Northern Lights Airlines .... ?

[Frequent Flier_10]

Anybody have any idea who these guys are? Looks like they will be based in Quebec......

Transat is going to have lots of company with Flyglobespan and now these guys.........

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ICBS acquires 50% interest in Northern Lights Airlines Ltd.

(MONTREAL, QC, Canada, New York, NY, USA) , March 12, 2007– ICBS Limited (ICBS) (Pink Sheets :ICBM) a business development , and management firm located in Montreal, Quebec , Canada, announced today that it has acquired 50% ownership of Northern Lights Airlines Ltd.

Northern Lights Airlines, Ltd. (“Northern Lights”) is a new international charter airline in its formative stage undertaken in collaboration with ICBS and other partners. Northern Lights is being organized to exploit a gap in the long-haul international travel market that exists in low cost, high comfort and high quality service originating in Montreal & Toronto, Canada. We have seen a robust turnaround in the Aviation Industry in the post-9/11 period with a rapid increase in revenue passenger miles traveled. WestJet, SkyServices, Zoom and Air Transat (all Low Cost carriers – “LCCs”) have grown and prospered during this period, while Air Canada has sought bankruptcy protection and Canadian Airlines has ceased operations entirely. While SkyServices, Zoom, and Air Transat have been making healthy gains in the international holiday market, the market is still underserved. The gap in the availability of low cost international service to and from Canada, coupled with high demand for passenger travel on selected routes from Montreal and Toronto, indicates that a new entrant airline is well positioned to capture a significant portion of current air travel business in that market.

Northern Lights International Airlines, Ltd. intends to fill that gap and revolutionalize charter travel across the Atlantic with standard-setting service levels that restore respect to passengers.

“ICBS was approached to bring their strategic business and management skills to the airlines project. We were very impressed with the level of expertise behind the airline” said Garth McIntosh, President & CEO of ICBS. “ We saw this as an opportunity that would greatly impact the acquisition program at ICBS.”

Northern Lights is expected to have its inaugural international flight in October of 2007.
SOURCE: ICBS Limited

CONTACT: Garth McIntosh, President & CEO

TELEPHONE: 888-932-4402

[bcflyer]

Based in Quebec? Please tell me its not LeBlanc again.

[60N30W]

Transat is going to have lots of company with Flyglobespan and now these guys.........


A news release is far from an active airline, when the planes arrive and the carrier has a license then Air Transat will have company. Till then.....

Regards,

60N30W

[fogghorn]

There was a charter operation out of Smithers, BC called Northern Lights Air Ltd. I believe they ceased operations about 5 or 6 years ago. Is this new company not too close in name to that to be legal? Could pose a problem if it is.

[fougapilot]

Fog,

There is also a 702 operator based in Quebec city called Northern Lights Aerobatic Team that provides support to the military. Time will tell if they keep their name.

http://www.nlcas.ca

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