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| FLash | Northwest pilots approve 15% pay cut
Northwest Airlines pilots overwhelmingly approved a new contract that gives them a 15% annual pay cut for the next 2 years and allows the company's regional affiliates to carry more passengers. The agreement would let Northwest Airlines Corp. increase revenue by adding new regional jets and increase the number of seats in existing small jets. Of the 4,129 pilots who voted, 89% favoured the agreement and 11% were opposed, the pilots' union announced. |
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| Sunquest Winter Schedule: Feature Interview with Jill Wykes |
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Sunquest has launched its largest-ever program from gateways across Canada, and despite early disruptions by hurricanes, everything is on track, according to Jill Wykes, VP Sales & Communications: “We came out of it better than some other tour operators because most of our properties were not damaged, and where there was damage, we still had several other hotels where we could operate the programs.”
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| News from CSTAR: Annual General Meeting and other topics |
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CSTAR will hold its 2004 Annual General Meeting at the Park Plaza Hotel at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Wednesday, 01 December 2004 from 1:30PM until 4:30PM. All CSTAR members and former APAV members are invited to attend. Topics to be discussed include: Official Business, Update on CSTAR Québec, 2005 Membership Requirements and Campaign, CSTAR Legal and Regulatory Initiatives, Consumer Protection, 2005 Strategic Plan, Genesis Canada Launch, and 2005 Benefits Plan.
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| Air Transat offered $12,500 to each passenger in 2001 near disaster |
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 Air Transat, facing a string of lawsuits over a near-disaster in the mid-Atlantic in 2001, has offered $12,500 to each passenger on Flight 236, says a class-action lawyer. Glenn Grenier, whose Toronto firm is leading a court-approved lawsuit following the hard landing in the Azores, says at least 90 of the 293 passengers have accepted the deal. But the aviation-law specialist said passengers who take the package risk losing out on their cut of a $70 million class-action suit led by his firm.
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| Celebrity Cruises Launches Innovative Rewards Card |
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Celebrity Cruises has joined with MBNA America Bank to create a comprehensive rewards credit card offering both cruise and non-cruise vacation benefits, including travel, merchandise and cash rewards. According to Celebrity, the Celebrity RewardsSM WorldPoints Visa( credit card is designed for people seeking ways to balance their work and leisure time.
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| Air Canada Vacations Sets Sail with New Cruises Brochure! |
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 Air Canada Vacations’ new Cruises brochure is now available featuring 64 colourful pages of best-value cruise packages aboard six major cruise lines sailing throughout Alaska, Canada, the Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe, Mexico and U.S.A. – starting as low as $679. The brochure is available in two editions: one National and one Montreal version (French only).
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| FLash | Passport passes muster for passport applications
In a shocking display of bureaucratic common sense, Canada's Passport Office has decided it will accept Canadian passports as identification in applications for new passports. ``As of Nov. 1, 2004, a previously issued Canadian passport that is either still valid or submitted up to one year after its expiry date will be accepted as supporting identification,'' the office proclaimed on Nov. 2. It still insists on an original provincial birth certificate or certificate of Canadian citizenship as essential proof of Canadian citizenship. Applicants must also submit supporting identification, which until now typically meant a driver's licence or Old Age Security card. Henceforth, a passport will also be accepted. ``The Passport Office is committed to ensuring the safety and security of the Canadian passport, while providing efficient and timely services to its clients,'' stated Doreen Steidle, recently appointed chief executive officer of the office. ``The addition of a previous passport as acceptable supporting documentation will ease the application process for many Canadians.'' |
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| FLash | Air Canada passenger traffic in October up 7.7 per cent from year earlier
Air Canada reported higher traffic and more efficient aircraft loads in October, the airline's first month since emerging from bankruptcy protection. The carrier said Thursday it flew 7.7 per cent more revenue passenger miles in October than the same month in 2003, a combination of passengers times miles flown. While capacity increased by 1.5 per cent _ a measure of available seats and miles flown _ the airline's aircraft were on average 77.7 per cent full, its best ever load factor for a month of October. A year ago it was 73.2 per cent. Load factors are one measure of an airline's efficiency. In the domestic market, capacity decreased by 8.3 per cent while traffic increased 1.7 per cent resulting in a domestic load factor of 80.1 per cent. The Montreal airline said the decrease in North American capacity reflected the elimination of the last of its Boeing 737 fleet, and redeployment of some aircraft to the Latin America market. |
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