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Air Canada TRIP into the future
TRAVELfusion, a London based industry leader in direct connect distribution technologies announced today a multi-year distribution agreement with Air Canada that provides TRIPplannerXML - the world’s largest travel direct connect web distribution and trip planning platform - with access to all of Air Canada’s innovative à-la-carte fare products, product attributes and Flight Passes.
Air Canada concludes funding programme
Air Canada has announced that it has concluded a series of agreements for secured financings with General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) and its affiliates, providing the airline with up to US$195 million.
Air Canada, Corsairfly agree to codeshare
Air Canada and Corsairfly are entering a commercial partnership that will strategically strengthen their respective positions in the travel market between France and Canada.
Air Canada steps up fare transparency
Amadeus e-Travel is offering offers Air Canada’s online customers a level of fare transparency and pricing options which it claims has never before seen in the airline industry.
Air Canada to fly first new Boeing 777
Air Canada will operate its first new Boeing 777 aircraft on key routes serving Europe, Asia and the South Pacific.
Air Canada flies St. John’s-Heathrow
Air Canada announced today seasonal non- stop service between St. John’s, NL and London, U.K. beginning April 6, 2007.
Air Canada Opens Modern New Cargo Terminal at Toronto Hub
Air Canada Cargo has completed its move to a newfacility in Toronto designed to ensure continued customer service excellenceand to position the airline`s cargo division for significant future growth atits busiest hub.
E-mail Inflight On Air Canada
Tenzing Communications the Seattle-based global communications provider, has started a Beta trial of their airborne email and Internet system on select Air Canada aircraft, marking the first passenger trial of in-flight email and “Best of Web” browsing capabilities on a commercial airline.
Air Canada & United Introduce Inter-Airline Electronic Ticket
Air Canada and United Airlines today introduced the airline industry`s first true inter-airline (interline) electronic ticketing service, making it possible for customers to use a single electronic ticket for travel on more than one airline. The service, available immediately, is the first electronic ticketing initiative that actually bridges two different airline computer reservations systems.
AIR CANADA INTRODUCES NEW CYBER TICKET OFFICE FEATURES
Air Canada announced today that it has further developed its Cyber Ticket Office features offering customers and travel agents an enhanced Internet reservation service. Effective December 18, 1998, the following additional functions will be available to Cyber Ticket Office users:
AIR CANADA WEBSITE SERVICES CONNECTED TO PHONES ACROSS CANADA
Beginning this summer, households and small businesses equipped with Nortel’s Vista 350 telephones will be able to consult their phone screen for up-to-the-minute Air Canada flight and cargo information. Air Canada will become the first airline in Canada to provide consumers with this information using CallMall interactive services on the Vista 350 telephone.
AIR CANADA EXPANDS ELECTRONIC TICKETING THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA
As of today, Air Canada and its regional carriers will offer their customers the convenience of ‘ticketless travel’ throughout Canada and the United States. The airline has expanded electronic ticketing to include 20 more U.S. destinations, extending this customer service to virtually all of its North American network.