Canada’s Major Airlines Respond to Federal Budget
Positive Steps Taken, Much Work Still to be Done Including Restart Plan Ottawa, April 19, 2021 – The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) which represents Canada’s largest airlines (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation and WestJet), welcomed measures announced in today’s Federal Budget to support aviation and the travel and tourism sector, but cautioned […]
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Government Announces Date for New Covid-19 Testing and Quarantine Measures for Air Passengers
Industry Underscores Need for Government Engagement on Testing and Recovery Strategy Ottawa, February 12, 2021 – Mike McNaney, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada, which represents Canada’s largest national and international carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation and WestJet), issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement by the […]
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National Airlines Council of Canada Responds to New Travel Measures – Welcomes Commitment to Safe Restart and Re-evaluation of Testing/Quarantine
Government Must Work with Sector to Develop Recovery Strategy Ottawa, January 29, 2021 – Following today’s announcement that the government intends to introduce new measures to reduce air travel and that, at the request of the Government of Canada, carriers have agreed to suspend service to select destinations until April, the National Airlines Council of […]
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National Airlines Council of Canada Supports Premier Ford’s Call for Testing Upon Arrival, But Does Not Believe “Hotel Quarantine” Provision Required
Ottawa, January 26, 2021 – The National Airlines Council of Canada, representing Canada’s largest national and international airlines (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation and WestJet), released the following statement by President and CEO Mike McNaney concerning the Ontario government’s call for additional measures concerning international travel. “We support Premier Ford’s call today for mandatory […]
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Airlines and unions urge cooperation as federal government considers potential new measures to reduce air travel
Flights and passenger traffic have already dropped by 90% from pre-pandemic levels Government should consider science and data and consult with industry and unions before further action to avoid unintended consequences OTTAWA, January 22, 2021 – Canada’s largest airline industry association and the unions representing more than 325,000 Canadian workers today urged the federal government […]
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Further Service Reductions and Job Cuts Underscore Crisis in Aviation
Ottawa, January 13, 2021 – Mike McNaney, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada, which represents Canada’s largest national and international carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation and WestJet), issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement by Air Canada of further service reductions and layoffs: “Today’s announcement by Air […]
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Canada’s Major Airlines Issue Statement as New Minister of Transport Appointed – Industry Continues to Face Major Crisis
Ottawa, January 12, 2021 – Mike McNaney, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada which represents Canada’s largest national and international carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation and WestJet), issued the following statement in response to today’s appointment of the Honourable Omar Alghabra as Canada’s new Minister of Transport: “We want […]
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Canada’s Major Carriers React to New COVID-19 Testing Requirements for International Arrivals – New Measures Must Lead to Further Policy Changes
Ottawa, December 30, 2020 – Mike McNaney, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada which represents Canada’s largest national and international carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation and WestJet), issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement by the federal government that it plans to quickly require all arriving international […]
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Canada’s Airlines Call on Federal and Provincial Governments to Move Quickly on Rapid Testing
Ottawa, December 23, 2020 – During his press conference today concerning COVID-19, Prime Minister Trudeau noted the federal government is engaged with provincial authorities in support of rapid testing at Canada’s major airports. The industry is encouraged to hear the federal government is working with Ontario and Quebec on potential testing programs similar to that […]
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Clear Support Plan Needed for Canadian Airlines
Ottawa, December 23, 2020 – As countries around the world continue to provide financial assistance to their aviation sectors, Canadian airlines and their employees are still waiting for meaningful sectoral support from the federal government. Since the onset of the pandemic, tens of thousands of aviation employees in Canada have lost their jobs, billions of […]
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Canada’s Major Airlines Welcome Report by Industry Strategy Council Calling for Concrete Action to Re-start Aviation Sector
Ottawa, December 11, 2020 – The National Airlines Council of Canada, representing Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), welcomed today’s report by the Industry Strategy Council, an economic advisory group created by the federal government, that recommends a wide series of measures to re-start Canada’s economy including the […]
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Canada’s National Airlines React to the Federal Government’s Fall Economic Statement
Ottawa, November 30, 2020 – The National Airlines Council of Canada, representing Canada’s largest air carriers, (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement by President and CEO Mike McNaney, in response to the Fall Economic update presented in the House of Commons today by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland: As […]
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