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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

Hopefully this proves to be fruitful and Porter doesn't go under, or this will turn into yet another Montreal airport white elephant. YHU's new terminal (100% privately funded) is a very modest project (compared to Mirabel) and is much closer to Montréal. And I know many south shore residents who w...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

https://forum.agoramtl.com/t/nouvelle-a ... 9/65?u=yul

ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

Never mind, still can't post pics here.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

Saint-Hubert (YHU) Porter's terminal construction progress.
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(Published 6 hours ago by Daniel Buies on the FB group "Les Ailes Québécoises")

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Air Transat News and Discussion - 2024

PD's E195E2 can make YUL - California? Good to know.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2024

YUL busiest year ever. Official 2023 numbers: 21,145,714 (+32.3% versus 2022) Domestic: 6,591,175 (+21.8%) International: 9,829,216 (+38.4%) Transborder: 4,725,323 (+36.3%) Pretty impressive international numbers (14.55 million international + transborborder travellers). https://www.admtl.com/site...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

https://aviationsourcenews.com/airport/ ... ExSWBHoNUU

ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

Your original argument was that Air Transat had to comply with the language laws. They never had to and they still elected to operate in french. Bill 101 (since 1977) applied to businesses with 50 and over employees. Now Bill 96 (Aug 2022?) applies to businesses with 25 and over employees. They have...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

No, from day 1 Air Transat was a federally regulated company and was therefore not subject to the language law. They could have operated in english if they wanted - but opted to operate in french. Anyways it was logic for Air Transat to operate in french as the great majority of its employees were f...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

No assumption it is a fact, it most certainly did have in some way something to do with Quebec's language laws. Again if you read my earlier comment, I wrote that Quebecair was already operating in french well before any language laws. (they operated in french since... 1953!!). Many ex Quebecair em...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

...with the added bonus of one company that conducts business in French due to their provinces language laws. I think Porter is better off staying Joint Ventured with Transat FWIW Transat was formed from lots of Quebecair (RIP) employees/ pilots / cadre (they were already operating in french - well...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

As a folliow-up to my prior post maybe YOW HQ would be a better choice for a Transat/Porter hook-up? I don't see many employees moving to Ottawa from either Toronto or Montreal. And it would not be very efficient to move those 2 headquarters into Ottawa. Ottawa has great expertise in Gvt and high t...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Porter Airlines Fleet and Network - 2024

Trying to happily merge the corporate culture of Transat with anyone would be no easy feat. I know what you mean (I'm an Anglo YULer)... I'm curious to know more here. In observing Transat's operation in Toronto by example, any clues that would indicate it would not be an easy feat? (referring to t...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Lufthansa Group Orders 40 A220s & 40 737 MAX + 120 options

Airbus needs to be careful with the A223 (about cannibalizing possible A320neo sales?) I have great confidence in Airbus sale department. I'm sure they know when/how to market the A220 while not compromising possible A319/A320neos sales. For LH, it was between the E2 (which had enough range for int...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

Seems to me they (ADM) will have no choice but to build another terminal building with its own road network to address that issue. Would ADM consider moving (beside Porter) some other carriers (Westjet/Sunwing by exemple - with proper financial incentives) to YHU? That could be a cheaper / more eff...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Air Canada News and Discussion - 2023

The difference was that I often travelled outside of work hours and was not paid extra. I doubt this is true of Federal employees. In my 38 years military + federal public service, we were never paid for travel - when outside duty hours. We therefore traveled during duty hours more often than not ;)

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Airbus A220 Production/Deliveries - 2023

The new Mirabel pre-assembly plant will enable Airbus to reduce its assembly costs and boost the A220 program's competitiveness. This news confirms the strategic positioning of the aerospace industry in Quebec. Furthermore, this Pre-FAL will ensure tight quality control of parts/systems before poss...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Canadian Airports & Smaller Canadian Air Carriers - 2023 Thread

Pretty cool. On part 2 (at around 8:05) we see an old CAF Chinooks flying few feet above ground (his way of taxying) toward the military terminal / hangar. (Upland, or CFB Ottawa South as it was called back then) FWIW, we sold all our Chinooks back then - just to be forced to buy new ones again for ...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Bulgaria Air selects A220-300

Clydenairways wrote:
Its interesting to see how the E195-E2 continues to loose out as these sales get announced, and this was with the advantage of being an existing E Jet operator too.

