From the law firm’s site: “On May 7, 2012, Thomson, Rogers issued a $20 million class action against Air Canada on behalf of the 95 passengers of AC 878 en route from Toronto to Zurich on January 13, 2011. During the flight, passengers were subjected to violent forces as the aircraft was suddenly put into a steep dive….
The title of this post was inspired by the news that Delta bought a refinery and everyone is wondering how an airline could succeed at running a refinery that experienced energy companies have shunned. Will this start a trend? However, Air Canada could do even better, buy in addition to a refinery a small-medium oil company as well…
The Freddies have been awarded (I cast my ballot too) and I would have an idea – not that anyone asked for my opinion – but I cannot help it. The voting should be only for qualified travellers, the super-voters, if I might call them like that, travellers who have been using different airlines and hotels. I have mostly flown Air Canada (at least…
“Save $230 off a Sony Tablet and Digital Noise Cancelling Headphones bundle until April 28, 2012.” So said the e-mail. However, the website says the offer is valid until April 31 !?! April has never had 31 days but these are details. The offer seemed too good to pass up. I tried to convince my wife…
The Air Canada Boeing 767–333 was flying on 13 January 2011 from Toronto, Ontario, to Zurich, Switzerland. Approximately halfway across the Atlantic, during the hours of darkness, the aircraft experienced a 46–second pitch excursion. This resulted in an altitude deviation of minus 400 feet to plus 400 feet from the assigned altitude of 35 000 feet above sea level. Fourteen passengers and 2 flight…
Globe and Mail said: It’s insulting enough that Ryanair asked its female flight attendants to lose weight so the carrier could save fuel. So I had to google and find out whether Ryanair really asked this: The Huffington Post: But the real kicker is what flight attendants have been asked to do. Airline spokesman Stephen McNamara…
Even if I said in my other blog Why I Stopped Reading the Business Section I didn’t have anything better to do so I read the business section a few days ago and an article drew my attention. Delta, the world’s second-biggest airline by traffic, is in talks with Conoco to acquire its Trainer, Pa., facility at…
It is an Air Canada site with … stories but you can ask questions too: Will you answer every question? Unfortunately, we won’t be able to answer every question that is submitted. We also won’t be able to address individual customer service issues here. If you have an urgent question, or one specific to your situation,…
The contest is to nominate a national hero to be painted on the airplanes’ tail fins and it is currently being led Euronymous a.k.a. Øystein Aarseth, a murdered musician of the black metal band Mayhem (I knew about ‘heavy metal’ but I didn’t know there was such a thing as ‘black metal’). Some of Mayhem’s songs: ‘Voice Of A…
Simply fly with Air Canada while earning Aeroplan Miles between April 1st and May 31, 2012 for the chance to win one of these prizes: The Contest is open to all Canadian residents having reached the legal age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry and must be an Aeroplan member….