National Airlines Council of Canada Responds to Budget 2024
Ottawa, ON, April 17, 2024 – Jeff Morrison, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s federal budget: “NACC is encouraged that the federal government has acknowledged the need for sustainable […]
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April 2, 2024, BNN Bloomberg – Airlines, shippers pitch feds on sustainability to keep up with other countries
Click here to see the BNN Bloomberg Article Airlines and marine shippers have asked Ottawa to beef up funding for sustainable transport, money they hope will flow toward green supply chains and upgrades to existing infrastructure. Tax credits, loans and grants are essential to help companies reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and keep pace with other nations’ […]
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Aviation industry acknowledges announcement of planned National Air Accessibility Summit
Ottawa, ON, March 18, 2024 – The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), which represents Canada’s largest passenger airlines, today acknowledged the announcement by the Government of Canada of a planned National Air Accessibility Summit, to be held May 9, 2024. NACC’s member airlines are committed to increasing the accessibility of air travel for persons […]
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Women in Aviation – NACC Honours International Women’s Day
There’s been impressive progress made over the years to encourage and empower more women to join the aviation industry. But Canada’s airlines are committed to doing more to increase diversity in our industry. To celebrate International Women’s Day, we spoke to some of the accomplished women of Canada’s airlines about their experiences working in Canada’s […]
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Message from the NACC President on the Forthcoming Federal Budget
Ottawa, ON, March 4, 2024 – Message from Jeff Morrison, President of the National Airlines Council of Canada: “Thanks to the hard work of the thousands of people working in Canada’s aviation industry, air travel in Canada has emerged strong from the pandemic. But we must act now to ensure federal policies do not hamstring […]
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February 28, 2024, The Hamilton Spectator – Lynx Air the latest in a long line of discount Canadian airlines to vanish.
Click here to see The Hamilton Spectator article. Wardair. Canada 3000. Jetsgo. CanJet … Lynx Air. The pages of Canadian aviation history are littered with the names of companies which launch with great hope, promising lower fares, better service, or more routes only to disappear into insolvency or mergers. Lynx Air, which filed for protection from […]
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Aviation industry calls on Liberal government to incentivize Canadian production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Budget 2024
Ottawa, ON, February 6, 2024 – Canada’s sustainable aviation ecosystem, including airlines, airport authorities, aerospace manufacturers, and industry groups, have written to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland seeking bold action in Budget 2024 to incentivize the Canadian production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). SAF is a low carbon alternative to conventional jet fuel; SAF usage is […]
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Canada’s Airlines Mark Successful Holiday Travel Season
Ottawa, ON, January 10, 2024 – Canada’s airlines are welcoming new data provided by Transport Canada which demonstrates notable success in reuniting large volumes of family and friends safely and on time during the 2023 holiday travel season. Data from Transport Canada during the week of December 25th to December 31st, 2023 confirmed that over […]
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Canada’s Airlines React to the Fall Economic Statement (FES) – A Missed Opportunity
Ottawa, ON, November 22, 2023 – The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), which represents Canada’s largest passenger airlines, today expressed its disappointment that the Fall Economic Statement did not contain specific measures to incentivize the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Canada. Although the Statement contained some commitments to support the “clean economy”, […]
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Government of Canada moves on Shared Transparency but Accountability is Required
Ottawa, ON, June 20, 2023 – Jeff Morrison, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement in response to the tabling in the House of Commons today of Bill C-52, “An Act to […]
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June 6, 2013, OpenJaw – Industry Execs Balk At “Mind-Boggling” Hike For Canadian Air Security Charge
Click here for OpenJaw article At a time of steady inflation across the country and increasing fares, a new security charge for airline passengers in Canada is sparking concerns of even higher resulting airfares. As part of a move to strengthen airport security, Ottawa in March slipped a nearly 33% hike in the Air Travellers […]
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May 11, 2023, Yahoo!finance – Airlines demand ‘shared accountability’ for flight disruptions
Click here for yahoo!finance article MONTREAL — The National Airlines Council has released a report calling on Ottawa to implement “shared accountability” in aviation, with the goal of smoother travel — and across-the-board responsibility for flight disruptions. Released Thursday, the proposals come precisely three weeks after the House of Commons tabled legislation to overhaul passenger […]
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