Sentences with phrase «on air routes»

Obviously there is greater competition on air routes, whereas you are mostly tied into using the national operator for most train journeys.

Not exact matches

Those working on routes out of Calgary will shuttle from the base in Vancouver on Air Canada flights.

They pilot and navigate the flight of fixed - wing aircraft on nonscheduled air - carrier routes or helicopters.

Airlines» customer service practices have come under fire in recent months, and just last year, U.S. carriers were cleared in a federal investigation regarding exorbitant fare mark - ups in the wake of a deadly Amtrak derailment that drove up demand for air travel on some routes.

Last month, the CEOs of American Airlines, United Continental and Delta Air Lines asked to meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to discuss allegations that Gulf states are unfairly subsidizing state - owned carriers, driving down prices and crowding out competition on key routes, accusations those carriers deny.

On Monday, the same day the exercise started, a spokesman for China's air force said it had staged exercises along «routes and areas it has never flown before» with surveillance aircraft over the Yellow and East seas near the Korean Peninsula, according to the South China Morning Post.

China claims most of the South China Sea, an important trade route which is believed to contain large quantities of oil and natural gas, and has been building artificial islands on reefs, some with ports and air strips.

«With a strategy focused on higher yielding segments, including international routes and the business class traveller, Air Canada saw a nice uptick in demand,» wrote Walter Spracklin of RBC Capital Markets.

WestJet (TSX: WJA) says its entry into a new market typically lowers fares by up to 50 per cent and the arrival of Encore is already causing Air Canada to respond with its own fare cuts on some of the routes.

Air Canada lowered rates on at least one of Encore's routes before it even launched.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says it is on the runway to achieving sustained profitability after ending the year in the black as it prepares to introduce premium economy seating on select international routes and ramp up the size of its low - cost carrier.

Air Canada said it is preparing to deploy its Rouge low - cost airplanes this summer on transcontinental routes to Western Canada in order to compete with ultra-low-cost rivals.

Find a way to challenge yourself even if it's on a little routine drill or routes - on - air (against no defenders).

But with Norwegian Air and Qantas invading profitable routes, it will have to crack on.

WestJet charges between $ 20 and $ 23 for a second bag on most routes, while Air Canada charges economy - class flyers $ 20 for a second bag within Canada and $ 25 for a single piece of checked luggage on flights to the U.S. Not surprisingly, the aisles of many flights now resemble a war zone as frantic passengers search for an overhead bin into which they stuff their bulging carry - ons, slowing down boarding times.

Ben Smith, Air Canada chief commercial officer, said the service will start to roll out in May on select North American business routes, including Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and New York and later elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada.

Air Canada, on the other hand, has partnered with Gogo to offer ground - to - air service on its North American routes before testing out Gogo's own satellite technology for consideration on its wide - body fleet for flights to Europe, Asia and elsewheAir Canada, on the other hand, has partnered with Gogo to offer ground - to - air service on its North American routes before testing out Gogo's own satellite technology for consideration on its wide - body fleet for flights to Europe, Asia and elsewheair service on its North American routes before testing out Gogo's own satellite technology for consideration on its wide - body fleet for flights to Europe, Asia and elsewhere.

You can't go on the air and say: «I think there should be cycle routes in half of London» (even though I do), because it would just wind up motorists.

Despite being open about his own faith, he says he understands the need to keep it separate from his work He said: «You can't go on the air and say: «I think there should be cycle routes in half of London» (even though I do), because it would just wind up motorists.

We do so in a way that minimizes our impact on air quality through means of transporting our products as efficiently as possible by structuring pallet loads, reviewing product mixes and improving route planning.

It didn't always work (Florida State finished with 10 tackles for loss)-- but the Wolfpack did find some big plays, including a 71 - yard touchdown catch - and - run on which Jakobi Meyers left FSU star safety Derwin James swiping at air on a cutback en route to the end zone.

The Samba absence if of particular concern as Blackburn's main route of entry to goal would have been through the air, set - plays in particular, so now they may have to concentrate more on their ground play and out manoeuvring a Liverpool defence which has uncharacteristically been leaking goals all season.

Bahrain's national airline, Gulf Air, not only offers kids» meals and entertainment, but also has diapers on hand, free bassinet - booking, and the mysterious, magical creature known as the Sky Nanny — who helps out at Bahrain's airport but also on - board on Gulf Air «s wide - bodied long - haul routes.

The couple will then depart Seoul, Republic of Korea on Air Force Two en route to PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, where they will attend the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony this evening.

In the evening, the Vice President and Second Lady Karen Pence will depart Washington, D.C. on Air Force Two en route to Clare, Ireland for a refueling stop before arriving in Cairo, Egypt.

