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| FLash | Los Angeles airport security increased to guard against missiles
Counterterrorism officials are beefing up security at Los Angeles International Airport to protect jetliners from terrorists armed with shoulder-launched missiles. There is no immediate threat to aircraft, according to authorities, who said they were prompted to step up security because of recent overseas strikes against airliners, coupled with the availability of such weapons on the black market. |
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| WestJet files $30 million lawsuit against Air Canada and three top executives |
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 WestJet Airlines filed a $30-million lawsuit Wednesday against Air Canada and three top executives, including chief executive Robert Milton, alleging  the airline has abused the court system with its lawsuit over accusations of corporate espionage. The Calgary-based discount airline accused Air Canada of using ``illegal means to interfere with WestJet's business.'' ``Competition is one thing, but the use of litigation as a stalking horse to advance other avenues of attack, for the purpose of eliminating a competitor is another,'' WestJet said in a statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court. ``The Air Canada action is brought for no other purpose than the destruction of WestJet as a competitor.''
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| Ace Aviation Holdings Inc. and Air Canada Announce Senior Management Appointments |
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Robert Milton, Chairman, President and CEO of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACE) today announced the following senior executive appointments, effective immediately. Montie R. Brewer is appointed President and CEO of ACE's mainline carrier, operating as Air Canada. Mr. Milton will remain Chairman of Air Canada in addition to his responsibilities at ACE.
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| Canadians ''unnecessarily'' cancelling holidays to Dominican, experts say |
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About 200 Canadians have ''unnecessarily'' cancelled vacations to the Dominican Republic because of unfounded fears over a recent malaria outbreak, medical experts said Wednesday. Dr. Barbara Mederski, a tropical disease specialist at Toronto's North York General Hospital, joined Dominican medical experts in a videoconference to reassure Canadians that the mosquito-borne disease has been contained on the Caribbean island nation of almost nine million people.
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| Georgian Triangle Tourist Association and Blue Mountain Welcome Winter |
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There's no snow outside your door but winter has arrived with a vengeance in the Georgian Triangle as Blue Mountain's 13 lifts started whisking skiers and snowboarders to the top of Blue today for their first runs of the season. Ontario's winter playground, just 90 minutes northwest of Toronto, is open for business offering the best skiing and snowboarding in the province; a perfect getaway for winter adventure, fun, relaxation and romance.
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| 2003 was a gloomy year for the Canadian tourism industry, says StatsCan |
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The year 2003 was one of the worst for the Canadian tourism industry, says Statistics Canada. Campgrounds, outfitters, cottages and bed and breakfasts suffered a decline in operating revenues in part because of hurricanes in the Atlantic region, summer heat waves in Central Canada and forest fires in the North. ``Ontario was faced with a power outage in August 2003 and hotels and motels in Toronto were hard hit due to SARS,'' the agency said Wednesday. ``Forest fires throughout the summer in British Columbia hurt tourism.''
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| FLash | Closing hours at Artistours
Please be advised that on Thursday, December 16, Artistours’ offices will exceptionally be closing at 5:30 p.m. |
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| FLash | SideStep Announces Partnership With WestJet
SideStep, Inc., the traveller's search engine, today announced a marketing partnership with WestJet, Canada's leading low fare carrier. Through this partnership, SideStep will drive consumers directly to WestJet's Web site to book their travel. SideStep will exchange product, pricing and availability information with the WestJet site via SideStepTotalConnect. With TotalConnect, SideStep can efficiently communicate with a partner's site using the travel provider's preferred protocol -- XML, SOAP, HTTP, CORBA or even EDI. TotalConnect's power and flexibility enable new partners to begin working with SideStep immediately -- without making any technical changes. |
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| FLash | U.S. regulators to allow high speed wireless web access on commercial jetliners
American regulators voted Wednesday to give airline passengers high-speed Internet connections while they fly. The unanimous vote by the Federal Communications Commission means air travellers could be surfing the web by 2006 on flights in the United States. The FCC also voted to solicit comments from the public about ending the ban on in-flight use of cell phones. Among the issues to consider are whether passengers want to be surrounded by cell phone conversations. ``The ability to communicate is a vital one, but good cell phone etiquette is also essential,'' Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said. |
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| FLash | Brazil's government planning takeover of flagship Varig airline
Brazil's government plans to take over Varig, the country's flagship airline, to keep its planes flying during a restructuring process to pay down the carrier's massive debt, the head of the government's airline regulatory agency said. The plan ``in practice will be an intervention, even if that's not the technical name used,'' federal airport authority president said. |
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