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<title><![CDATA[Apologetic WestJet]]></title>
<link>http://thekarin.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/apologetic-westjet/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thekarin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thekarin.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/apologetic-westjet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I meant to write this a while back, when I first received the e-mail from WestJet. WestJet, a Canadi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I meant to write this a while back, when I first received the e-mail from WestJet. WestJet, a Canadi]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet to seasonally fly to Bermuda]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/westjet-to-seasonally-fly-to-bermuda/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/westjet-to-seasonally-fly-to-bermuda/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Please click on AG icon for a direct link to the WestJet photo gallery. WestJet Airlines (Cal]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>&#160;</p>
<div id="attachment_6029" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://airlinersgallery.com/2/7b473/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6029" title="AirlinersGallery.com_medium" src="http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/airlinersgallery-com_medium31.jpg?w=150" alt="" width="150" height="120" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Please click on AG icon for a direct link to the WestJet photo gallery.</p></div>
<p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) will seasonally fly to Bermuda from Toronto starting in May 2010.</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Press release:</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-announces-service-to-cnw-2696870416.html?x=0&#38;.v=1">finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-announces-service-to-cnw-2696870416.html?x=0&#38;.v=1</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[our landing in Freeport, as promised]]></title>
<link>http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/our-landing-in-freeport-as-promised/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>photokunstler</dc:creator>
<guid>http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/our-landing-in-freeport-as-promised/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d promised you the second half of the story of our getting here. We left Toronto on the inau]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;d promised you the second half of the story of our getting here.</p>
<p>We left Toronto on the inaugural flight of WestJet from Toronto to Freeport, Grand Bahamas. This was an auspicious arrangement for the Bahamas, we later learned. There were two devastating hurricanes in X that kind of knocked Grand Bahamas for a loop, and they&#8217;ve had a tough time recovering. If WestJet can offload a planeful of Canadians every Monday and Friday, that would be the beginning of a great recovery.</p>
<p>So while we were on the plane heading south, drinking mimosas and playing games to win prizes, the Bahamians were gathering at the small Freeport Airport. We think the gathering took longer than was expected, because we landed later than scheduled. No one really cared &#8211; they were all getting off in Freeport and heading to its lovely resorts. Only the folks with the bird and the dog, and flying on to Marsh Harbour, were anxious to get on the ground.</p>
<p>And when we landed we saw the assembled guests &#8211; a red carpet and a line of about 30 Bahamian and Grand Bahama dignitaries there to welcome their guests. Even the ones flying on to Abaco. I think I told the Prime Minister that we were moving to Hope Town. I wish I could have shot the red carpet from the top of the plane, but there were people behind us and we had the animals and luggage. If that was The Right Honourable Hubert Ingraham. From there we shook the hands of everyone else &#8211; very welcoming (it&#8217;s better in the Bahamas!).</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0124.jpg" /></p>
<p>Besides the dignitaries there was a junkanoo! Now, if you are from New Jersey and grew up watching the Philadelphia television stations, you&#8217;ve seen the Mummer&#8217;s Parade. And that&#8217;s pretty much what a junkanoo looks, and sounds, like. It would have been great fun if we weren&#8217;t:<br />
1. trying to carry an animal in a carrier with carry-on luggage too<br />
2. we weren&#8217;t sweltering in jeans, when we began immediately to sweat when we hit the heat, so the jeans felt like they had just been pulled out of the washer<br />
3. we hadn&#8217;t gotten paged by the plane&#8217;s PA system on landing, telling us there was an emergency message for us (which could have meant 100 different scary things, and they rushed through our heads)<br />
4. we weren&#8217;t sorta in a hurry to get Maggie out to pee somewhere</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0125.jpg" /></p>
<p>There was a patio entrance to customs, and the entire space was filled with our fellow passengers (who&#8217;d gotten off first, since animals and people with babies are stuck in the back of the plane) enjoying Bahama Mamas and Rum Punch, courtesy of Bacardi. We were kind of anxious to:</p>
<p>1. find out what the scary emergency was that we had to be paged on an international flight<br />
2. get in line to get through customs quickly &#8211; Freeport has a wonderful, smaller, comfortable airport and customs area, and a plane had landed at the exact same time as ours. We went to the far right &#8211; a suggestion of someone on the Abaco Forum whose husband is a pilot. It was a very short line.</p>
<p>(It turned out that we went in the very farthest right line &#8211; which was for Bahamians. Brian, a nice guy who used to work at the Hope Town Harbour Lodge and who works in the hospitality industry, and who is technically Bahamian, asked the nice woman at customs if we could go after him, and she graciously accepted us.)</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0126.jpg" /></p>
<p>That&#8217;s when Rudi lit up like a lightbulb, like a prisoner who&#8217;d just been set free after 100 years in the hole. He talked to the customs woman, told her how he was born in Indonesia and how the decor of the airport looked a lot like that larger island, and how happy he was to be here, and how it was fun to see the welcoming committee and the junkanoo, and&#8230; on and on and on! He was happy, relieved, to finally be here.</p>
<p>Anyway, we got through customs, all the worried about the animals was for naught, and we went with a nice man who helped with luggage (four HUGE suitcases, HEAVY!) in search of the message that was so worrisome. Turned out we&#8217;d left a piece of paper at the airport in Toronto. No biggie!</p>
<p>&#62;<img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0128.jpg" /></p>
<p>We went to the Regional Air office, a $6 taxi ride (with those four huge suitcases) and enjoyed the air conditioning as they added up how much we owed them for the extra weight. We were starving, and shared a few granola bars and warm water while Maggie cooled her tummy on the tile floor, and Timou had a bit of granola bar. One more 20-minute flight and we were home. Or almost! At least in Marsh Harbour.</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0129.jpg" /></p>
