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Millennium Magazine: UM alum Edmond Huot, on the Past, Present, and Future of Airline Passenger Experience

Eleanor Coopsammy — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:51:17 +0000

Edmond Huot, has a Bachelor of Arts degree from UM. He is now the Chief Creative Officer of Forward Studio, a New York City–based global branding firm focusing on the airline, aerospace, and transportation sectors. He spoke to Millennium Magazine about his exciting career in graphic design and brand work.

You can read more in Millennium Magazine

Edmonton Journal: WestJet begins recovery after cancelling 464 flights over four-day stretch due to extreme cold

Fiona Odlum — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:09:34 +0000

One expert said WestJet’s recent turn to the hub model in which passengers are consolidated for larger flights at major airports — a strategy primarily executed by large legacy airlines — would reasonably expose it to more delays and cancellations.

“(Calgary has) clear skies, it’s drier, there’s less precipitation, so it should be a very reliable airport as a hub operation,” said Barry Prentice, professor and director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute.

“But that doesn’t mean things always work out.”

The Canadian Press: Flight safety oversight in Canada plummets, draft UN agency report finds

Fiona Odlum — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:23:58 +0000

University of Manitoba transport institute director Barry Prentice said Canada’s flight safety record speaks for itself, with plane accident deaths down in recent years and no major commercial airline crashes in decades.

“What are the results? I haven’t seen much in the nature of safety problems in the airline industry for some time,” he said. “That’s an indication the system is working well.”

*This story was shared on the CP24 website from The Canadian Press

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