Transportation Information Update, April 2019
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Transportation Information Update * “This attached Transportation Information Update was prepared by Joseph Monteiro and Gerald Robertson for the Canadian Transportation Research Forum and distributed to CILTNA’s members with permission” Editor: Joseph Monteiro* April 2019, No. 176 Associate Editor: Gerald Robertson* AIR TRANSPORTATION AIR TRANSPORTATION 1. Air fares, third quarter 2018 Canada Base air fares in Canada, domestic and international combined, averaged 1. Air fares, third quarter 2018, March 27, $244.50 in the 2018 third quarter, down 0.2% from the same quarter in 2017. 2019, www.statcan.gc.ca 2. The Government of Canada announces the The average domestic fare was down 2.3% from the third quarter of 2017 to transfer of the entire management of the $167.50, while the average international fare decreased 0.4% to $325.00. This Maison Jean-Paul Raymond to the Union des marked the second consecutive decline in international air fares. producteurs agricoles du Québec, March 27, 2. The Government of Canada announces the transfer of the entire 2019, www.tc.gc.a 3. Monthly civil aviation statistics, January management of the Maison Jean-Paul Raymond to the Union des 2019, March 28, 2019, www.statcan.gc.ca producteurs agricoles du Québec 4. Government of Canada investing in safety at On March 27, 2019, the Honorable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, the Moosonee and Timmins Airports, March Official Languages and La Francophonie, announced on behalf of Marc 28, 2019, www.tc.gc.ca 5. Aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, Garneau, Minister of Transport, the transfer of the entire management of the January 2019, March 28, 2019, www.tc.gc.ca Maison Jean-Paul Raymond, located in Ste-Scholastique-Mirabel, to the 6. Air Travel Consumer Report: January 2019 Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec. Minister Joly also stated on Numbers, March 29, 2019, www.dot.gov behalf of Minister Garneau, that he is pondering the future of 748 acres of 7. WestJet triples its win as Best Airline in Canada, April 2, 2019, www.westjet.ca surplus lands at the former Mirabel airport. The identified lands were 8. WestJet ratifies five-year agreement with originally part of the sales program for the 11,000 acres of Mirabel land, AMEs, April 2, 2019, www.westjet.ca which ended in 2013 after two extensions. The Government of Canada is 9. Air Canada Updates Schedule for May in currently holding consultations on this matter and working with interested Response to Ongoing Grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft, April 2, 2019, stakeholders. Additional information will be provided when these www.aircanada.ca consultations are completed. 10. Air Canada's Business Class named top in 3. Monthly civil aviation statistics, January 2019 North America by TripAdvisor's Travellers' The six Canadian Level I air carriers flew 6.9 million passengers on Choice Awards, April 2, 2019, www.aircanada.ca scheduled and charter services in January 2019, up 4.4% from January 2018 11. Budget carrier Flair Airlines sells 25% and continuing the upward year-over-year monthly trend that began in April stake to U.S. investor as it vies to disrupt 2014. Traffic increased 5.5% year over year to 18.3 billion passenger- Canadian market Budget carrier Flair Airlines kilometres in January 2019. Capacity rose 6.0% to 22.4 billion available seat- sells 25% stake to U.S. investor as it vies to disrupt Canadian market, April 2, 2019, kilometres. This resulted in a slightly lower passenger load factor in January www.flinancialpost.ca 2019 (81.6%) compared with the same month a year earlier (82.0%). Total 12. Arriving at destination: Regulatory operating revenue was up 10.7% from the same month a year earlier to $2.0 modernization comes to Canada's aviation billion in January 2019. sector, April 2, 2019, www.cta-otc.gc.ca 13. Passenger Demand Moderates in February, 4. Government of Canada investing in safety at the Moosonee and April 4, 2019, www.iata.org Timmins Airports 14. Air Freight Demand Continues Downward A government official visited the Moosonee Airport and the Timmins Victor Trajectory in February 2019, April 3, 2019, M. Power Airport to highlight the recent completion of safety improvement www.iata.org 15. New process for review and authorization projects that were funded through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital of air carrier joint ventures now in place, April Assistance Program. At the Moosonee Airport, $7,633,423 was provided to 4, 2019, www.tc.gc.ca rehabilitate and update Runway 06-24 and Taxiway A. The Timmins Victor 16. Air Canada Tops North American Carriers M. Power Airport received $63,840 to replace a material spreader, which will for Food Service and Business Class Amenity Kits in PAX International Awards, April 4, assist with the essential clearing of ice and snow from runways, taxiways and 2019, www.aircanada.ca the apron. 