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Hong Kong Airlines to discontinue direct flight route to Vancouver

Hong Kong Airlines to discontinue direct flight route to Vancouver

Hong Kong Airlines has announced that it will discontinue its direct flights to Vancouver citing a ‘challenging business environment’ caused by civil unrest in Hong Kong.
Metro Vancouver asks TransLink to float idea of electric river bus for Fraser River

Metro Vancouver asks TransLink to float idea of electric river bus for Fraser River

Metro Vancouver regional district is asking TransLink to conduct a feasibility study for an electric river bus on the Fraser River.
Harbour Air to test-fly ‘world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft’ December 11

Harbour Air to test-fly ‘world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft’ December 11

The Beaver seaplane retrofitted with a 750 horsepower all-electric magni500 propulsion system
YVR hoping to keep emissions from soaring

YVR hoping to keep emissions from soaring

Airport to develop biofuel supply chain to reduce emissions from flying
Transit shutdown avoided as union, employer reach tentative deal

Transit shutdown avoided as union, employer reach tentative deal

With negotiations going down to the wire, the union representing Metro Vancouver transit workers and Coast Mountain Bus Company came to a tentative agreement early Wednesday morning (November 27), averting a three-day shut down of bus and SeaBus serv
B.C. business groups raise the alarm over potential transit shutdown

B.C. business groups raise the alarm over potential transit shutdown

What happened: Various industry groups warn of the potential economic consequences of a system-wide transit shutdown Why it matters: B.C.
TransLink offers tips on how to prepare for transit shutdown

TransLink offers tips on how to prepare for transit shutdown

Starting on Wednesday, Nov. 27, residents of the Lower Mainland will have to make alternative arrangements if they usually ride the bus to work.
CN reaches tentative agreement with striking workers

CN reaches tentative agreement with striking workers

Normal operations will resume on Wednesday
Vancouver Airport Authority CEO Craig Richmond to retire in mid-2020

Vancouver Airport Authority CEO Craig Richmond to retire in mid-2020

Richmond was Business in Vancouver’s 2019 CEO of the year for running a not-for-profit company
New ‘lower cost’ charter airline operating out of a Metro Vancouver regional airport

New ‘lower cost’ charter airline operating out of a Metro Vancouver regional airport

Metro Vancouverites now have a new option for flights to destinations in B.C. and Alberta. Air West Charters, which flies out of Delta’s Boundary Bay Airport, began offering chartered flights in June.