He flew on Air Force One with President Obama in late August, en route to a ceremony for the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

The sheer volume of additional bus traffic on these routes as part of the mitigation plan makes diesel a disastrous choice for air quality.

The target and the route to getting there — a combination of Obama using his executive authority under the Clean Air Act with a raft of regulations on everything from heavy - duty trucks to buildings — were charted months earlier.

«Air pollution exposure on home - to - school routes reduces the growth of working memory: Findings of an ISGlobal study underscore the importance of establishing school routes along less polluted streets.»

«If air traffic control can see where aircraft are precisely, they can fly them all closer together and on the most efficient routes.

«It involves toxicology, how chemicals go from air to water, exposure routes of environmental contaminants, and how to measure each one, leading to controls on how chemicals move through the environment.

Behind the scenes: # 7DaysInEntebbe / / The route Air France Flight 139 was supposed to take on 27th June 1976 / / @jonnyruff / / #entebbefilm #entebbe #behindthescenes #bts #WT

When four hijackers takeover an Air France jet en route from Tel Aviv to Paris on June 27, 1976, the 248 passengers aboard are unaware of the harrowing ordeal that awaits them.

Nevertheless, the search is on, as the desperate parents negotiate a perilous gauntlet to the Bay Area via air, sea and land, encountering everything from turbulence to tsunamis to landslides en route.

Behind The Scenes: Entebbe / / The route Air France Flight 139 was supposed to take on 27th June 1976 / / @jonnyruff / / #entebbefilm # 7DaysInEntebbe #entebbe #behindthescenes #WT

But he's become bored with his job on a TWA domestic route where for kicks he fakes air turbulence to scare his passengers.

Studies suggest that concentrations of air pollution can be up to 12 times higher inside vehicles than those experienced by cyclists and pedestrians on the same routes.

Air curtains route air from in front of each wheel arch, passing it around the outside face of the wheel during cruising, helping to reduce drag (Acura employs similar tricks on its NSX supercaAir curtains route air from in front of each wheel arch, passing it around the outside face of the wheel during cruising, helping to reduce drag (Acura employs similar tricks on its NSX supercaair from in front of each wheel arch, passing it around the outside face of the wheel during cruising, helping to reduce drag (Acura employs similar tricks on its NSX supercar).

City of Porterville to Purchase 10 GreenPower All - Electric Transit Buses Dec 7, 2016 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $ 9.5 million to the City of Porterville to deploy 10 GreenPower EV350 40 - foot, zero - emission, all - electric transit buses on all nine Porterville Transit routes and to install the associated charging infrastructure, including 11 charging stations.

The answer was to increase frontal air - intake area without a gigantic grille by putting the lamps in open scoops and to route most of the cooling air internally, allowing smooth flanks marked with strong character lines and only very small inlets low on the body behind the door to cool the turbochargers» radiators.

Consumers clicking on the ads were taken to a page on Air Canada's website where a list of routes and prices were displayed, but consumers could not find details of the additional taxes and fees unless they scrolled to the bottom of the page where the information was shown in fine print.

An investigation by DOT's Aviation Enforcement Office found that Air Canada Rouge flight AC 1861 diverted to Buffalo Niagara International Airport at 10:09 p.m. on January 11, 2014 due to freezing rain and fog while en route to Toronto Pearson International Airport.

While physically identical in placement and function (the scoop is said to be built on the same tooling as the 1970 Mach 1) it only provides a portion of air to the motor routing to the air box ahead of the MAF.

The LED accents on the headlights look modern and just right, and vents in the front bumper route air over the front wheels, reducing drag and helping fuel economy.

If you go the least expensive route on your new Passat sedan, spending just under $ 22,000 for a base model, you'll get the basics like air conditioning, 6 - speaker AM / FM / CD player with auxiliary input (but no USB port), 6 - way manual adjust front seats and 5 - speed manual transmission, plus Bluetooth wireless connectivity with audio streaming, and automatic on / off headlights.

Our week of driving the Cruze Diesel bore that out; realized city fuel consumption, especially on a daily low - speed route of queuing at intersections, stop signs, stop lights, and chugging up hills (all with air - conditioning on), fell well short of the EPA estimate for the Cruze diesel.

The hood has two ducts that close down on top of an air filter box that routes cool air straight into the engine.

Its silk roofline, highlighted by a black - tinted roof gives the air a rather scenic route on its way over the top of this sexy Aston.

By connecting to the internet, it will also be possible in future for traffic and weather information or even data on air quality to be included and taken into account in planning your route.

To improve the aerodynamic efficiency of the next - gen Silverado, the front grille features functional air curtains, similar to those introduced on the sixth - generation Camaro, that reduce wind drag by routing air around the front wheel wells.