17. WestJet ratifies five-year agreement with 5. Aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, January 2019 AMEs, April 5, 2019, www.westjet.ca Aircraft take-offs and landings at Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air 18. Canadian Transportation Agency issues determination in Sunwing inquiry – Sunwing traffic control towers and flight service stations increased 5.6% in January * The views indicated are those of the authors and not of Industry Canada or the CTRF. 1 2019. Overall, 90 airports combined reported 375,992 movements, compared to pay $694,500 penalty, April 8, 2019, with 91 airports totalling 356,097 movements in January 2018. www.cta-otc.gca 19. WestJet reports record March load factor of 6. Air Travel Consumer Report: January 2019 Numbers 87.0 per cent, April 8, 2019, www.westjet.ca The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on March 29, 2019 released its 20. Air Canada's Award-Winning North March 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on marketing and America Business Class Featured in New reporting air carrier data compiled for the month of January 2019. In January Multi-Media Advertising Campaign, April 8, 2019, www.aircanada.ca 2019, DOT received 878 complaints about airline service from consumers, 21. Government of Canada investing in safety down 39.5 percent from the total of 1,452 filed in January 2018 and down at the West Kootenay Regional Airport, April 12.3 percent from the 1,001 received in December 2018. In January 2019, 9, 2019, www.tc.gc.ca marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival performance rate of 78.4 22. Government of Canada investing in safety at the Lloydminster Municipal Airport, April 9, percent, down from both the 80.0 percent on-time rate in December 2018 and 2019, www.tc.gc.ca from 79.4 percent in January 2018. In January 2019, airlines reported 10 23. Government of Canada investing in safety tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights, a decrease from at the Gillam Airport, April 9, 2019, the 19 such tarmac delays reported in December 2018, and the 12 tarmac www.tc.gc.ca 24. Supporting Canada's Flight Schools, April delays reported in January 2018. In January 2019, the Department received a 9, 2019, www.atav.ca total of 48 disability-related complaints , down from both the 66 complaints 25. Aircraft movement statistics: Small received in January 2018 and the 67 complaints received in December 2018. airports, December 2018, April 11, 2019, In January 2019, the Department received seven complaints alleging www.statcan.gc.ca 26. Estimated March 2019 U.S. Airline Traffic discrimination . The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters Data, April 11, 2019, www.bts.gov of interest to the public can be found at 27. February 2019 U.S. Passenger Airline http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer . Employment Data, April 15, 2019, 7. WestJet triples its win as Best Airline in Canada www.bts.gov 28. Emirates announces an interline agreement WestJet on April 2, 2019 announced that it has again been recognized as the with Africa World Airlines, April 16, 2019, Best Airline in Canada and a winner among travellers' favorite Mid-Size www.transportweekly.com Airlines in North America in the 2019 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards 29. Government of Canada investing in safety for Airlines. WestJet remains the only airline in Canada to win TripAdvisor's at Charlo Regional Airport, April 16, 2019, www.tc.gc.ca Best Airline in Canada recognition. TripAdvisor awarded the world's top 30. Annual and Fourth-Quarter 2018 Air Fare carriers rankings based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for Data, April 16, 2019, www.bs.gov airlines by TripAdvisor flyers, gathered over a 12-month period. 31. Hong Kong, Memphis, Shanghai still the 8. WestJet ratifies five-year agreement with AMEs top three of world cargo airports, April 17, 2019, www.transporweekly.com WestJet on April 2, 2019 announced that 93 per cent of the Aircraft 32. Government of Canada investing in safety Maintenance Engineers Association (AMEA) members voted in favour of a at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport, April 18, 2019, five-year agreement. The vote represents 90 per cent of the AMEA's 688 www.tc..gc.ca members. The agreement starts May 1, 2019 and recognizes the value of 33. Air Canada Marks Earthday2019 Via New Partnership With Ocean Clean-up Organization WestJet AMEs and technicians and their dedication to safety. The AMEA is a 4ocean, April 22, 2019, www.aircanada.ca member of the WestJet Employee Association. Jeff Martin, WestJet Chief 34. Lufthansa reports first quarter weak profit Operating Officer said "WestJet is pleased at the vote outcome and believes growth to US$32 million, April 23, 2019, this agreement is beneficial to our hard-working AMEs, while providing long- www.transportweekly.com 35.