NACC Releases Shared Accountability Report
Ottawa, ON, May 11, 2023 – The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), today released a report presenting concrete actions to implement a system of shared accountability to the civil aviation system, with the goal of further improving the passenger […]
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April 13, 2023, The Calgary Herald – Airlines pushing for restructuring of Canadian air travel costs
Click here for Calgary Herald article If Canadians want cheaper tickets to fly, the airline industry says there needs to be a restructuring of the fee system. On Wednesday, Alexis von Hoensbroech, president and CEO of WestJet, said $140 of a round-trip ticket between Calgary and Toronto goes to airport fees, security and regulatory bodies […]
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National Airlines Council of Canada Responds to APPR Changes
Ottawa, ON, April 24, 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 today’s announcement by the Minister of Transport regarding proposed changes to the Air Passenger […]
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National Airlines Council of Canada’s Statement on Passenger Accessibility – April 2023
Ottawa, ON, April 6, 2023 – The National Airlines Council of Canada, which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement regarding its commitment to passenger accessibility: “The members of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) jointly commit to taking steps to improve accessibility […]
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National Airlines Council of Canada Responds to Budget 2023
Ottawa, ON, March 28, 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 regarding today’s federal Budget: “Today’s Budget represents a missed opportunity to improve the overall air travel system in […]
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Canada’s airlines respond to announcement by Minister Alghabra of additional funding to the Canadian Transportation Agency
Ottawa, ON, March 14, 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 regarding today’s announcement by the Government of Canada of additional funding for the Canadian Transportation Agency: “Today’s […]
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Canada’s airlines respond to TRAN committee report on labour shortages
Ottawa, ON, March 13, 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 regarding the release of report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (TRAN) entitled “Addressing […]
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Canada’s airlines respond to TRAN committee report
Ottawa, ON, February 28, 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 regarding the recent release of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (TRAN) report entitled “Enhancing the Efficient, Affordable […]
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January 24, 2023, The Hill Times – Take advantage of real opportunities to improve the Airline Passenger Protection Regulations
Click here for Op Ed article Earlier this month, the House of Commons Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities held hearings on the recent holiday 2022 travel disruptions, which have led to calls for changes to Canada’s Airline Passengers Protection Regulations (APPR). Despite the fact that recent delays were caused by extreme weather, which no […]
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January 11, 2023, CBC Power & Politics – Airlines association blames weather for holiday travel chaos
Click here for CBC interview with Jeff Morrison, President and CEO, National Airlines Council of Canada
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Canada’s airlines respond to updated testing requirements for air travellers
Ottawa, January 5, 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 regarding the coming into force of the Government of Canada’s new updated testing requirements for air travellers arriving […]
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Canada’s Airlines Welcome Ministerial Air Sector Recovery Summit
Ottawa, November 24, 2022 – 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 today following its participation in the Air Sector Recovery Summit convened by federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra in […]
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