New AC structure
Aug 31, 2003 | 7:01 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 37
New AC structure
new rumor out.....
Tuesday will announce AC will be International flights only and Zip will take over Domestic and USA and Gerry Schwartz of Onex will buy and own Zip.
Also AC is hiring (promoting) staff to be new managers in yyz (as if we didn't have enough)
Tuesday will announce AC will be International flights only and Zip will take over Domestic and USA and Gerry Schwartz of Onex will buy and own Zip.
Also AC is hiring (promoting) staff to be new managers in yyz (as if we didn't have enough)
Aug 31, 2003 | 7:23 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2002
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I'm assuming then, that AC would only fly 767-200/300, 330 and 340, and Zip would take over the rest (currently 737, 319/320/321, DH8, BAe146, CRJ? [F28 
]) ...
What would happen to Jazz? Tango kaput as well?
]) ...What would happen to Jazz? Tango kaput as well?
Aug 31, 2003 | 7:35 pm
#4
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: YYZ/YOW
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Won't ZIP need some larger aircraft also?
YYZ<->YUL during peak periods
YYZ<->YVR to connect to Asia flights
YVR<->HNL (US)
...for instance
YYZ<->YUL during peak periods
YYZ<->YVR to connect to Asia flights
YVR<->HNL (US)
...for instance
Aug 31, 2003 | 8:24 pm
#9
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,875
I don't know if I would believe the whole rumour. I think AC sticking with the transcon flights and giving Zip the rest sounds more reasonable. Also I am not sure about the U.S. flights. I think Zip would take all the flights that are mainly leasure destinations and AC would stick with the ones where there is alot of business traffic.
Aug 31, 2003 | 8:43 pm
#10
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Montreal,Que,Ca
Posts: 213
Boy,do things ever get warped going down the 401!!!!!! That rumour is way off what I heard. I heard that Zip and Tango are toast,
so going from nothing to Dom and Transborder
is some warp....I'm sure AC would lose approximately 80% of its High Premium customers with that type of re-org. It would
be the beginning of the end.
Don't know where that rumour came from,but
totally off the wall. I got mine from a very
reliable source. I would say what the plan is
but seeing that it is almost official,it could be to my detriment to say what it is.
You have to know when to shut up. By the way
the actual date I heard they will announce this publicly is Sept 15th (not the 02nd)
Aug 31, 2003 | 8:59 pm
#12
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,875
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cslusarc:
If Zip and Tango are toast, then what will happen to the old 737s? Will they be returned to lessors or re-integrated into the AC mainline network (with or without J-class)?</font>
If Zip and Tango are toast, then what will happen to the old 737s? Will they be returned to lessors or re-integrated into the AC mainline network (with or without J-class)?</font>
the plan the whole time was to get rid of the 737s anyways so they will not be brought back into the mainline fleet.
Sep 1, 2003 | 12:33 am
#15
Company Representative - Air Canada
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Canada
Posts: 24,224
Well, in case some of you don't remember, Tango operations will be history on Oct 1.
As for the original rumour, suggesting that Zip will take over all domestic & US operations is a bit too wild as Gazou suggested! No where close to what I've heard as well.
[This message has been edited by Empress (edited 09-01-2003).]
As for the original rumour, suggesting that Zip will take over all domestic & US operations is a bit too wild as Gazou suggested! No where close to what I've heard as well.
[This message has been edited by Empress (edited 09-01-2003).]