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News ArchivesYEAR2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Toronto judge approves $12M settlement Dec. 31, 2009, Toronto – A judge has approved a $12 million class-action settlement with 184 passengers of an Air France jet that overran a Pearson airport runway during a driving rainstorm four years ago. Helijet awarded Olympic air ambulance contract Dec. 30, 2009, Richmond, B.C., – Richmond's Helijet International will play a critical emergency role in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games after being awarded a new contract with the B.C. Ambulance Service to operate two additional Sikorsky S-76 air ambulance helicopters during the Games. Lines, delays eased at Pearson airport Dec. 30, 2009, Toronto – After days of lineups snaking through Canada's busiest airport and long delays for U.S.-bound flights, it appears as though the situation has eased. New Ottawa rules cause havoc, hold up Dec. 30, 2009, Toronto – Ottawa's move to call in the RCMP to help with passenger searches at Canada's main airports may get travellers to the United States through security sooner, but a new rule against carry-on luggage is causing havoc and holdups for many before they even get to the security areas. Passengers line up for tighter security Dec. 30, 2009, Toronto – The RCMP says the federal government has asked for the Mounties' help with passenger screening at Canada's major airports until Wednesday but another request may be made to keep them there longer. Trail, B.C. flights unchanged during Olympics Dec. 29, 2009, Trail, B.C. – Although competitor Air Canada plans to curtail flights out of Castlegar, B.C. in January, a smaller family-owned airline says its Trail schedule will remain essentially unchanged through the winter and Olympic season. Air Canada expects fares will rise in 2010 Dec. 29, 2009, Montreal – Discount air fares won't totally disappear but the airline industry's need to pare financial losses in 2010 will translate into higher fares, says Air Canada chief executive Calin Rovinescu. Air Canada named best airline in North America Dec. 29, 2009 – Survey names Air Canada best airline in North America, Singapore best in world Readers of Global Traveler, a U.S.-based magazine aimed at business travellers, have named Air Canada the best airline in North America, followed by American Airlines in second place and Delta in third. Tighter security at Canadian airports Dec. 29, 2009, Toronto – Lineups for U.S. flights at Toronto's Pearson International Airport are moving but at times today have stretched down long corridors far from the check-in counters. American Airlines flight overshoots runway in Jamaica Dec. 23, 2009, Kingston, Jamaica – An American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway while landing during a heavy rainstorm in Kingston on Tuesday night, injuring more than 40 people, officials said
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