<p>We flew into a storm, under the thunderheads and we told the Bahamians that we brought them some rain. (It rained off and on for the next few days &#8211; so much so that we wanted to hide on the ferry since they knew we were the Canadians.) </p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0130.jpg" /></p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0133.jpg" /></p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0134.jpg" /></p>
<p>And we got a taxi at the airport for the ferry dock. See Rudi and our taxi lady escaping the rain.</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0135-1.jpg" /></p>
<p>We got on the 5:45 ferry at 5:30. Finally. We were elated. And we chatted with the ferry guys. Bruce kindly offered to marry Kelsey so we can get her into the Bahamas to cook. He&#8217;s 23, and in a band too, called Fire and the Goat Peppers. But that&#8217;s another story!</p>
<p>Francois picked us up in the caretaker&#8217;s truck, and got us into our cottage. In torrential rain. I was blown away &#8211; this definitely is a cottage. It didn&#8217;t have the feel of a house. Still doesn&#8217;t because the internet doesn&#8217;t work here! Not for our needs.</p>
<p>Anyway, our own golf cart was supposed to be here, so we didn&#8217;t bother ordering in food to fill the fridge. We were beyond famished. No golf cart, though. And torrential rain.</p>
<p>Abaco Inn was closed for renovations. I called Sea Spray since they&#8217;d deliver too &#8211; their van was in the shop. Called Hope Town Harbour Lodge and no one answered (they&#8217;d deliver too). We called back Francois, and he took Rudi to a nearby grocery store (which we later realized was about a block away). I think we had cereal and milk, many bowls, for dinner. Maggie just had the cereal, and Timou had some peanuts and cereal. We fell into bed and SLEPT. And slept and slept.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Leaving On a Jet Plane]]></title>
<link>http://makingteam2010.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/leaving-on-a-jet-plane/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Julia in Vancouver</dc:creator>
<guid>http://makingteam2010.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/leaving-on-a-jet-plane/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My flight is booked! I head out from London, Ontario on WestJet February 6th, and will arrive back i]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[My flight is booked! I head out from London, Ontario on WestJet February 6th, and will arrive back i]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Westjetで出かけるエドモントンのショートステイ。]]></title>
<link>http://fumikoitos.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/edmonton-short-stay-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Fumiko (Ito) Sanzalone</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fumikoitos.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/edmonton-short-stay-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Edmonton,  here We come!   、、、（エドモントン。今からいくぞっ。って感じかな？） バンクーバーでのウェルカムパーティーから帰ってきて、今度は1ヶ月の旅の支度をした。 必要な]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Edmonton,  here We come!   、、、（エドモントン。今からいくぞっ。って感じかな？） バンクーバーでのウェルカムパーティーから帰ってきて、今度は1ヶ月の旅の支度をした。 必要な]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Falling airplane part, profits, WestJet to Cuba]]></title>
<link>http://everythingaviation.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/falling-airplane-part-profits-westjet-to-cuba/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>everythingaviation</dc:creator>
<guid>http://everythingaviation.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/falling-airplane-part-profits-westjet-to-cuba/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8212;Last night, a large cone shaped object fell on a Long Island property. The 3 by 4 ft. object ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>&#8212;Last night, a large cone shaped object fell on a Long Island property. The 3 by 4 ft. object was taken by local authorities and they said it came from a Tokyo bound Delta Air Lines flight. The object came from an engine part.<br />
</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_124" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 272px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-124" title="Picture 1" src="http://everythingaviation.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/picture-12.png?w=262" alt="Picture 1" width="262" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">airplane part</p></div>
<p>&#8212;<strong>Profits were reported by Emirates, SAS (Scandinavian Airlines), and SkyWest. The real surprise comes from SAS, which has been struggling for any sort of profit since the 9/11 attacks. </strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8212;WestJet just announced service to Cuba from Toronto.</strong> <strong>Check it out here:</strong> <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-2453733944.html?x=0&#38;.v=1">WestJet Cuba!</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet produces 18th consecutive quarterly profit of C$31.4 million]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/westjet-produces-18th-consecutive-quarterly-profit-of-c31-4-million/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/westjet-produces-18th-consecutive-quarterly-profit-of-c31-4-million/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WestJet Airlines 737-8CT WL C-GWSA (msn 34153) LAS, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. WestJe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div style="text-align:left;padding:3px;"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://airlinersgallery.com/2/1fbfde2/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/westjet-737-800-wl-c-gwsa-95-apr-1-las-bd-lr-100341/"><img style="border:solid 2px #000000;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/4077625061_69b6d007c1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:.8em;margin-top:0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40168621@N07/4077625061/">WestJet Airlines 737-8CT WL C-GWSA (msn 34153) LAS</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40168621@N07/">Airliners Gallery</a>.</span></div>
<p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) reported a third quarter net income of C$31.4 million, its 18th consecutive quarterly profit. The company is one of the most successful airlines in North America.</p>
<p>Press release:</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-announces-18th-prnews-3033625834.html?x=0&#38;.v=61">finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-announces-18th-prnews-3033625834.html?x=0&#38;.v=61</a></p>
<p>Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.</p>
<p>Please click on photo or link below for full view, information, prints for sale and other photos:</p>
<p><a href="http://airlinersgallery.com/2/1fbfde2/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/westjet-737-800-wl-c-gwsa-95-apr-1-las-bd-lr-100341/">http://airlinersgallery.com/2/1fbfde2/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/westjet-737-800-wl-c-gwsa-95-apr-1-las-bd-lr-100341/</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[before take-off]]></title>
