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BCAC 2013 Silver Wings Awards

The British Columbia Aviation Council (BCAC) honoured and awarded the winners of the BCAC Aviation Awards for 2013 at the Silver Wings Gala held on October 30. Sponsored by Vancouver Airport Authority, more than 200 people came together from across the province to honour this year’s winners.   “This year is particularly significant for the aviation community […]

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National magazine names WestJet CEO one of Canada’s top new leaders

Canadian Business Magazine has named WestJet president and CEO Gregg Saretsky top new CEO, as part of its inaugural CEO of the Year awards. The award for new CEO of the year is given to the top chief executive officer in the role for less than five years, as judged by a prestigious panel of […]

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Visa process improvements cited as key to Canadian air transport policy

According to a recent report from the Conference Board of Canada, streamlined visa processes to make Canada friendlier to foreign visitors could lead to major benefits for the Canadian air transportation industry and the broader economy. This recommendation is one of several outlined in the report entitled “Growing Canada’s Economy: A New National Air Transportation […]

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JAL and Airbus sign first-ever order

For more than half a century, Boeing has been the top provider of commercial aircraft to Japanese airlines, with Japan being one of the largest single-country international markets in dollar value for Boeing. Over the past 50 years, Japanese carriers ordered approximately 900 Boeing jetliners and Japan Airlines (JAL) has purchased more Boeing 747 aircraft […]

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Airbus A350XWB, A380 and A330 in formation

Airbus’ next-generation A350XWB joined the A330 and A380 in the sky as the company’s modern widebody family flew together for the first time from Toulouse, France on September 19, 2013, before continuing on separate flight test missions. Across all its aircraft families, both widebody and single-aisle, Airbus’ design approach ensures that the aircraft share the […]

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