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Competition Bureau gets court order demanding information from Air Canada, WestJet
The Competition Bureau says it has obtained a pair of court orders requiring Air Canada and WestJet to hand over information for the watchdog's market study into airline competition. An Air Canada flight taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Government, airlines must pay for consumer advocates in complaints process
Ken Rubin
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Business Brief: Why we don’t have airline options
An Air Canada flight takes off yesterday from Vancouver International Airport.
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Airport lounge access, travel companions and insurance: why some credit card benefits are not worth the hype
Barry Choi
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WestJet says flight cancellations post-hailstorm to continue for ‘foreseeable future’
An aviation expert says airfares may rise in the immediate aftermath of a hailstorm that tore through Calgary on Tuesday evening, damaging WestJet planes. Travellers manoeuvre around buckets catching leaks as repairs are underway at the Calgary International Airport after parts of its domestic terminal building were closed late Monday due to damage caused by hail and heavy rainfall, in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Morning Update: The end of small-city air travel
The tail of an Air Canada plane is seen at Pearson Airport in Toronto, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Air Canada will report its second-quarter financial results on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Airfares could rise after Calgary hailstorm forces WestJet to cancel flights, experts say
An aviation expert says airfares may rise in the immediate aftermath of a hailstorm that tore through Calgary on Monday evening, damaging WestJet planes. Travellers manoeuvre around buckets catching leaks as repairs are underway at the Calgary International Airport after parts of its domestic terminal building were closed late Monday due to damage caused by hail and heavy rainfall, in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Lawsuit against WestJet challenges airline reimbursement caps and exclusions
Passengers are seen in the WestJet check-in area at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto, Saturday, June 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov”
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WestJet says 10 per cent of fleet grounded after Calgary pummelled by hail
Passengers line-up to pass through security as repairs are underway at the Calgary International Airport after parts of its domestic terminal building were closed late Monday due to damage caused by hail and heavy rainfall in Calgary on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. WestJet says 16 of its planes have been grounded after a massive hailstorm hit Calgary earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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WestJet partners with Telus to give rewards members free satellite internet service
WestJet and Telus Corp. are partnering up to provide free internet service aboard flights for members of the airline's loyalty program starting this December. The sign on the front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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WestJet mechanics issue strike notice for possible job action Friday
FILE PHOTO: A WestJet Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airplane taxis along a runway at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Business Brief: Ferrari FTW?
CAPTION CORRECTS CAR NAME A door mirror of the new 'Ferrari F8 Tributo' is pictured during the press day at the '89th Geneva International Motor Show' in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 05, 2019. The 'Geneva International Motor Show' takes place in Switzerland from March 7 until March 17, 2019. Automakers are rolling out new electric and hybrid models at the show as they get ready to meet tougher emissions requirements in Europe - while not forgetting the profitable and popular SUVs and SUV-like crossovers. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)
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WestJet mechanics take strike off the table as two sides resume talks
FILE - A wesJet airplane takes off in Calgary, Alta., Jan. 21, 2021.Canadian airline WestJet has begun canceling some flights between Tuesday and Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in anticipation of a strike by aircraft maintenance technicians, saying it wants to avoid having passengers and planes stranded if there is a walkout. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
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WestJet cancels flights ahead of possible mechanics’ strike
WestJet mechanics say they are poised to walk off the job early as Thursday night after serving the airline with a 72-hour strike notice yesterday. Pilots taxi a WestJet Boeing 737-700 aircraft to the runway for departure from Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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WestJet cancels flights on expectations of maintenance workers’ strike
A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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WestJet mechanics hit airline with 72-hour strike notice
WestJet mechanics say they are poised to walk off the job early as Thursday night after serving the airline with a 72-hour strike notice yesterday. Pilots taxi a WestJet Boeing 737-700 aircraft to the runway for departure from Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Airline caterer Gate Gourmet reaches tentative deal with striking Pearson workers
A truck of the Gate Gourmet division of airline caterer Gategroup is seen at their facility at Zurich Airport in Kloten, Switzerland March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
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Artificial intelligence is changing how companies snoop on each other
Spy vs sly: new technologies are blurring the lines between illegal corporate espionage and legitimate competitive intelligence
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‘Junk fees’ or flexible flying? Passenger charges fuel profits – and travellers’ ire
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Ontario calls striking airline catering workers and Gate Gourmet back to bargaining table
<p>The union representing striking airline catering workers says provincial mediators have called them back to the bargaining table with employer Gate Gourmet. People line up before entering the security at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette</p>