New procedures for SFO following AC759 incident
Following the AC759 incident in early July multiple changes were made to procedures regarding landing at San Francisco at night. Quick, fact-based adjustments to circumstances...
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NTSB releases initial details on AC759 SFO incident
The Air Canada near miss at SFO last month was an incredibly close call. The A320 dropped as low as 59 feet above the taxiway,...
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DLD 151: So many misses, most of which are good things
A near miss at SFO is big news this week, as are missed earnings numbers, status matches and an AvGeek tragedy.
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DLD 148: MAX Plus Boom in Paris
The Paris Air Show was full of interesting news again this year, though much of it felt incomplete. Antwerp is an interesting destination and lots...
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Air Canada dumping Aeroplan in 2020
Air Canada is dumping Aeroplan as its loyalty program, effective in June 2020. Money talks and Air Canada played this one from both sides.
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On board the AirBaltic CS300
There are only three Bombardier CSeries CS300 aircraft in service today. I got to explore one of them last week during Aircraft Interiors Expo 2017.
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Long-haul expansion comes to Air Canada, Rouge
Air Canada spent the past few weeks teasing long-haul expansion plans. Last week it announced Montreal-Beijing Shanghai service. This week six more routes were added to...
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Gogo, Air Canada Sign on Long-haul 2Ku Deal
Gogo's got another 2Ku customer signed, bringing high speed in-flight internet service to Canada starting later in 2016. Good new for Air Canada passengers.
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Air Canada Altitude Ties Status to Spend
Yet another major North American airline will tie elite status to airfare spend. Air Canada is the latest to join the game and its highest...
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The squeeze of Air Canada’s 787s
The new Air Canada 787-9 has all the great benefits of being a 787, and all the awfulness of cramming too many people into a...