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This article points to a future that we were trying to get across to the former mayor and council when we were talking about repurposing the Coliseum site as a VTOL Hub and a major transit hub with LRT, buses, and other ground formats. It could work in conjunction with EIA and airports at smaller centres across central and northern Alberta -- feeding into business aviation, pleasure craft and tourism (the possibility of opening and advancing countless tourism locations would lift the entire Alberta economy in that sector). I could see VTOL hubs (primary destination) at Coliseum, EIA, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Ft. McMurray, and Jasper, with minor hubs at Cold Lake, Lloydminster, Camrose and other similar-sized locales plus tourist destination sites at many of Alberta's lakes and geographical wonders.
Flying cabs steal thunder at air show as clean future beckons
Electric flying taxis took center stage at the Singapore Airshow as airlines invested in short, battery-powered hops to spur future growth.www.seattletimes.com
| Total | 27 | 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
| Boeing 737-800 | 21 | 1 | 189 | 12 wet leased from TUI Airways |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 6 | — | 189 |
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 767-300ER | 2 | 2011 | 2012 | Leased from EuroAtlantic Airways |
It might pose a challenge for YEG, but I think it'll help us in the long run. Let's be real, Edmonton is a bit of an "island" right now in terms of political culture (but Calgary is pretty progressive in a lot of ways as well). Red Deer is one of the province's largest cities, but many people there have... a pretty regressive mindset (I have a left-leaning friend with a number of medical conditions who lives there, and she has a loooot of stories). Between Red Deer Poly beginning to offer undergraduate degrees (see also Grand Prairie Regional College/Northwestern Poly), and the airport gearing up for more passenger and cargo services, Red Deer is laying the groundwork to become a more urban centre like Edmonton, Calgary, and Lethbridge.
Red Deer Regional Airport expansion set to take flight
Alberta's government has announced a $7.5-million grant to help expand infrastructure and services at Red Deer...rdnewsnow.com
Province is helping Red Deer airport expand to accommodate low cost carriers.
This will be a challenge for both YYC and YEG, as some traffic could get siphoned off, but I would say it is a much bigger threat to YYC than YEG given Red Deer Airport's location south of Red Deer.
Red Deer Airport is not owned by the Government of Canada unlike Edmonton and Calgary International Airports. Red Deers airport: "The Red Deer Regional Airport Authority assumed ownership from the Province of Alberta and operation of the airport from The City of Red Deer on September 1, 1999 and the City of Red Deer and Red Deer County became key stakeholders." It falls under the Alberta Regional Airports Authority Act. Unlike YYC and YEG, Red Deer Airport does not pay lease moneys to the Federal Government every year as the land was gifted from the Province. That is a tremendous benefit that YEG and YYC do not have and likely will result in lower costs for airlines using that airport. https://www.flyreddeer.ca/about-yqf/yqf-history/
It still pisses me off that we barely get anything to Europe or the East Coast, but cursing in a forum won't get me anywherePost a news article about YYC flights to Europe on SRC and nobody bats an eye.
Post the same news article about YYC flights to Europe on SSP and the sky starts falling.
How typical!
Maybe of we fly Flair enough, they'll move up from being an ULCC one day, and actually start flying long-haul flights to prime destinations.
I believe that's the trajectory WestJet took.
Exactly my point. And now they're Canada's second largest airline.
Hopefully we all see the day when Flair grows enough to inherit the legacy of Wardair.
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