Feed Editor 25 Mar 2009 18:41:27 GMT http:// en Airports Canada 2011 Now Open for Registration Themed "Piloting through Clearer Skies," Airports Canada 2011 will feature the following panels: * Piloting through Clearer Skies: Putting the Canadian Footing into Global Context * Canada's Tourism Future in a World of Emerging Tourist Markets * Improving the Passenger Experience * Canada's Aviation Competitiveness * Leadership, Culture and Canada's Labour Pool * Making it Work: Working with our Partner Agencies and Service Providers 28 Feb 2011 18:56:26 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2011/newsletter_feb2011en.htm C209F191-A913-4C17-BABC-60BBF7ABD338 Geoff Dickson in the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Victoria Airport Authority, since the retirement of Mr. Richard Paquette who led the authority since 1999. 20 Jan 2011 16:57:42 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2011/newsletter_jan2011en.htm 45C38E97-CAEB-4C19-95B6-056E41ED15D0 The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has approved reductions to the connecting Airport Improvement Fee (AIF) and cargo aircraft landing fees for 2011. Additionally, aeronautical fees for passenger aircraft have been held in line with 2010 levels -- changes are being made to enhance Toronto Pearson's competitive position. 4 Oct 2010 19:24:36 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2010/newsletter_sep2010en.htm C7EBBA24-11AA-4A20-A43B-E4D035A2EAF4 Over 480,000 square feet of space has been added to Edmonton International Airport (EIA) since the airport's expansion got underway in 2009. EIA recently reported that Expansion 2012 also is on time and under budget. 25 Aug 2010 14:30:51 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2010/newsletter_aug2010en.htm 9C2AFAD7-39C2-47A4-BCC2-946A428CC49B Canada's air traffic recovery continued in April, but the big jump in domestic numbers experienced in March was not repeated. As traffic already was depressed last spring, these numbers don't necessarily mean we have returned to pre-crisis traffic numbers but if Canada is following international trends, we are getting there more quickly than originally forecast. 26 Jul 2010 14:30:03 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2010/newsletter_jul2010en.htm E9B6275B-9D6D-4952-BF09-E19D40BCD73B The Department of Public Safety recently announced that the NEXUS program has reached the 400,000 member mark. 15 Jun 2010 14:30:20 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2010/newsletter_jun2010en.htm FB86CA6E-B922-4180-990A-A73623FAA1FB Saskatoon Airport Authority President and CEO William A. Restall has been elected chairman of the association for the next two years.. Tom Ruth, president and CEO of Halifax International Airport Authority, has been elected the association's new vice chair. 26 Apr 2010 19:39:51 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2010/newsletter_apr2010en.htm 25EC70FF-5CDA-469A-8220-DED35FCE02DF A new report by the U.S. Travel Association in conjunction with Oxford Economics reveals that the decline in overseas travel to the United States since 2000 has cost America 440,000 jobs and more than $500 billion in total travel-related spending. 29 Mar 2010 20:23:36 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2010/newsletter_mar2010en.htm 6FA1EAFE-93E5-4AAA-813D-47946070A1E8 The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) recently released data from its 2010 Canadian Travel Intentions survey indicating that expected business travel is up three per cent from last year but leisure travel is down 4% 9 Feb 2010 16:26:07 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2010/newsletter_feb2010en.htm 86C359BB-970C-488D-868B-FA9D548BEBEA Countries from around the world gathered in Montebello, Que. recently to discuss international air service liberalization. Unfortunately, Canada didn't attend the summit, which resulted in the signing of a Multilateral Statement of Policy Principles regarding the Implementation of Bilateral Air Service Agreements by seven states and the European Commission. 1 Dec 2009 16:42:10 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_nov2009en.htm 001BD6EA-8E26-4D04-AC4C-FA6A70597DAE In a landmark Open Skies Summit held in Vancouver last month, Canada's three western-most provinces signed a joint declaration calling for Open Skies. It was an historic first foray by a group of provinces into international air policy - traditionally a federal domain. 19 Oct 2009 20:29:23 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_oct2009en.htm 04CDF0BB-92AC-4363-BC2E-99C7456217DD Something interesting in Canada occurred in June: overseas passenger numbers overtook U.S. transborder passenger numbers for possibly the first time ever. 3 Sep 2009 14:38:09 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_sep2009en.htm C7EEB4CD-EBB9-4D5A-843A-22BDF52B6321 In what may be one of Canada's first such events, British Columbia will hosting the British Columbia International Open Skies Summit in Vancouver next September 25th. The CAC anticipates that it will be a good opportunity to highlight the importance and value of Open Skies. 20 Aug 2009 14:59:29 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_aug2009en.htm CCC16520-7AD1-4A65-84B2-9CC0949ACCB5 The federal government on July 13 initiated a visa requirement for citizens of Mexico and the Czech republic -- leading thousands of travellers to scramble for visas or cancel Canadian trips. 24 Jul 2009 18:53:19 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_jul2009en.htm 8D6F77BA-5AF3-4B44-A618-FFEA0F235755 The Prime Minister of Canada has committed the federal government to developing a national tourism strategy. The development comes after a meeting of tourism sector officials during Tourism Day on the Hill. 24 Jun 2009 14:48:23 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_jun2009en.htm B91ED701-917E-4046-9794-195F114B7EAA The Canadian Airports Council recently hosted its second biennial Airports Canada 2009 Conference and Exhibition - a successful event and the association's largest conference yet. 11 May 2009 15:00:37 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_may2009en.htm F1170A5D-F6B7-42E7-AC04-301E17D9E61D Statistics Canada international visit statistics for 2008 show continuation of the ongoing trend for declines in key tourist markets being offset by more Canadians travelling overseas and increased visits from less mature markets. 24 Mar 2009 18:41:42 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_mar2009en.htm C365DA05-7D2A-47F5-8156-2287CE20FFA4 Preliminary airport traffic data from Transport Canada's Top 30 reporting airports suggest that Canadian enplaned/deplaned passengers continued the fall-winter monthly declines in December with a decline of 1.6% over the previous year. For the full year, traffic was virtually stagnant - up 2.5% across all segments. 16 Feb 2009 18:42:15 GMT http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/newsletters/newsletter_feb2009en.htm 8020A152-C9D2-4BA6-8B39-E8964F35BE38