<link>http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/before-take-off/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>photokunstler</dc:creator>
<guid>http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/before-take-off/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We stayed in Toronto Airport&#8217;s Sheraton, which was amazingly AT our WestJet gate in the mornin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>We stayed in Toronto Airport&#8217;s Sheraton, which was amazingly AT our WestJet gate in the morning. No driving, no parking, no walking for miles. Incredible!</p>
<p>We knew something was up when we saw these folks:</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0112.jpg" /></p>
<p>And we had a special line to get into, with smiling, happy people, who chatted with one another and enjoyed the pretty ladies dancing and dancing (to Caribbean music, like Cuban, but no matter).</p>
<p>And the press sign-in. And a guy from tourism from the Bahamas.</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0118.jpg" /></p>
<p>Turns out that when I booked this particular flight into Freeport, desperately trying to avoid Nassau&#8217;s airport, I didn&#8217;t know it was the inaugural flight for WestJet, bringing the first Canadians into FPO in history!! There was much excitement to follow!</p>
<p>And at the gate they had laid out a Canadian breakfast for us &#8211; Tim Hortons coffee, tea, cookies, juices! When was the last time your airline did that for you?</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0119.jpg" /></p>
<p>And these guys were performing on steel drums, and the ladies came over and danced, danced, danced again! And of course, they had chosen a gate on the sunny side of the terminal.</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0116.jpg" /></p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0117.jpg" /></p>
<p>And this lady had some scissors &#8211; </p>
<p>(Yes, I jiggled the camera on purpose. YOU try holding a bird in a carrier and a carry-on suitcase and a cookie and an orange juice and taking photos!)</p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0120.jpg" /></p>
<p>And these folks got happy &#8211; the first officer, head flight attendant, Bahamas guy, captain, our flight attendant at the rear (where they park babies and animals). </p>
<p><img src="http://photokunstler.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0123.jpg" /></p>
<p>And, still reeling from the lack of sleep, the terror the bird had to go through in security, the cookie and oj and the music and dancing, we got into the line to pre-board (that was cool), got our little WestJet present and got onto the plane, got the animals settled and waited for take-off and our champagne and oj.</p>
<p>Next chapter &#8211; the flight and on-landing.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet announces another profit]]></title>
<link>http://everythingaviation.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/westjet-announces-another-profit/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>everythingaviation</dc:creator>
<guid>http://everythingaviation.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/westjet-announces-another-profit/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I thought I would touch on this airline since I am in Canada and observed the airline in Halifax. Th]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I thought I would touch on this airline since I am in Canada and observed the airline in Halifax. The workers can turn the 737 in 30 minutes; just like Southwest, and the employees seem genuinely nice. This is WestJet&#8217;s 18th consecutive quarterly profit and CEO, Sean Durfy, credits the profit to lower fuel costs, managing the controllable costs, and the new reservation system that the airline uses.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Air Canada continues to struggle and find its way in the Canadian market. It will be interesting to see how the 2010 winter pans out and if WestJet can continue its profit run.</p>
<p>Below is a picture of a WestJet 737-600. Sorry for the bad quality.</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<div id="attachment_110" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-110" title="736" src="http://everythingaviation.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/736.jpg?w=300" alt="736" width="300" height="225" /><p class="wp-caption-text">WestJet departing YHZ</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet launches seasonal service to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/westjet-launches-seasonal-service-to-ixtapazihuatanejo/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/westjet-launches-seasonal-service-to-ixtapazihuatanejo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (November 3) launched seasonal Calgary-Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo (Mexi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (November 3) launched seasonal Calgary-Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo (Mexico) service until May 1, 2010.</p>
<p>Press release:</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-2679721129.html?x=0&#38;.v=1">finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-2679721129.html?x=0&#38;.v=1</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Southwest Airlines Looking to Fill ATA's Void in the Hawaii Market?]]></title>
<link>http://damontucker.com/2009/11/03/is-southwest-airlines-looking-to-fill-atas-void-in-the-hawaiian-market/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Damon</dc:creator>
<guid>http://damontucker.com/2009/11/03/is-southwest-airlines-looking-to-fill-atas-void-in-the-hawaiian-market/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I just noticed this blog posting out of the Seattle PI and he states: &#8230;Already, Southwest Airl]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet starts seasonal service to Freeport]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/westjet-starts-seasonal-service-to-freeport/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/westjet-starts-seasonal-service-to-freeport/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (November 2) launched twice-weekly service from Toronto to Free]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (November 2) launched twice-weekly service from Toronto to Freeport in the Bahamas. The seasonal service will operate through April 30, 2010.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Honourable Mention - Jul 29, 2009]]></title>
<link>http://tourismvictoria.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/honourable-mention-jul-29-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tourismvictoria</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tourismvictoria.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/honourable-mention-jul-29-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Tourism Victoria member, Arbutus Ridge Golf Club! Arbutus Ridge Golf Club was rec]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Congratulations to Tourism Victoria member, <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102651848295&#38;s=7317&#38;e=001T6c5r5f81_w6cZ0OqElUunsYmtE8b6bPKVZr8QnxpwzxXre1kvpgpPD6N7fvptC8CN5OCIKtOOtkjtOvfwXlYSdGOh1r6IYPspK4V2WXUcMkf9fA9XadsHGGbnso9lFoYUrsb6mnn6A=" target="_blank">Arbutus Ridge Golf Club</a>!</p>
