The air traffic control tower at the Regina International Airport will remain open, which is welcome news for many, including Regina-Wascana Member of Parliament Michael Kram. He said there’s been a lot of negativity towards NAV Canada for potentially closing the tower. “It’s been 100 percent negative, the thought of losing our control tower and […]
Nav Canada has decided to not close air traffic control towers or flight service stations across Canada, including the tower at the Regina International Airport. The announcement was delivered in a news release late Thursday morning stating the company is committed to no site closures at seven airports that were under a service review. The […]
Premier Scott Moe and some of his counterparts are writing a letter to Justin Trudeau in which they ask him to get involved in the effort to save air traffic control towers in seven cities including Regina. Moe, along with the premiers of Alberta, BC, Quebec, Ontario and the Yukon, are asking for any decisions […]
Regina Mayor Sandra Masters has signed a letter asking Nav Canada, and Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, to not close YQR’s air traffic control tower. The letter was also signed by the mayors of Whitehorse, Prince George, Fort McMurray, Windsor, and Sault Ste. Marie, whose airports face the same fate. We are battling for our […]
Regina Conservative MP Michael Kram continues to lobby the federal government on the future of the air traffic control tower at the Regina International Airport. Kram is criticizing the decision by NAV Canada to tear down infrastructure at a time where the sector has already been hit hard because of COVID-19. Kram says this decision […]
Regina’s air traffic control tower will undergo a service review by NAV Canada. The news has caused some concern for members of the Regina Airport Authority. NAV Canada, a private, not-for-profit air navigation company which provides air traffic control and weather briefings among other services, is looking to streamline operations for six air traffic control […]
WestJet Airlines Ltd. is raising its surcharges on domestic flights in response to a 30 per cent rate increase by Nav Canada, which operates air navigation across the country. The airline says it has hiked the fee it charges for air traffic control services by between $4 and $7 per passenger, depending on flight duration. […]
