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| FLash | Air Jamaica: Government nearing deal to increase stake of troubled carrier
Jamaica's government is nearing an agreement to almost double its stake in Air Jamaica to ease the troubled carrier's mounting debt and help it continue flying, the airline said Wednesday. The plan will see the government increase its stake in the former state-run airline from 25% to 45% in exchange for wiping out some $110 million US in taxes and fees the company owes, an airline spokesperson said. |
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| ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. and Air Canada Announce Senior Management Appointments |
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ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. and Air Canada today announced the following senior executive appointments, effective immediately. Sydney Isaacs, is named to the position of Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, ACE Aviation Holdings Inc., David J. Shapiro moves to the position of Vice President and General Counsel, Air Canada, Johanne Drapeau, is appointed Corporate Secretary, ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. and Air Canada, and Jack McLean, is appointed Controller, ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. and Air Canada.
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| President of Silk Holidays: Canadian Winner of the 5th Annual Friends of Thailand Award |
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 The Tourism Authority of Thailand is pleased to announce that Mr. Paulus Ng, President of Silk Holidays in Vancouver, has been selected as the Canadian Winner of the 5th Annual Friends of Thailand Award, in the category of 'Tour Operator for 2004.' This award recognizes tour operators who have greatly contributed to the development of Thailand's tourism industry. |
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| January Travel Deals at Last Minute Prices? |
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Unheard of discounts are being applied to package holidays for departures in January at savings of up to 70% off. Due to a higher than average capacity of packages available for the coming winter season and a bit of uncertainty after the hurricanes that hit the south in August and September, tour operators are discounting package holidays and flights for the month of January at prices never before seen, even though destinations have rebounded from the hurricanes and are ready to accept Canadians in from the cold.
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| Ontario Municipal Board final decision allows $500 million Trump Toronto project to soar to 70 stories |
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The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) granted their final decision and allowed Talon International Development Inc., developer of the Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto, permission to proceed with the development and increase the tower height by two additional floors. Canada's tallest luxury mixed-use residential and hotel condominium will now soar 70 stories above Bay and Adelaide Streets.
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| Historic Joint statement Pledging to Cooperate signed by Israeli and Palestinian Tourism Ministers |
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 At a joint press conference in Jerusalem, Israeli Minister of Tourism Gideon Ezra and Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Mitri Abu Aita signed an historic joint statement pledging to cooperate to promote tourism to the area. This was the first such meeting between the two ministers in four years.
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| FLash | Bombardier client exercises option to buy 10 more CRJ regional jets
Bombardier said Wednesday that Northwest Airlines has exercised options for 10 regional jets. The aircraft maker said the deal for the Bombardier CRJ200 series increases the number of firm orders from Northwest Airlines to 139 Bombardier CRJ aircraft, of which 109 had been delivered as of Sept. 30. ``We are delighted that Northwest Airlines is expanding the deployment of the Bombardier CRJ within its Airlink route system,'' said Steven Ridolfi, president, Bombardier Regional Aircraft. |
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| FLash | United Airlines proposes ways pilots' union can cut another US$191.1 million
United Airlines asked a bankruptcy court to terminate its union contracts if the carrier can't get an additional $725 million US in cost savings from employees by mid-January. America's No. 2 airline says it needs the additional labour concessions and the ability to drop traditional pensions to secure financing and get out of bankruptcy. The cuts would come atop the $2.5 billion United employees have already made in annual labour concessions. In its court filing, the company said it ``is committed to attempting to negotiate agreements with its unions on the required savings, but its urgent financial needs compel the company to file this motion in case consensual resolutions cannot be reached.'' |
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| FLash | Singapore airport tests combined check in and immigration system
Singapore's Changi Airport is testing a combined airline check-in and immigration system in what aviation authorities in the city-state said is a world first that will save passengers time and hassle. Dubbed Fully Automated Seamless Travel, or Fast, the high-tech system aims to clear travellers to fly in less than 2 minutes by combining the current separate check-in and immigration procedures into one. Users of the new system will carry microchip cards containing facial features and fingerprint details for identification, as well as their ordinary passports, a joint statement from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Singapore Airlines said. Once travellers' identities have been electronically verified, a touch-screen monitor will enable them to check in, select seats, collect boarding passes and clear immigration in one go, the statement said. |
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