<p>Arbutus Ridge Golf Club was recently recognized in <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102651848295&#38;s=7317&#38;e=001T6c5r5f81_wcNpzTmIfsQR0fRlf_oMp2dqmWyA3AfLDd4jKBTf_4fx6qLDUpL9J1ULYfGxEM3t0UdHr5jBIa1HPu88GWp4mocl0zmK8vGZobgPg1x0qlxg==" target="_blank">up! Magazine</a>, WestJet&#8217;s inflight magazine (April 2009), as &#8220;One of Canada&#8217;s Top 10 Golf Courses For Your Money&#8221;. To view the article <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102651848295&#38;s=7317&#38;e=001T6c5r5f81_whu5dK3d7zQ6dYEjR7T5jAwspQjmLqXPK_Xb_5wwrBkDzlVNgJ4ZTXM9PGIg2tc4sZvAoFVNI2Gchi4RItFQbQLM7bY1dYCMtMeFnVjbVM3f4YTSF9bCzq9UyvI0j6bPrfw6ewPz8V8vdQBdz5e8Mua8TtT7Ca8ik=" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>
<p>To share you awards and accolades with the Tourism Victoria membership please contact Kelsi Woodward, Communications Coordinator.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet launches two Caribbean seasonal routes from Toronto]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/westjet-launches-two-caribbean-seasonal-routes-from-toronto/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/westjet-launches-two-caribbean-seasonal-routes-from-toronto/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (November 1) launched two Caribbean seasonal routes (St. Maarte]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (November 1) launched two Caribbean seasonal routes (St. Maarten and Varadero) from Toronto until April 29, 2010. Both routes will operate three times a week.</p>
<p>Press releases:</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-92568614.html?x=0&#38;.v=1">finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-92568614.html?x=0&#38;.v=1</a></p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-3611012402.html?x=0&#38;.v=1">finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-3611012402.html?x=0&#38;.v=1</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[40 000 ft above Nova Scotia]]></title>
<link>http://falconplog.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/40/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bwoof</dc:creator>
<guid>http://falconplog.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/40/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today I learned that: ~ Nova Scotia has a lot more clear cut logging than I&#8217;d ever imagined]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><blockquote><p>Today I learned that:</p>
<p>~ Nova Scotia has a lot more clear cut logging than I&#8217;d ever imagined&#8230;you can see all of this when you&#8217;re up high</p>
<p>~ Nova Scotia has many many lakes, islands, inlets, rock formations, not unlike what the Canadian Shield in Northern Ontario seems to feature. A regular map doesn&#8217;t show these features and I never learned this part in Geography class</p>
<p>~ Nova Scotia has a lot of remote areas!</p>
<p>~ Antigonish is a gem! It&#8217;s sort of in the middle of nowhere and then you get here and there&#8217;s an absolutely thriving university town feel. St. Francis Xavier University is the heartbeat of the community in addition to rivers, Scottish/Catholic charm, and a very generous dose of down-East hospitality.</p>
<p>~ Bread pudding is a favourite of the locals. They &#8216;all&#8217; say that I must go to the Maritime Inn (I just happen to be staying there) where they serve it up with maple syrup and some sort of sticky frosting. I&#8217;ll write more once I get some of this classic favourite.</p>
<h4>Grateful for:</h4>
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<li>WestJet and the Hamilton airport. I know&#8230;I&#8217;ve mentioned them before, but it truly is a great combo</li>
<li>rental cars &#8211; I have a sporty little Mazda that makes driving fun today</li>
<li>GPS devices that work even in new places</li>
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<h4>Curious about:</h4>
<ul>
<li>my school and my colleagues and the possibility of H1N1 increasing</li>
<li>Dan and family as they plan for tomorrow&#8217;s service for Annette</li>
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<title><![CDATA[This week’s travel news]]></title>
<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/26/this-week%e2%80%99s-travel-news-4/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>macleans.ca</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/26/this-week%e2%80%99s-travel-news-4/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This Week’s Take offers you a capsule summary of the high and low lights of TakeOffeh.com’s Daily Di]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet launches Atlantic City flights]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/westjet-launches-atlantic-city-flights/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/westjet-launches-atlantic-city-flights/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (October 22) launched seasonal service from Toronto to Atlantic]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (October 22) launched seasonal service from Toronto to Atlantic City, NJ. The flights will continue until January 1, 2010.</p>
<p>Press release:</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-3082325684.html?x=0&#38;.v=1">finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-3082325684.html?x=0&#38;.v=1</a></p>
<p>AG Photo Link:</p>
<p><a href="http://airlinersgallery.com/2/7b473/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/">http://airlinersgallery.com/2/7b473/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet adds seasonal service to Miami]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/westjet-adds-seasonal-service-to-miami/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/westjet-adds-seasonal-service-to-miami/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (October 21) added seasonal Boeing 737 service from Toronto to ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) yesterday (October 21) added seasonal Boeing 737 service from Toronto to Miami (the company also serves South Florida through Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood). Initially the new route will be operated five times a week extending to daily service on December 17. Service will end in April 2010.</p>
<p>Press release:</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-2300106734.html?x=0&#38;.v=1">finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-launches-new-service-cnw-2300106734.html?x=0&#38;.v=1</a></p>
<p>AG Photo Link:</p>
<p><a href="http://airlinersgallery.com/2/7b473/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/">airlinersgallery.com/2/7b473/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Things you learn while being put on hold]]></title>
<link>http://paulman.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/things-you-learn-while-being-put-on-hold/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Paulman</dc:creator>
<guid>http://paulman.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/things-you-learn-while-being-put-on-hold/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m on the phone with Westjet right now (estimated 60 minute wait time?  From Westjet?  Unh]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So I&#8217;m on the phone with Westjet right now (estimated 60 minute wait time?  From Westjet?  Unheard of, eh!?  I think it&#8217;s because they just upgraded their reservation system.  Maybe)</p>
