Entries for September 2017

WestJet Announces Further Investment into YYC Calgary International Airport

September 21, 2017   |  

Lands its new Wide-body Hangar in Calgary (Calgary, AB) - Today WestJet announced that its new wide-body hangar will be located at YYC Calgary International Airport, which is also the home base for WestJet mainline and Encore head offices. The announcement will further solidify Calgary’s home-grown international carrier’s s...

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Recycling Glycol: The YYC Advantage

September 14, 2017   |  

Canada’s Most Advanced Glycol Recycling Facility Opens at YYC Calgary International Airport Calgary, AB - Yesterday, the Calgary Glycol Facility Corporation (CGFC): consortium of airlines, hosted the grand opening of its industry leading glycol recycling facility at YYC Calgary International Airport (YYC). One of only a few airport...

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Full-Scale Mock Exercise at YYC Calgary International Airport: Operation Argo

September 07, 2017   |  

(Calgary AB) - Today, The Calgary Airport Authority, with its airline and agency partners held a full-scale mock emergency response training exercise at YYC Calgary International Airport.  The exercise, which included a simulated aircraft incident on the airfield with WestJet playing the role of the fictitious ‘Vega Airlines,&r...

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Full-Scale Mock Exercise at YYC on September 7

September 05, 2017   |  

The Calgary Airport Authority in conjunction with its agency and airline partners, are holding a full-scale mock exercise at YYC Calgary International Airport on Thursday, September 7. The Authority holds numerous table top exercises and smaller mock exercises throughout the year, and in-between its larger scale events, in order to ensur...

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