An Overdue Air Canada Check-In

August 23rd, 2024 at 4:29 AM EDT

An Air Canada Boeing 777 takes off from London

Skift Take

Despite being one of the world’s most mature network carriers, Air Canada is still finding fresh expansion opportunities as part of a distinctive three-base strategy.

In part one, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss the latest developments at Air Canada and find out what their international expansion plans could mean for future profitability. In part two, we examine the latest Q2 earnings from global carriers and discover who is leading the pack. This episode is presented by American Airlines.

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