<p>Anyways, <strong>I do love Westjet</strong>.  I wanted to say that in case some random web surfer hopped on my blog and got the wrong impression from seeing &#8220;Westjet&#8221;, &#8220;wait times&#8221;, and &#8220;put on hold&#8221; (oh no, I&#8217;m putting those terms together even in this very sentence!).</p>
<p>But anyways, I just heard from the pre-recorded voice that <em>Westjet credits are transferable to family <strong>OR </strong>friends!</em> Oh my goodness!  What a good deal.</p>
<p>So, remember Canadian brothers and sisters, let&#8217;s share our Westjet credits! (maybe you&#8217;re allowed to sell them/discounted to friends, too.  They probably wouldn&#8217;t have a problem with that&#8230;)</p>
<p>Oh, and I&#8217;m on the phone with Westjet because I need to cancel my flight out of here tomorrow morning.  Yup, I guess I&#8217;m &#8220;stuck&#8221; in Ontario for a little while longer <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>Oh, and if anybody wants to put me up for a week or so (starting Monday) here in Ontario</strong>, please let me know!  I would like to know my options <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  (preferably Toronto, but between Toronto and Hamilton would work, too.  Or, I might end up asking Waterloo friends <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' />  )</p>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet to keep middle seats open for Hawaii]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/westjet-to-keep-middle-seats-open-for-hawaii/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/westjet-to-keep-middle-seats-open-for-hawaii/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WestJet Airlines (Calgary) intends to conduct a trial to intentionally keep the middle seats open fo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) intends to conduct a trial to intentionally keep the middle seats open for its seasonal flights between Alberta and Hawaii (it also saves weight for the long-range 737 flights).</p>
<p>News link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/westjet-plans-trial-to-leave-middle-seats-empty/article1331362/">www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/westjet-plans-trial-to-leave-middle-seats-empty/article1331362/</a></p>
<p>AG Photo Link:</p>
<p><a href="http://airlinersgallery.com/2/7b473/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/">airlinersgallery.com/2/7b473/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Notícias (08/10/2009)]]></title>
<link>http://fl410.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/noticias-08102009/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aidan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fl410.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/noticias-08102009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  Pluna conectará Florianópolis e Santiago do Chile CRJ da Pluna (Foto: Airliners.net / Clique para ]]></description>
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<p><strong>Pluna conectará Florianópolis e Santiago do Chile</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_684" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 378px"><a href="http://fl410.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/pluna.jpg?w=1024"><img class="size-large wp-image-684  " title="Pluna" src="http://fl410.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/pluna.jpg?w=1024" alt="CRJ da Pluna (Foto: Airliners.net / Clique para ampliar)" width="368" height="248" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">CRJ da Pluna (Foto: Airliners.net / Clique para ampliar)</p></div>
<p>A partir do próximo mês a PLUNA começará a voar para Foz de Iguaçú, somando assim seis destinos regulares no Brasil : Foz de Iguaçú, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre e &#8211; na alta temporada &#8211; Florianópolis. Os voos para a capital do Estado de Santa Catarina começarão também em novembro, e a partir de dezembro a PLUNA estará conectando também Florianópolis com Santiago do Chile com um voo semanal. Esta será a segunda rota da PLUNA entre cidades não uruguaias, já que mês passado começou a operar Santiago do Chile – Assunção do Paraguai. O desempenho da rota entre Chile e Paraguai em setembro atingiu uma ocupação média 50%, dados “muito bons” segundo fontes da empresa por tratar-se de uma rota nova. De acordo com as reservas para o mês de outubro, já se pode projetar uma tendência de ocupação para acima de 60%.</p>
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<p><strong>Gol lança voos regulares entre Florianópolis e Buenos Aires</strong> </p>
<p>A Gol, companhia aérea de baixo custo e baixa tarifa da América Latina, acaba de lançar um voo regular diário que liga, sem escalas ou conexões, o Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis (Santa Catarina) a Buenos Aires, na Argentina. A nova rota é operada por aeronaves Boeing 737-800 Next Generation. O voo direto parte da capital catarinense às 04h50, chegando ao Aeroporto Internacional de Ezeiza, em Buenos Aires, às 06h55. No sentido contrário, a aeronave decola da Argentina às 23h01, com chegada prevista em Florianópolis às 00h55. As passagens já estão disponíveis para compra no site da GOL (www.voegol.com.br), ou por meio da Central de Relacionamento com os Clientes, no telefone 0300-115-2121(custo de ligação local).</p>
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<p><strong>Trip contempla aumento de frota e voos internacionais</strong> </p>
<p>O presidente da TRIP Linhas Aéreas disse que a companhia aérea regional vai tomar importantes decisões sobre a sua frota até o final do ano e que espera iniciar voos para países fronteiriços em cerca de dois anos. Segundo José Mário Caprioli, presidente da TRIP, as decisões sobre a frota podem incluir pedidos de aeronaves Embraer com capacidade para 100 passageiros. Em 2009, a TRIP aumentou 60% sua oferta e planeja um crescimento anual entre 40% e 50% nos próximos anos, dobrando sua frota de 30 aeronaves (25 turboprops ATR-42 e 72 e 5 jatos Embraer 175) até a Copa do Mundo de 2014.</p>
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<p><strong>Atores tomam susto em voo privado na California</strong> </p>
<p>Os atores americanos Brooke Shields e James Belushi saíram ilesos de um acidente com o avião privado no qual viajavam, informou nesta terça (6) a edição digital da revista &#8220;People&#8221;. O aparelho Cessna aterrissou na sexta-feira passada em San Luis Obispo (Califórnia), mas o piloto esqueceu de ativar os freios após a sua entrada no hangar, explicaram as autoridades locais à publicação. A aeronave aterrissou em um aeroporto privado situado na localidade de San Simeon, aonde as duas celebridades se dirigiam junto a outros viajantes para assistir a um evento privado, disse o porta-voz da Polícia local, Rob Bryn. &#8220;O piloto saiu do avião, mas se esqueceu de ativar o freio&#8221;, disse. O avião se deslocou alguns metros, quebrou alguns vidros do hangar e sofreu danos em uma das laterais, mas não houve pessoas feridas, explicou Bryn. &#8220;Foi um acidente infeliz, mas, por sorte, todo mundo está bem&#8221;, disse à &#8220;People&#8221; a representante da atriz, Jill Fritzo.</p>
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<p><strong> Ryanair com passagens a 1 Euro</strong> </p>
