largest airlines reported strong increases in traffic in August as the travel industry appeared to be on the mend after getting hammered last year with the outbreak of SARS and fears of terrorism. Air Canada, which is planning to emerge from court protection from creditors at the end of the month, said Tuesday its fleet was flying fuller than ever in August. The Montreal-based airline's load factor, the proportion of seats filled, rose to 83.2 per cent in August, up from 80.6 per cent a year ago and the highest on record for any month for Air Canada.
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| Cruising a coast of many colours |
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Each autumn, the St. Lawrence River becomes a freeway for some of the world's largest and most luxurious cruise ships. From mid-September to the end of October, the seasonal attraction is the  display of fall colours along the shoreline. Most of the cruise ship passengers are Americans, sailing from New York or Boston and back, stopping in Atlantic Canada and the St. Lawrence ports of Quebec City and Montreal.
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| FLash | US Airways shares fall after pilots union declines to send offer to members
US Airways Group Inc.'s shares tumbled nearly nine per cent in early trading Tuesday after union leaders representing US Airways pilots refused to send a management contract proposal to members for possible ratification. US Airways has warned that a bankruptcy filing could be imminent in the coming weeks if it can't cut new labour deals with its unions. The Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association met off and on over the Labour Day weekend to discuss its options. |
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