It may not be hot off the assembly line or a next-gen aircraft like some of the more recent first-ever aircraft to land at YVR, but the Boeing 717 with its fascinating history will start making weekly flights between Vancouver and Los Angeles every Saturday starting this summer. This will make it the first this time this rare bird will make […]
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New Air Canada daily service to Dallas, Texas
The inaugural flight of Air Canada’s new route between YVR and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) began on February 5, 2017. The nonstop year-round service will arrive at YVR daily and is timed strategically to connect DFW travellers to Air Canada’s Asian flights out of YVR. “This signals the growing trend of airlines taking […]

Central Mountain ceasing Comox-Vancouver flights
Effective February 22, 2017, Central Mountain Air will discontinue daily between Vancouver and Comox. Cemtral Mountain Air currently serves the Comox Valley Airport with up to seven daily return flights Monday to Friday from Vancouver to Comox and up to three daily flights on weekends, using Beechcraft 1900D aircraft. The decision to ground the flights […]

Celebrating 40 years of service to the Yukon
Air North, also known as Yukon’s Airline, celebrated 40 years of service on February 1, 2017. Founded in 1977 by Joe Sparling and Tom Wood as Air North Charter and Training, the original intent was to offer charters around the Yukon to the mining industry and flight training services. However, it didn’t take long for […]

Year of the Rooster brought Cathay Pacific fare deals
Updated Feb. 7 In the Chinese astrological calendar January 28, 2017, ushered in the Year of the Rooster. In celebration, Cathay Pacific offered savings up to 19 per cent off Economy Class fares and up to 22 per cent off Premium Economy Class fares to select cities in Asia, China, and South Pacific, including Auckland […]