Over 300 captain or captain-eligible pilots have transferred to Air Canada from Jazz Aviation over the past year, reports the regional airline’s parent Chorus.
Alexis von Hoensbroech’s arrival has coincided with a pivot toward leisure travel that bolsters the airline’s growing presence in domestic Canadian markets.
The new location will allow the company to consolidate flight test operations closer to its headquarters, as well as hire engineers from Mojave and Los Angeles.
A significant improvement in energy efficiency for a novel de-icing system has been demonstrated under the EU’s Clean Sky 2 public-private partnership.
Zero-emissions propulsion developer ZeroAvia has selected Paine Field as the location for a flight research center to support development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 regional turboprop.
“Air Canada’s new service from Toronto Island to Ottawa will conveniently link Canada’s capital directly with the center of the country’s leading business center,” Air Canada SVP Mark Galardo said.