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Air Canada to text, e-mail passengers about flights

A ir Canada will now automatically notify travellers about cancelled trips through text messaging and e-mail, aiming to ease airport lineups and waits for the call centre. The country's largest carrier will also send details to consumers' smart phones ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  11 Nov 2009

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Flight cancelled? Air Canada will text you

A ir Canada AC.B-T will now automatically notify travellers about cancelled trips through e-mail and text messaging, aiming to ease airport lineups and waits for the call centre. The country's largest carrier will also provide details directly to ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  10 Nov 2009

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FROM $2-MILLION TO $12-MILLION

T he Alberta government has a long memory about recouping money, locking horns with former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington, whose tab is growing by $884 a day. The 67-year-old businessman is embroiled in a protracted legal fight, related to meat ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Edmonton Oilers,  Wayne Gretzky,  Los Angeles Kings

Glitches fail to faze WestJet

We've sent an email to  containing a URL you'll need to follow to verify your account. You should receive the email within the next few minutes. PLEASE NOTE: Your Globe and Mail account will expire after 2 days if not validated as described in the ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: WestJet Airlines,  Sabre Travel Network,  Southwest Airlines,  Air France-KLM Group,  British Airways

Buffett's Burlington Northern railway deal an ‘all-in wager' on the U.S. economy

Warren Buffett's bold move to snap up Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. BNI-N , a railway with tracks running through his hometown of Omaha, shines a new light on an industry that he believes is poised to ride an economic rebound. Placing a huge bet ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Burlington Northern Santa Fe,  Berkshire Hathaway,  Warren Buffett,  Canadian National,  Canadian Pacific Railway Limited

Purell maker tells hoarders to clean up their act

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From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Johnson & Johnson

AIR CANADA GETS A BOOST / Continental coup

C ontinental Airlines Corp. has joined the Star Alliance of carriers, and that means more opportunities for Air Canada frequent fliers to earn and redeem points. Continental is a major airline in the New York region. Its hub in Newark, N.J., offers ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  27 Oct 2009

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CN's Hunter Harrison nears final station

In his 16th floor office in Montreal, Hunter Harrison is reminiscing about his birthplace of Memphis, where he grew up a kilometre down the road from Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion. The king of rock 'n roll would often rent the Memphis fairgrounds, ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Elvis Presley,  Canadian National

Air Canada trims stock issue

A ir Canada's AC.B-T attempt to raise $260-million in equity has been slimmed down, with the carrier repricing the stock issue amid investor apathy. The Montreal-based airline, which has 100 million shares outstanding, had been expected to issue 160.5 ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  22 Oct 2009

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CN chief optimistic despite plunge in profit

H unter Harrison isn't fretting that Canadian National Railway Co.'s CNR-T cargo volumes will plunge again. "We've bounced across the bottom, and now we're starting to float to the top," the CN chief executive officer said yesterday, adding that he's ...

From BRENT JANG, Globe and Mail,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Canadian National,  Canadian Pacific Railway Limited

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