<p>A companhia irlandesa de baixo custo Ryanair comemorou nesta terça-feira a marca de 3,5 milhões de passageiros com destino ou origem ao aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro, no Porto, desde que o terminal aéreo começou a operar, em janeiro de 2005. Viajando com destino a Bergamo-Milão, André Ribeiro foi o passageiro de número 3.500.000, tendo, por isso, sido surpreendido com a oferta de duas passagens aéreas promocionais. Para festejar o marco, a Ryanair anunciou também nesta terça a oferta de um milhão de lugares a um euro para viajar a partir dos terminais aéreos de Porto e Faro no final de outubro e novembro. Estes assentos podem ser reservados até a meia-noite desta quinta-feira. A companhia aérea oferecerá ainda viagens aos calouros universitários de Aveiro e Coimbra. Para ganhar a passagem, estes estudantes devem encenar qualquer coreografia e gritar o nome da Ryanair e dos cursos que frequentam, no local e hora programados. Serão oferecidas 50 passagens promocionais para Grande Canária, Tenerife, Faro, Madri e Karlsruhe Baden.</p>
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<p><strong>Mais um Legacy nos Emirados</strong> </p>
<p>A Embraer entregou um jato executivo Legacy 600 para a Titan Aviation, de Dubai, nos Emirados Árabes Unidos, em cerimônia realizada hoje na sede da Empresa em São José dos Campos, interior do Estado de São Paulo. O jato pertence a um cliente não divulgado e fará parte do portfólio de aeronaves gerenciadas e operadas da Titan, que inclui dois Legacy 600, além de um Lineage 1000 com entrega programada para 2012. &#8220;A Titan Aviation é um grande parceiro da Embraer e desejamos a ela muito sucesso com este terceiro Legacy 600&#8243;, disse Colin Steve, Diretor de Marketing e Vendas da Embraer, Europa, Oriente Médio e África &#8211; Aviação Executiva. &#8220;A Embraer continuará a apoiar as operações deste cliente e esperamos que ele retorne em breve para novas entregas.&#8221;</p>
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<p><strong>Novo terminal de Montevidéu é inaugurado</strong> </p>
<p>O escritório Rafael Viñoly Architects (RVA) assina o projeto do novo terminal do aeroporto internacional de Carrasco, inaugurado na última segunda-feira, dia 5 de outubro, a 18 km de Montevidéu, capital do Uruguai. O projeto, contratado pela Puerta del Sur, empresa responsável por operar o aeroporto, foi desenvolvido para expandir a capacidade e impulsionar o crescimento comercial e turístico da região.</p>
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<p><strong>Amazonas quer aeroporto de Manaus ampliado</strong> </p>
<p>O governador do Amazonas, Eduardo Braga, e o presidente da Infraero, Murilo Marques Barboza, discutiram sobre melhorias para o Aeroporto Internacional Eduardo Gomes /Manaus (AM). O encontro aconteceu ontem (6/10), na sede da Empresa, em Brasília (DF). Braga pediu cooperação da Infraero para que as adequações do novo terminal de passageiros contemplem o terminal de integração do novo metrô de superfície a ser construído pelo governo. O presidente da Infraero falou sobre o cronograma de obras do aeroporto de Manaus e já marcou para a próxima semana um encontro entre os arquitetos da empresa e do governo para alinhamento de metas. &#8220;Vamos cooperar, esta integração é muito importante. Não basta somente a realização das obras no aeroporto sem um bom acesso viário&#8221;, lembrou Murilo.</p>
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<p><strong>Para expandir Viracopos, 1.000 desapropriações</strong> </p>
<p>Em Campinas, o aeroporto de Viracopos investirá em uma área de 12,36 km2, com 3.172 lotes urbanos e 88 rurais. Para liberar o local, já há mil ações de desapropriação em andamento, 650 delas ajuizadas. Com paisagem de cerrado, a região cerca a comunidade alemã Friburgo, criada em 1879. Tombadas pelo Conselho de Defesa do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural de Campinas (Condepacc), as construções serão preservadas, garante a Infraero. Mas os herdeiros terão de se retirar da área com &#8220;restrições de ocupação. &#8220;Nossas tradições devem acabar&#8221;, lamenta o lavrador Gerson Schäfer, 55.</p>
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<p><strong>Paraná estuda aeroporto dedicado a carga</strong></p>
<p>O Paraná aguarda a autorização para construir o primeiro aeroporto de iniciativa privada especializado em cargas no Brasil. A liberação para a instalação do Aeroporto Internacional de Cargas dos Campos Gerais, em Ponta Grossa, deve sair em poucos dias. Com a nova unidade, novos investimentos vão ser feitos na região, e significam um momento importante para o desenvolvimento do Paraná.</p>
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<p><strong>Equipamentos para limpar pistas</strong></p>
<p>A européia Thales está firmando uma parceria com a firma israelense Xsight Systems para desenvolver e comercializar equipamentos capaz de detectar pequenos destroços caídos nas pistas de pouso dos aeroportos. Essa é uma preocupação crescente dos administradores dos terminais aeroportuários do mundo. O novo sistema usará radar de 77GHz e sensores óticos de alta resolução. Estudos recentes de organismos internacionais lista cerca de 70 mil casos de objetos desse tipo por ano, em 300 dos mais movimentados aeroportos do mundo, que causam danos a aeronaves comerciais avaliados em US$ 20 milhões anuais.</p>
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<p><strong>Contra a ampliação de Congonhas</strong></p>
<p>O engenheiro Creso de Franco Peixoto, especializado em transportes e professor do Centro Universitário da FEI, divulgou estudo no qual condena a proposta obra de extensão da pista do Aeroporto de Congonhas por mais 1000 metros além dos 2 Km atuais. Discutindo argumentos técnicos e econômicos o professor não julga que a obra compense pelo seu custo-benefício e sugere a inauguração de um trem rápido ligando Congonhas ao Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos. A obra sugerida envolveria prolongar a pista de Congonhas com uma pista-viaduto como foi feito no Aeroporto da Ilha da Madeira, em Portugal. Mais informações via Internet pelo E Mail <a href="mailto:msdiogo@companhiadeimprensa.com.br">msdiogo@companhiadeimprensa.com.br</a> .</p>
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<p><strong>Air France doa renda do primeiro voo de seu A380</strong></p>
<p>A francesa Air France anunciou que os lucros obtidos com a venda de passagens do primeiro vôo do seu novo jato Airbus A380, numa viagem entre Paris e Nova Iorque, serão distribuídos entre as associações apoiadas pelo organismo beneficente Fondation Air France. As passagens para essa viagem inaugural estão sendo leiloadas voa Internet no endereço www.ebay.fr até o dia 21 de outubro.</p>
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<p><strong>Continental terá TV ao vivo</strong></p>
<p>A norte-americana Continental Airlines vai equipar toda a sua frota de jatos Boeing usados nos vôos domésticos com sistemas de TV capazes de permitir aos passageiros de vôos domésticos assistir programas ao vivo. Até o fim de agosto 22 dos seus jatos B.737-900ER já estavam assim equipados. O plano é dotar com esses sistemas todos os B.737-900 além dos B.737-700 e 800, e os B.757-300.</p>
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<p><strong>WestJet desacelera recebimentos</strong></p>
