Transportation

Flair Airlines plane confiscations rattling ultra-low-cost carrier niche

Abruptly having planes repossessed giving passengers pause when booking flights

Mar 14, 2023 8:03 AM Read more >

Opinion: WestJet’s complaint response provides critical corporate lessons

WestJet, congratulations on 27 years. Your vibrant teal, competitive rates and world’s friendliest crew had me at hello. Sadly, a flight from Calgary to Vancouver changed things.

Mar 14, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Know before you go: Metro Vancouver launching real-time parking pilot program

Online real-time parking updates will be coming to Iona Beach and Boundary Bay regional parks.

Mar 13, 2023 1:22 PM Read more >

Flair CEO says bigger rivals 'want us out' as airline scrambles after plane seizures

An aviation expert says the seizure of four Flair Airlines planes over the weekend points to the fierce competition and high demand playing out in the Canadian air travel industry.

Mar 13, 2023 10:07 AM Read more >

'Absolutely ludicrous': Travellers respond to Flair Airlines cancellations, aircraft seizure

"I mean this 100% my family will NEVER book with this company again."

Mar 13, 2023 10:06 AM Read more >

Flair Airlines says four of its aircraft seized in a 'commercial dispute'

Passengers travelling with Flair Airlines were "impacted" on Saturday after four of its leased aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Waterloo, Ont., in what the company described as a "commercial dispute.

Mar 13, 2023 8:29 AM Read more >

Ottawa greenlights WestJet's takeover of Sunwing

The federal government is giving the thumbs up to WestJet Airlines' takeover of Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations.

Mar 10, 2023 2:01 PM Read more >

HaiSea, Seaspan target tug gender diversity deficit

Haisla-shipyard partnership aims to attract more women to the province’s marine industry

Mar 10, 2023 1:47 PM Read more >

Airports gear up for passenger surge as spring break tests their capacity

Airports and airlines are preparing for a surge in passengers ahead of spring break after the industry has struggled to meet explosions of demand at peak times over the past year.

Mar 10, 2023 7:28 AM Read more >

B.C. liquefied natural gas project helping to decarbonize West Coast tug and barge sector

First Nations company servicing Kitimat LNG export terminal another step closer to deploying the world’s first fleet of electric tugs in B.C.

Mar 9, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >