Transat would have faced an uncertain future if the deal hadn't gone through, with the company taking steps this year to preserve cash amid a huge decline in revenue.

Alberta's premier backs the Canadian government's announcement Sunday that it will begin discussions with the airline industry to provide it support as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Max Ward, a northern bush pilot who built regional carrier Wardair into Canada's largest charter airline, died Monday in Edmonton — just 20 days shy of his 99th birthday.

Air Canada and WestJet have cancelled at least 439 flights so far this month, according to figures from flight data firm Cirium.

Canadian travellers frustrated by vouchers from airlines are looking south of the border to get refunds for trips cancelled due to the coronavirus.

Hundreds of flights with possible COVID-19 exposures have landed at or taken off from Canadian airports since the novel coronavirus pandemic began.

Seventy-two per cent of Canadians surveyed by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies say they're not comfortable flying since a decision by some airlines to relax their own in-flight physical distancing requirements.

The head of the Canadian Transportation Agency says officials should rethink whether airlines have an obligation to refund passengers for cancellations beyond the carrier's control.

As a result, the airline said, resumption of service to Ottawa and Atlantic Canada will be delayed.

Tens of thousands of Canadians have signed petitions calling on Ottawa to force airlines to offer refunds, not just vouchers, for trips cancelled due to COVID-19.