<p>A empresa canadense tipo &#8220;low fare&#8221; WestJet negociou com a Aviation Capital Group a desaceleração das entregas de 16 jatos Boeing B.737. A companhia pretende anexar mais 11 desses aviões sob a forma de leasing e comprar outros 24. Originalmente previa-se a entrega das aeronaves entre 2010 e 2013, mas o novo plano inclui o escalonamento das datas de recebimento, em função da retração do mercado consequente da crise econômica global.</p>
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<p><strong>Financiamento americano para Egyptair</strong></p>
<p>companhia Egyptair recebeu o primeiro de cinco jatos Boeing B.737-800 cuja compra foi financiada pelo Exim Bank dos Estados Unidos. O JP Morgan fez o empréstimo com o aval do Governo de Washington. Esse lote de aeronaves é parte de uma encomenda maior de 12 aviões do mesmo fabricante. A direção da empresa egípcia vem renovando a frota e aplicando um rígido programa para melhorar suas condições de manutenção e operação, visando sair da &#8220;lista negra&#8221; das autoridades européias que baniu seus vôos no Velho Mundo.</p>
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<p><strong>Spanair troca MD-80 por Airbus</strong></p>
<p>A companhia espanhola Spanair anunciou planos para adquirir entre 10 e 15 jatos Airbus da família A320 para substituir seus já antigos jatos MD-80. Foi anunciado que os primeiros jatos Airbus podem ser entregues à transportadora ainda em 2010, mas não se sabe quantos exemplares serão das versões A319, A320 e A321.</p>
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<p><strong>Swiss com tarifas promocionais</strong></p>
<p>SWISS está com uma série de destinos em promoção na Europa. As tarifas em classe econômica variam a partir de US$ 765 e valem para saídas de São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro para destinos como Paris, Amsterdã, Berlim, Veneza, Nice, Viena e outros. A companhia também oferece tarifas promocionais para viagens iniciando em Porto Alegre, a partir de US$ 865. Os voos com origem no Rio e em Porto Alegre fazem a conexão até São Paulo operados em code-share com a TAM, parceira do grupo Lufthansa, do qual a SWISS também faz parte. A parceria com a TAM se estende também no programa de milhagem, onde os passageiros podem utilizar as milhas adquiridas na SWISS para voar com a TAM, ou viceversa. Estes valores são para embarque até 14 de dezembro, mas as passagens precisam ser adquiridas até 31 de outubro. O tempo mínimo de permanência é de 6 dias e máximo de 3 meses. O pagamento pode ser parcelado em cinco vezes sem juros. Na classe executiva a empresa também lança uma promoção para a Europa a partir de US$ 2499, para todos os destinos operados pela SWISS na Suíça, Alemanha, Itália, França e outros países europeus. O tempo mínimo de permanência é de 4 dias e máximo de 1 mês. O pagamento também pode ser parcelado em cinco vezes sem juros. Um detalhe muito interessante é que a SWISS permite que as tarifas de classes econômica e executiva sejam combinadas ida e volta. Utilizando as promoções acima, um passageiro poderia ter a ida ou a volta na viagem para a Europa em classe executiva, pagando pela passagem o valor de US$ 1632, mais taxas de embarque.</p>
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<p><strong>Gol oferece voos extras</strong></p>
<p>A GOL vai acrescentar mais opções de voos em sua malha aérea para atender a alta demanda estimulada pelo feriado prolongado de 12 de outubro. Já a partir de sexta-feira 9, a Companhia terá novas frequências (voos de ida e volta) entre os principais aeroportos de todas as regiões do País. O Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro (Galeão) terá cinco frequências adicionais, ligando a capital carioca a Salvador, Fortaleza, Recife e Brasília. A Companhia também acrescentou dois novos voos de São Paulo (Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos) para Florianópolis e Fortaleza. Brasília, por sua vez, terá mais opções para a capital paraense e Fortaleza. E os clientes de Belo Horizonte contarão com mais frequências para Salvador, Recife e Vitória durante o feriadão. A Companhia contará com seu quadro total de colaboradores para agilizar o atendimento do check-in e despacho de bagagens. Além disso, a GOL dispõe de totens de autoatendimento nos principais aeroportos de São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro. Para casos de mudanças na programação dos voos, aeronaves reservas estarão posicionadas nos aeroportos Internacionais de Guarulhos e do Galeão.</p>
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<p><strong>Cargueiros convertidos na Rússia</strong></p>
<p>A empresa russa United Aircraft está estudando o local ideal para implantar suas novas instalações nas quais vai modificar aviões Airbus da família A320 para a missão de cargueiros. A empresa tem uma &#8220;joint venture&#8221; com a EADS e pensou já em usar o pouco usado aeroporto Zhukovsky Gromov, próximo de Moscou, onde durante muito tempo foram feitos ensaios em vôo de novos aparelhos. Agora negocia o uso do Aeroporto Vostochny, próximo das instalações da Aviastar.</p>
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<p><strong>Quarto A380 da Qantas</strong></p>
<p>A companhia australiana Qantas recebeu da Airbus Industrie o quarto jato A380, que foi empregado na rota Sydney/Los Angeles. O quinto e o sexto exemplares deverão ser entregues antes do fim do ano e outros três têm entregas previstas para 2010.</p>
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<p><strong>Helicóptero franco-russo</strong></p>
<p>A Rusian Helicopters anunciou preparação para o lançamento do novo modelo &#8220;Peregrine&#8221;, uma versão do seu compacto helicóptero Mi-34 equipada com motor francês Turbomeca &#8220;Arrius&#8221;. A aeronave, que terá peso máximo de decolagem de 1450 Kg, é uma das apostas russas para entrar no mercado de helicópteros leves a turbina. Será montado em série a partir de 2011 e diversas empresas da Rússia e de outros países fornecerão partes, peças e componentes.</p>
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<p><strong>Vendas aumentam com Antonov 148</strong></p>
<p>O jato regional russo Antonov An-148 vem despertando o interesse de mais operadoras. Desde o início do programa de ensaios aeronave já acumula pedidos para 41 unidades assinados por empresas aéreas da Rússia. O avião destina-se sobretudo à substituição do antigo modelo Tupolev Tu-334 e o fabricante pretende iniciar a fabricação seriada na cadência de 24 unidades por ano. Estudos recentes revelam que precisarão ser vendidos de 200 a 250 unidades para cobrir os custos do seu desenvolvimento.</p>
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<p><strong>Boeing colabora com russos</strong></p>
<p>O Ministério dos Transportes da Rússia assinou um acordo de cooperação com a norte-americana Boeing para ajudá-lo a redefinir os parâmetros de segurança do transporte aéreo no país. O fabricante dos EUA ficou abalado com a queda de um jato B.737 de sua fabricação, operado pela Aeroflot-Nord, em Perm, em setembro passado.</p>
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<p><strong>Controle iraquiano agora é civil</strong></p>
<p>O controle de tráfego aéreo do Iraque voltou a ser efetuado por funcionários civis. Desde 2003 cabia aos militares essa tarefa, mas agora o RAMCC (Regional Air Movement Control Center) é novamente tarefa civil, sob controle do Governo iraquiano.</p>
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<p><strong>Spirit modifica contrato</strong></p>
