First Air releases updated press statement. Confirms all four crew perish in accident.

http://www.firstair.ca/2011/08/first-ai ... ccident-3/

From Globe & Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/nunavut-town-reeling-after-plane-crash-kills-12/article2136238/ Resolute resident Doreen McDonald said she was listening to music when her husband heard a large explosion. They looked outside, but could see nothing. The whole of Resolut...

Corpac's financial difficulties have hardly been a secret the last few months, but I heard today that they laid off all staff and are hoping for an investor? Sorry to hear about this for all the Corpac people affected if it has indeed come to this. Hopefully there really is an investor lined up and ...

Charging for ancilliary services is doubtless a great way to build extra revenue, and Ryanair has taken this to the level where they make as much, if not more, from 'ancilliary revenue' than from the fares. GBP5 fares don't pay the cost to fly the passenger, and with headline grabbing fares like thi...

I find it difficult to believe WJ will be in top 15 as a Canadian carrier unless they diversify into sub-airlines like Virgin with VS Australia, soon to be VS America etc. Unless they wipe out AC altogether, I don't see how there can be not one, but two major international carriers both flying prima...

one of there Dash 8's was parked outside the Esso Avitat today in YYC Bar XH has acquired Hawkair. The removal of one of the Dash 8's from Hawkair's fleet has neccessitated the removal of some of Hawk's routes (YXJ and YDQ). The Dash 8 was removed to enable Bar XH to take advantage of some of the l...

So the FO really earned his pay that day, even though it was lower than the new-hire attendant in the back. I doubt it. Continental new hire F/A wages are $18 / block hour, and with the new contract equating to almost 2 duty hours for every block hour, that equates to about $9 an hour. If you're ba...

Did Quikair re-acquire their aircraft then? They shut some of their offices/facilities which would indicate that it's more than just a temporary blip and lack of aircraft? There's still nothing on their website, and they're still accepting bookings... So either they are accepting bookings that they ...

[quote="swordfish"]I have confidential information about the company's status, but it is not for broadcast. All I said is that you should not be posting rumours and inuendo without first establishing the truth or falsity of that. It does no good for the company, or the industry at large. There is to...

Swordfish:

Am I to infer from your posting that Quikair is still operating normally then?

I don't think there was bag run work - but I had heard that the airframes were Airco machines. I know they used to be Bar XH but they apparently changed some stuff around a while back. I wasn't being facetious about the staff - I was hoping that everyone was ok as in didn't (won't) get shafted and w...

Word on the field is that Quikair has suspended ops and filed for bankruptcy today. Also rumours that their aircraft were all taken back by Airco?

Hope all is well for the pilots and staff...?

wonder how many seats it takes to break even in those brand new shiny Q400's... Compare them them to, say, Quebecair Express who was flying clapped out Saab's they got for next to nothing. Couple months and they got blown out of the sky by the competition. The operating costs must be insane compare...

Corpac provides the lift for Integra with a Jetstream, but Integra manages the front end of the operation. I believe Integra has always used third party aircraft on wetlease?

Corpac only has 2 Saab's, the 3rd one must be another operator. I believe there are also other aircraft planned in the works as well.

...its legal, and your only alternative is to fly another airline. You'd also have to avoid United, Northwest, American, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Delta, Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways, and 95% of the other airlines in the world. You'd also have to avoid booking a car with Hertz, Avis, Budget, ...

As has already been illustrated in the points above, most airlines practice some form of overbooking. Outside of the airline industry, this is also practiced by both major car rental companies, and hotels. Anywhere which has a 'perishable' product such as a car, hotel room, or airplane seat that wil...

Quikair states that it has 'voluntarily' suspended service into Penticton due to a Transport issue. In a press article, it stated that they had 'not written down' certain procedures that were unique to Penticton, but that passengers were at no time in danger, however Transport is quoted as stating t...

apologies if the subject line is not 100% descriptive/appropriate, but I couldn't figure out how to word this. Basically, a Jazz pilot allegedly made a PA to passengers about why a 'Western Based Carrier' took off when they were grounded due to fog. In it, he questions the safety decisions made by t...

It is frustrating indeed. The ads lower the value in the public perception of the cost an air ticket to unrealistic levels. What is more frustrating, is that the perpetrator, in this instance Sunwing, isn't even offering the deals it touts. "Sale on ALL June departures". Try and find a $29 ticket (+...

Jaques - spot on.

A more accurate way to represent passenger complaints would be on the basis of complaints per 1000 passengers flown or some such ratio. That would be much more representative.

yes, but YXY you'll see that her sexual orientation is 'unsure'. Therefore, she'll be just as likely to be shacking up with the other hot stews as she will the 'nigels' up front...

Or fly Corporate Express. Comfy leather seats, meal service, free bar, friendly crew, no security line ups (no security!), and all for the same price, if not less, than the competition....

Ahh. But you might get a gay f/a.

Oh well - screw it, let's take the bus then

Jeopardizing some 100 jobs for hurt feelings..... well, all I can say is grow up people. I suspect that's part of the problem - those 100 jobs. 2 x 37 seat Dash 8's, neither of which are at optimum block hour utilisation... if there are a 100 jobs, one might want to look at that overhead. I'm not a...

i heard that they found some cash and are getting -300s. something about zero fuel wt issues on the -100. These rumours can easily be substantiated (or discounted!!) by simply viewing their cashbook, balance sheet, revenue and cost statements. It's all on their website... they don't have much choic...