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Canada Jetlines advances licensing process

By on October 24, 2018 in Canada Jetlines

In preparation for its first flight in 2019, Canada Jetlines, has cleared its first hurdle by successfully submitting operations manuals to Transport Canada to receive its Air Operator Certificate. Headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., Canada Jetlines is a new ultra-low-cost carrier that plans to operate flights across Canada and non-stop service to the U.S., Mexico and […]

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Cathay Pacific, Boeing donate world’s first 777 to aviation museum

By on October 24, 2018 in Boeing, Cathay

Cathay Pacific and Boeing have donated the first-ever Boeing 777 airplane to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona, one of the world’s largest facilities devoted to celebrating aerospace. The iconic 777-200 airplane (line number WA001 and registered B-HNL) flew from Cathay Pacific’s home airport in Hong Kong to Tucson, Arizona last month. The […]

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JAL celebrates 50 years of service to Vancouver

By on October 24, 2018 in Japan Air Lines

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Japan Airlines (JAL) celebrated 50 years of service between Vancouver and Tokyo in September 2018. The occasion was commemorated with a special ceremony to mark this unique and important connection between Canada and Japan. With YVR’s president and CEO Craig Richmond and JAL senior vice president of the Americas Kiyoto […]

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Iskwew Air, Canada’s first Indigenous, woman-owned airline

By on October 24, 2018 in Iskwew Air

On September 21, 2018, YVR welcomed Iskwew Air (pronounced “Iss-Kway-yo”) Canada’s first Indigenous, woman-owned airline. Iskwew—the Cree word for woman—celebrates the reclamation of womanhood, matriarchal leadership and language. The welcome event, which took place at YVR’s South Terminal, featured a blessing from elders of Musqueam Indian Band, on whose territory YVR resides, along with comments […]

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YVR’s 2037 Master Plan has arrived

By on October 24, 2018 in Vancouver Airport Authority, YVR Community

Upgraded bridges and roads on Sea Island, new taxiways to improve aircraft movement and one of the largest GeoExchange energy systems in Canada are just some of the exciting enhancements outlined in the YVR 2037 Master Plan. Approved by the federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau earlier this year, the Master Plan will guide land use […]

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