In this cross-posting with The Conversation, health professors Kelley Lee and Anne-Marie Nicol from Simon Fraser University discuss how limiting non-essential travel could help reduce the spread of COVID in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced new travel restrictions and COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus
A Pakistan International Airlines flight attendant has reportedly gone missing amid a layover in Toronto, Canada, making him the fourth PIA flight attendant to apparently go missing during an international layover. The carrier has confirmed that one of its flight attendants went “missing” shortly after he arrived in Toronto aboard flight PK798 from Islamabad. The
The International Air Transport Association has called upon the World Health Organisation to formally support the end of quarantine requirements for vaccinated travellers. The IATA has long pushed for governments to end travel restrictions and quarantine requirements, which have contributed to the ongoing slump in air travel demand. Now, the airline industry body is pushing
Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines has expanded its fleet with the addition of 13 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Emerging as Canada’s only true ULCC, Flair will accelerate its disruptive mission to make travel affordable for all Canadians. “Canadians have been paying too much for too long. We must do our part to ensure
Boeing CEO David Calhoun has reportedly informed analysts that the company is pushing ahead with development of its ‘New Midsize Aircraft’ (NMA), or Boeing 797, despite posting a record $12 billion loss. Progress within the NMA project, which has been in development, in part, for decades, was paused early last year amid the COVID-19 crisis.
American Airlines was forced to cancel 230 American Eagles flights as it grounded nearly the entire fleet of its regional offshoot PSA Airlines over maintenance concerns. PSA temporarily removed most of its aircraft from service and cancelled over 200 flights as it worked with the Federal Aviation Administration to address a maintenance issue on its
