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"In a move to cull 20,000 flights through October, The Lufthansa Group said the cancellation of some of its less profitable routes would save the equivalent of approximately 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel."

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News

United Airlines CEO confirms he approached American about potential merger, but was rebuffed

United Airlines' CEO confirmed Monday that he approached rival American Airlines about a potential merger, saying it would benefit travellers.

Montreal airport installs memorial to Air Canada pilots who died in LaGuardia crash

Montreal's airport authority has installed a memorial to two Air Canada pilots who died in a runway collision at LaGuardia Airport last month.

Embraer adds Execaire to its Authorized Service Center Network in Canada

Execaire Aviation joins Embraer’s Authorized Service Center Network to provide line maintenance out of Toronto for Phenom, Praetor and Legacy aircraft.

Air Inuit selects SKYTRAC's Trootrax Mission for OCC modernization

Air Inuit selected TrooTrax Mission, SKYTRAC Systems’ flight following software, as part of its Operational Control Centre modernization.

Features

Firefighter heard ‘stop, stop’ before LaGuardia jet crash, but didn’t know who it was for, NTSB says

A firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada Express jet last month at LaGuardia heard an air traffic controller warn “stop, stop, stop”.

Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport

Investigators on Thursday detailed a series of issues that led up to last month's deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia.

Ford says Ontario has sold controversial private jet at no loss

Ontario has sold a recently purchased 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 for the same $28.9 million price it paid, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday.

Air Transat cutting 1,000 flights due to high jet fuel costs

Transat A.T. announced it will axe about 1,000 flights, reducing capacity by six per cent from May through October, because of the energy shocks triggered by war in the Middle East.

In Baltic skies, NATO and Russian pilots size each other up warily but without a tilt into war

When NATO's call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their response times.

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Air Canada will suspend flights to JFK for nearly 5 months as jet fuel costs soar

Air Canada will suspend service to New York's JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages.

Another airline hikes bag fees. Experts say these costs are here for the long haul

WestJet has followed Air Canada in hiking baggage fees amid soaring jet fuel prices, marking the airline's third increase in two and a half years.

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights as war squeezes fuel prices and supplies

German company that owns Lufthansa Airlines and other European carriers said Tuesday that it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October.

Some Air Canada Yellowknife flights direct to Toronto are ending before Aug. 30

Air Canada is cancelling Yellowknife direct to Toronto flights four months before they plan to discontinue the service.

Kumarasingam named president of Pratt & Whitney Canada

Satheeshkumar Kumarasingam is set to become president of Pratt and Whitney Canada, effective June 1, 2026.

Ontario tables bill to allow provincial takeover of Toronto island airport

Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria introduced a bill Thursday that would allow the province to take over the City of Toronto's role in the island airport.

MAS and Lockheed Martin announce F-35 sustainment partnership in Quebec

MAS, an L3Harris Technologies company, and Lockheed Martin announced a framework for collaboration to establish an F-35 Air Vehicle Depot.

Quebec consumer protector urges caution around air ticket prices too good to be true

Quebec's consumer protection office is warning travellers to watch out for websites selling plane tickets at prices that seem too good to be true.

Potentially dangerous laser, drone infractions reported at Kelowna, B.C., airport

Police have issued a warning to drone and laser users in the Kelowna area, saying the city's airport saw a significant number of events.

Trump considers a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines and would aim to resell carrier

Donald Trump said he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier.

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