WestJet will reverse cramped seat configuration after widespread backlash
Sean Boynton / globalnews - The airline said select flights that were recently reconfigured with the new seating arrangement will be changed again to remove the extra row of seats.
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Bombardier looks to expand capacity with new Montreal-area manufacturing centre
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Bombardier says it will build a new 126,000-square-foot manufacturing centre west of Montreal to respond to growing demand for its business aircraft.
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Ontario man who lost family in Ethiopia plane crash reaches settlement with Boeing
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A Canadian man who lost several family members in a 2019 Boeing jet crash in Ethiopia has settled his lawsuit against the plane manufacturer just before a trial was set to begin.
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Another suspect arrested in $20M gold heist at Toronto Pearson airport in 2023
sootoday - Police in Peel Region say another suspect has been arrested in the theft of more than $20 million in gold and $2.5 million in cash from Toronto's Pearson airport in 2023.
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Air Canada flight forced back to gate after worker trapped below aircraft, airline says
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Air Canada says it has reinforced its ground‑handling procedures after a baggage crew member became trapped inside the cargo hold of a departing aircraft, forcing the plane to return to the gate in mid‑taxi. The incident occurred on Dec. 13, 2025, aboard …
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RCAF wants more than 1,200 security personnel to protect F-35s, other planes
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country — just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter jets into service. Internal documents from spring 2025, o…
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Alberta man claims WestJet flight attendant mocked his weight, patted his stomach
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - REDCLIFF — An Alberta man eager to spend Christmas in sunny Mexico says his vacation was spoiled after a flight attendant fat-shamed him with cracks about his weight and even patted his tummy. Dave Rogers, who lives in Redcliff, southeast of Calgary, said…
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Victims’ families mark 6-year anniversary of Flight PS752 downing in Iran
Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Victims’ families will mark the six-year anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Iran with events in Ontario and British Columbia today. The plane was shot down on Jan. 8, 2020 by two Iranian missiles just minutes afte…
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Air Transat pilots overwhelmingly ratify new contract after narrowly avoiding strike
Christopher Reynolds / theglobeandmail - Aviators voted 91 per cent in favour of five-year contract which includes large raises for most pilots
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CP NewsAlert: Air India pilot arrested last week at Vancouver airport before flight
sootoday - RICHMOND — Vancouver International Airport says an Air India pilot was arrested as he was preparing for a flight last week. Richmond RCMP did not identify the airline but say a pilot was arrested on Dec.
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Santa cleared for Christmas Eve travel, transport minister says
News Staff / citynews - The federal transport minister says Santa Claus has been cleared for travel in Canadian airspace. Steven MacKinnon released a video in which he authorizes Santa to deliver Christmas presents in Canada. It has become an annual tradition for the federal tra…
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Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime
sootoday - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 14 state-run programs in Minnesota have been flagged for fraud, a prosecutor said Thursday as he announced new charges in several schemes.
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US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
News Staff / citynews - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital, killing 67 people…
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WestJet pauses installing non-reclining seats after blowback — for now
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - WestJet VP Robert Antoniuk told staff in a memo the new configuration will only go ahead on 22 planes "for the time being," with 21 of those already sporting the tighter interior.
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Federal government buying six Bombardier jets for RCAF in $753-million deal
Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The company assembles the Global 6500 in Mississauga, Ont., and completes them in Dorval.
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Air Transat says flight cancellations capped at 18 after strike averted
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The airline says the suspended flights to or from Toronto and Montreal included destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Peru as well as London, Paris, Spain and Portugal.
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Air Transat starts cancelling flights as pilots' strike looms
Kalina Laframboise / montrealgazette - A walkout could begin as early as 3 a.m. Wednesday.
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Potential pilot strike threatens London flights to Mexico, Dominican
Norman De Bono / lfpress - Air Transat pilots may strike Wednesday as their union gave 72-hour strike notice to the company Sunday, before the holiday travel season.
- Flight disruptions shake terminal operations (8)
- Union talks spark on-site strike tensions (4)
- Unrelated international news update (1)
Flight disruptions shake terminal operations
Union talks spark on-site strike tensions
Unrelated international news update
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Air Transat pilots gear up for strike as union issues 72-hour notice
Sean Previl / globalnews - Air Transat pilots' union has given airline management a 72-hour strike notice. Job action is set to start at 3 a.m. ET Wednesday if there's no progress toward a new contract.
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Critics question Saab’s offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab’s pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little about how it came to that number, making it hard to evalu…
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