Particularly since many near term slots exists for the E2 - as opposed to the A220.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Airbus A220 Production/Deliveries - 2023

For a minute, I thought there were A220s for Qatars Airways...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Why no modified Q400 (Q350) to perfectly fill 65, 70 & 76 pax Regional Scope Clause Space?

Passengers do not like to fly props. An article some years ago said when an RJ replaces a prop, loads go up by 20% Bizarre, we don't have that phobia in Canada. On shorter regional routes, we have all sorts of Q100/300/400 around. But yes as those are getting older (w/o new replacements) smaller de...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Newfoundland lost whole communities this way in WW1.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: SAS pilots go on strike

On the other end, SAS has to make some profits eventually. All stakeholders have to pitch in somehow.

Otherwise there's no points, better liquidate what can't be operated profitably.

Or maybe the unions can buy the assets and run the show?

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Jul 14th: Canada is getting two A330-200 for VIP/refueling.

I read somewhere that those two are part of the STTC. So four more to go.
(Will provide the source a little later)

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ExMilitaryEng

RCAF A330-200 News and Discussion Thread

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcaf-t ... -1.6520777

ExMilitaryEng

Re: Air Transat News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Also TS has been extra prudent in its back to service process, prioritizing the full use of its A321LR fleet first (and hiring and training accordingly)

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Could Boeing sell the commercial aircraft division?

hz747300 wrote:
To Bombardier or Mitsubishi?

I was waiting exactly for that one!

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Bombardier launches the Global 8000

Indeed. "On May 18, 2021, FTV-5 (C-GLBG) repeatedly achieved supersonic speed in shallow dives, reaching Mach 1.015 . The flight was conducted from Santa Maria in California with a NASA F/A-18 Hornet fighter acting as a chase plane. The supersonic trial was undertaken as part of a campaign to v...

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ExMilitaryEng

Bombardier launches the Global 8000

The Global 8000 jet will be of the same size as the 19-seater Global 7500, will come equipped with more optimised General Electric's Passport Engines. It will become the world's fastest business jet with an ultra-long range of 8,000 nautical miles (9,206 miles) and a top speed of Mach 0.94 (721 mile...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

https://thetimeshub.in/map-of-the-situa ... /1746/amp/

ExMilitaryEng

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

william wrote:
The closet is bare': Aid to Ukraine depletes US weapons supply

That also means the closet was not sufficiently supplied to start with...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Hawaiian Airlines interisland cancellations these past few days (April 14~)

Hawaiian could test the waters by adding a few "turboprops" ( my correction ) now to see if people on the island and tourists vote with their feet. Add in the benefit of HA's Frequent Flier program, corporate accounts, etc... Exactly Add-in a couple of turboprops during lower demand hours...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Air Canada acquiring 26 A321XLR's

EChid wrote:
YUL is crawling with A220s

Must be!

I can hear over my head that distinctive whaling sound about 2 - 3 times/hour...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Rossiya IL-96 enroute to IAD Dulles

As of now, both passing by Sable Island, Nova Scotia. (On each side of it)

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Updated: Airbus and Quebec invest a further $1.2B in the A220 program

Where do you get "cashflow positive after 2030"? Airbus still aims to have the program profitable on/after 2025. ---------------------------------------------------- Quebec may instruct Airbus to buy their shares as early as 2028. Otherwise, Airbus may buy Investissement Quebec in 2030. (O...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Updated: Quebec invests another US$300M in A220 program

Airbus has shown no sign they are interested in producing the A220 series. Really? If so, it would have been WAY cheaper to not bother selling anymore A220s (or only at steep prices), not bother to invest in a pre-FAL or even bother to build a second FAL in Mobile. Mirabel alone could have fullfill...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Updated: Airbus and Quebec invest a further $1.2B in the A220 program

Jetport wrote:
Many here on Anet are optimistic on the profitability prospects for the A220 program, I am not.

