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RCAF replacing planes used for prime minister's travel, refuelling aircraft. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will be getting two used Airbus A330-200 aircraft to replace part of its aging CC-150 Polaris fleet, the Department of National Defence (DND) announced Thursday — a fleet that includes Can Force One, the VIP aircraft used to transport the prime minister, the Governor General and other VIPs. The final contract for the two planes is valued at $102 million US and was awarded to the International Airfinance Corporation, a DND news release says. Source: CBC.ca |
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Airlines turn to baggage-only flights and onboard ground-handlers. As the second-quarter financial results season kicked off this week, there was a striking comment from Delta Air Lines about the measures it is taking to combat operational challenges. Citing “baggage issues” at European airports in particular, the SkyTeam carrier said it recently sent one of its aircraft to Europe to repatriate luggage that had gone missing. That came after Icelandic national broadcasting service RUV reported that Icelandair has been flying two baggage handlers on its Amsterdam Schiphol services amid staffing shortages at the Dutch hub. It is considering doing the same on other routes. Source: FlightGlobal.com (Registration required) |