<p>A companhia Spirit Airlines modificou o contrato que tinha para a compra de quatro jatos Airbus A319 para novos A320. A companhia, baseada na Flórida (EUA), opera hoje uma frota de 26 aviões A319 e um único A321.</p>
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<p><strong>Trip deixa de voar para Sinop, Alta Floresta e Rondonópolis</strong></p>
<p>A TRIP suspendeu os voos para os municípios de Sinop, Alta Floresta e Rondonópolis, acatando decisão da Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (Anac) que alega que os equipamentos de segurança e caminhões de bombeiros utilizados nos aeroportos destas cidades são incompatíveis aos modelos de aeronaves utilizadas pela companhia, um ATR 72.</p>
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<p><strong>OceanAir promove Dia das Crianças a bordo de suas aeronaves</strong> </p>
<p>De 9 a 12 de outubro, a OceainAir distriburá a bordo das aeronaves cataventos em todos os voos que partem dos aeroportos de Guarulhos, Congonhas, Santos Dumont e Brasília, com destino às principais cidades brasileiras. Os passageiros também irão concorrer a sorteio de ursos de pelúcia recheados com balas Perfetti Van Melle. &#8220;Combinando ações como essa, criadas para datas especiais e feriados, com as regulares promoções de tarifas e nosso serviço de bordo diferenciado, correspondemos às expectativas dos nossos passageiros que buscam viajar com conforto, segurança e boas tarifas em suas viagens pelo Brasil&#8221;, afirmou Renato Pascowitch, Diretor Executivo da OceanAir.</p>
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<p><strong>Para Air Canada, tendência é que 777 fique em GRU</strong></p>
<p>A temporada de inverno canadense incentivou a Air Canada a incrementar a oferta da rota São Paulo (GRU)-Toronto. A chegada do Boeing 777-300, em substituição ao Boeing 767-300, oferece 40% mais capacidade de assentos, mas exige um número maior de viajantes para sustentar os custos de operação. Porém, a confiança do diretor comercial da aérea no Brasil, Gleyson Ranieri (foto), no mercado brasileiro vai além da manutenção da aeronave. “Estou bastante otimista com o final do ano. O mercado está voltando ao normal, por isso espero uma ocupação média de 70% e 75%”, revelou ele. “Se mantivermos essa média, a tendência é que o Boeing 777 fique não só esses quatro meses de alta temporada, mas também para o restante do ano.”</p>
<p>Falando sobre 2009, um ano marcado por instabilidades, Ranieri confessa que muitos projetos da empresa foram postergados ou sofreram alterações para se adaptar ao atual momento da economia. “Este ano foi atípico não foi só para a Air Canada, mas para todas as companhias aéreas. Para 2010, a nossa expectativa é retomar o crescimento. Não tenho um número fechado, mas creio que 5% é uma meta boa”, considerou Ranieri, acrescentando que a Boeing prometeu entregar 34 jatos para a empresa, mas a entrega está atrasada há dois anos. “Nosso problema chama-se falta de aeronave. Temos essa encomenda feita, mas até agora não recebemos nenhum equipamento. Por esse motivo também fomos obrigados a segurar alguns planos”, completou o dirigente.</p>
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO</p>
<p>A ligação entre o Brasil e a Air Canada já teve no Rio de Janeiro uma escala de sucesso. Hoje, porém, o mercado fluminense encontra-se defasado, sem nenhuma operação direta para Toronto, restando apenas o escritório da companhia na região. “Acredito muito no Rio, por isso ainda mantenho uma base lá. Agora, com essa notícia dos Jogos Olímpicos de 2016, não tenho dúvidas que voltaremos a estender nossa operação”, antecipou Gleyson Ranieri, que foi além: “minha expectativa é que isso ocorra bem antes da competição”. É esperar para ver.</p>
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<link>http://davecunning.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/my-likehate-relationship-with-air-canada/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>davecunning</dc:creator>
<guid>http://davecunning.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/my-likehate-relationship-with-air-canada/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There was a time where commercial air travel in Canada was quite good. There were at least 2 or 3 ma]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WestJet launching Alberta - Hawaii service]]></title>
<link>http://airlineroute.net/2009/10/05/westjet-launching-alberta-hawaii-service/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jimyvr</dc:creator>
<guid>http://airlineroute.net/2009/10/05/westjet-launching-alberta-hawaii-service/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WestJet is launching new weekly SEASONAL service between Canada&#8217;s Province of Alberta and Hawa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>WestJet is launching new weekly SEASONAL service between Canada&#8217;s Province of Alberta and Hawaii, between March and May 2010.  It&#8217;ll launch <strong>Calgary &#8211; Honolulu</strong>, <strong>Calgary &#8211; Maui</strong> and <strong>Edmonton &#8211; Maui</strong>.</p>
<p>Schedules and effective dates as follows:<!--more--><br />
<strong>Calgary &#8211; Honolulu</strong> 07MAR10 &#8211; 25APR10<br />
WS1855 YYC0730 &#8211; 1044HNL 73W 7<br />
WS1854 HNL1145 &#8211; 2216YYC 73W 7</p>
<p><strong>Calgary &#8211; Maui</strong> 06MAR10 &#8211; 01MAY10<br />
WS1851 YYC0730 &#8211; 1041OGG 73W 6<br />
WS1850 OGG1145 &#8211; 2204YYC 73W 6</p>
<p><strong>Edmonton &#8211; Maui </strong>05MAR10 &#8211; 30APR10<br />
WS1857 YEG0730 &#8211; 1049OGG 73W 5<br />
WS1856 OGG1200 &#8211; 2230YEG 73W 5</p>
<p>Above time departs and arrives in Hawaii 1-hour later until 07MAR10</p>
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<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/westjet-to-fly-to-hawaii-from-calgaryedmonton/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/westjet-to-fly-to-hawaii-from-calgaryedmonton/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos. Wes]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_4503" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://airlinersgallery.com/2/1f177ae/#/gallery/westjet-airlines/westjet-737-800-wl-c-gjws-95-tko-sfo-db-lr-903098/"><img class="size-full wp-image-4503" title="WestJet 737-800 WL C-GJWS (95)(Tko) SFO (DB)(LR)" src="http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/westjet-737-800-wl-c-gjws-95tko-sfo-dblr.jpg" alt="Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin.  Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos." width="450" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin.  Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.</p></div>
<p>WestJet Airlines (Calgary) will fly from both Calgary and Edmonton to Hawaii for a short period in the spring. The company will fly once a week from Calgary to both Honolulu (March 7 through April 25, 2010) and Kahului (Maui) (March 6 through May 1) and also from Edmonton to Kahului (March 5 through April 30).</p>
<p>Press releases:</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Aloha-Calgary-Calgarians-are-cnw-3997020790.html?x=0&#38;.v=2">finance.yahoo.com/news/Aloha-Calgary-Calgarians-are-cnw-3997020790.html?x=0&#38;.v=2</a></p>
<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Aloha-Edmonton-Edmontonians-cnw-3455108162.html?x=0&#38;.v=2">finance.yahoo.com/news/Aloha-Edmonton-Edmontonians-cnw-3455108162.html?x=0&#38;.v=2</a></p>
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