Airbus seems not sharing your views - by investing a further $900M.

They might know a thing or two about its market prospects, the cost cutting progress and when the A220 will be profitable.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Updated: Airbus and Quebec invest a further $1.2B in the A220 program

If Airbus is investing $900M in the program, then it's pretty obvious they are convinced to recoup that money and then some - in a timely manner.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: A220 Program Seeks Further Taxpayer Investment

geomap:

That's like getting Leonardo in the same corruption boat due to its partnership with Airbus (in ATR)...

I'm also having difficulty perceiving the link with this corruption event that happened years before Airbus Canada.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: A220 Program Seeks Further Taxpayer Investment

If the actual value of the program is nil, why would Airbus alone is investing $900M?

Let's say they are confident enough that the program will eventually repay that $900M and then some.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: A220 Program Seeks Further Taxpayer Investment

I also read (some weeks ago) that Airbus might look into redesigning some parts in order to lower manufacturing costs.

I also see it as a way to bypass some overpriced supplier's contracts...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: A220 Program Seeks Further Taxpayer Investment

Moderators:

Maybe this require a new thread - or at least to modify this thread title to reflect the $1.2B investment and the four extra years of Quebec partial ownership.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: A220 Program Seeks Further Taxpayer Investment

Airbus and Quebec are set to announce an investment deal ($1.2B?) that would allow the Canadian province to remain in the loss-making A220 jet program four more years - until the venture is likely to turn profitable https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/airbus-quebec-reach-investment...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: A330-300 first revenue flight, 28 years ago today.

Indeed, and the big reason was the loss of the french domestic monopoly - that Air Inter enjoyed until 1995. (Still amazing they could previously fill A300s strickly on shorter range domestic flights.) ------------------------------------------- On a totally different note, Air Inter was also the ea...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Influencer party on Chartered Sunwing flight

https://images.app.goo.gl/Ve2XhKGrrQngUKAt6

ExMilitaryEng

Re: Influencer party on Chartered Sunwing flight

Just overheard on the radio (Radio-Canada 95.1 in Montréal) that Air Canada is not allowing this group on its flights either.

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Airbus A220 Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

It's not a 1 A220-500 replace 1 A320NEO scenario. It could be a MAX8 vs A220 scenario where A320NEO has no chance. It could be an A220-300 vs A220-500 scenario where the bigger model will be more profitable. It could be a scenario of A320NEO + small number of A321NEO vs A220-500 and a large number ...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Air Canada News And Discussion Thread - 2022

From the article: Withnessed by Kathleen Scherf, a professor at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C. was also on the flight: “Two Russian coaches were in business class across from me. I noticed right away it was tough for the flight attendants because they had to be told to sit down, not to...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Aviation Capital Group signs for 20 A220 and 40 A32X

Any potential launch would be in advance of first delivery by at least 3-4 years. If there is a launch announcement with signed orders, it would not need to wait until pre-FAL is running. What you say makes total sense. But what I meant to say is that Airbus is basically just waiting to see if the ...

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ExMilitaryEng

Re: Aviation Capital Group signs for 20 A220 and 40 A32X

Interresting, one of the conditions could be indeed the launch of the A220-500... But in reality, any launch (if ever) would not be before the YMX "pre-FAL" is up and running as intended. By the end of 2022 maybe? This pre-FAL should ensure an eventual smouth production of up to 14 A220s/m...

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