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| FLash | Caribbean beaches and marinas awarded Blue Flag International certification
A prestigious international symbol of environmental management and safety standards will be displayed in the Caribbean for the first time beginning in November. The Blue Flag International Jury has approved the launch of the first official Blue Flag Campaign season in the Caribbean at nine beaches and three marinas. The Blue Flag campaign is a voluntary certification scheme for beaches and marinas that adhere to key criteria for water quality, environmental education, environmental management and safety and services. |
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| CanJet introduces St. John's-Toronto non-stop service |
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CanJet, Canada's Low-Fare Airline, will introduce non-stop jet service between St. John's and Toronto on Monday, November 29th. "Our very valued customers and travel industry partners in St. John's and throughout eastern Newfoundland have been requesting a non-stop flight to and from Toronto since the early days of CanJet," said Doug Newson, Director, Marketing & Sales Delivery, "and, with the addition of another Boeing 737-500 to our fleet very shortly, I am delighted that CanJet Airlines is able to accommodate their request. This initiative will enhance our presence in the market and strengthen our product at St. John's and Toronto."
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| Children's Miracle Network Celebrates 10-Year Association With Air Canada |
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Children's Miracle Network is proud to announce Air Canada's 10th anniversary of helping Canada's kids through a valuable program that transports children to and from the hospital for treatment. Air Canada's "Kid's Horizon" program benefits out-of-town patients of Children's Miracle Network children's hospitals who require intense treatments not currently available in their communities, by bringing them and their parents to the children's hospital for treatment and flying them home afterwards.
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| Industry Veteran Appointed at Great Canadian Vacations |
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Rolf Nielsen, Vice President of Corporate Services for itravel2000, Canada's largest independent travel company, today was appointed as Vice President of Business Development for Great Canadian Vacations. Mr. Nielsen will continue in his position as Vice President of Corporate Services for itravel2000 while managing this subsidiary company. Recently, Janice Ketchen was appointed as Director of Business Development for Great Canadian Vacations. Mr. Nielsen and Ms. Ketchen will work together to expand the nationwide product offerings on the Great Canadian Vacations website to feature Canada's best travel experiences.
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| Passengers getting on small planes may have to be weighed before boarding |
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Passengers getting on small planes may soon find themselves being asked to step on scales. The Transportation Safety Board is recommending to Transport Canada that the actual weight of passengers be used rather than a standard average weight when calculating a plane's load. Transport Canada is already asking airlines to assume that Canadians weigh more than they say when calculating plane loads. But it is unclear how airlines will gauge how much each passenger weighs. ``Whether they use a scale or whether they ask them to fill out a survey, that's up to them,'' TSB spokesman Denis Rivard said Thursday.
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| See the World this Winter with Netair |
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Winter is just around the corner and it’s time to get away – with Netair’s winter lineup all ready for reservations, the timing is perfect! Call today and book that special winter trip – from the prestigious, historic monuments in Europe to the lush green rice fields of Asia. Reservations are now being accepted to Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia-New Zealand and South America. Book now for travel this winter between November 1 and April 30/05.
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| FLash | Beefed up air patrols begin along U.S. Canadian border from Maine to Ontario
Beefed up air patrols designed to intercept terrorists, drug smugglers and illegal aliens attempting to enter the northeastern United States was being launched from a base newly commissioned on Friday. The new Air and Marine Operations facility at a former air force base in the northeast corner of New York is one of five that will be responsible for tightening surveillance along the U.S.-Canadian border. The first facility opened in August in Bellingham, Wash. Others are tentatively planned for near Detroit; Grand Forks, N.D., and Great Falls, Mont. |
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| FLash | U.S. government wants debt payment plan from troubled airline
The Brazilian government will allow financially troubled airline Vasp to continue operating for at least another six months if the country's fourth-largest airline comes up with a debt payment plan by Friday, Defence Minister Jose Viegas said Thursday. Viegas, who as defence minister is responsible for the Air Force's Civil Aviation Department, told reporters that unless Vasp delivers the debt payment plan, the government will not renew the company's operating concession ``forcing it to stop flying.'' Vasp's existing license is scheduled to expire on Sunday. A Vasp spokeswoman declined to comment Thursday on the government's request. |
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| FLash | No “hard and fast” rules for who is put on U.S. no fly list: authorities
The U.S. government has no "hard and fast" rules for deciding who is put on the secret no-fly list of terror suspects barred from boarding airliners, the Transportation Security Administration said. The 301 pages of edited documents, filed in federal court in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union, also said the secret list grew from 16 names the day of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to 594 by mid-December 2001. The government did not reveal how many people are currently barred from flying or subject to extra screening because they are on watch lists. But for the first time, the government disclosed some information on the criteria it uses to update the no-fly list each day. One heavily blacked-out document said being put on a list is guided by two "primary" principles: one is whether various intelligence agencies view an individual as a "potential threat to U.S. civil aviation." |
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