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The 83 year old Quebec based transportation and aviation company Bombardier said on Friday (June 5) that it will lay off 2,500 workers from the aviation operations of the company due to COVID-19 impact on its markets. Bombardier said that the majority of the workforce reductions will impact manufacturing operations in Canada and will happen gradually throughout the year. The ...

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and Dr. Beat Nobs, Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada and the Bahamas, officially signed the Open Skies-type air transport agreement between Canada and Switzerland. This agreement, which builds on the 1975 agreement, provides airlines with maximum flexibility in terms of routes and frequency of service. The signing is an important step in the ...