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December 2009
Air Canada won four top honours in Business Traveler magazine’s “Best in Business Travel” annual reader survey, the most first place awards won by any airline:
- Best Flight Attendants in North America
- Best In-flight Services in North America
- Best Airline North American Airline for Business Class Service
- Best North American Airline for International Travel.
Air Canada voted “Best Airline in Canada” and “Best Airline in North America”, by the readers of Global Traveler magazine in its annual survey of business travelers.
Air Canada’s iPhone application won Best Mobile Application at the Canadian New Media Awards.
November 2009
Air Canada won Global Travel Award at World Travel Market. The United Kingdom’s World Travel Market (WTM) Global Award was given in recognition of Air Canada’s pivotal role in developing inbound and outbound Canadian tourism.
In Global Traveler magazine’s annual Wines on the Wing International Business Class Airline Wine Competition, Air Canada’s entry, the Tenuta Sant’ Antonio Valpolicella 2005, Italy, won for “Best North American Airline – Red Wine”
October 2009
Air Canada Cargo awarded “Best Carrier in North America-Air” award by the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) Western Region.
June 2009
enRoute, Air Canada's inflight magazine, received 10 awards at the 2009 National Magazine Awards, including two Golds, three Silvers, and five honorable mention awards for excellence in Canadian magazine publishing.
For the second consecutive year, enRoute won the “Magazine of the Year” (large circulation category) award, presented at the 2008 Editors' Choice Awards, by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors.
March 2009
Air Canada’s weekly websaver email won gold in the competitive category of “Best Email Contest”, awarded by the 2009 Marketing Sherpa Email Awards. webSaver was also awarded top honours in 2008 as “Best Airline Email” from the Web Marketing Association’s Internet Advertising Competition.
December 2008
Air Canada was awarded three top honours in Business Traveler magazine’s “Best in Business Travel” award program:
- Best In-flight Service in North America
- Best Airline for Business Class Service in North America
- Best North American Airline for International Travel
October 2008
- The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) Western Region awarded Air Canada Cargo the title “Best Carrier in North America”.
- Air Canada recognized by its peers for "Most advanced online shopping innovation" at the 15th edition of the Amadeus e-Commerce Conference for Airlines held in Cannes, France.
- Air Canada won two silver awards at Le Gala Flèche 2008 organized by the Relationship Marketing Association which promotes Quebec's excellence and creativity in relationship marketing matters; the two silver awards recognized marketing communications for the launch of the Maple Leaf Club Worldwide program and the Winter 2008 Flight Pass campaign.
September 2008
- Air Canada Cargo in Germany awarded “Best Airline 2008 North and Latin America” by LOGISTIK, Germany’s biggest air cargo market analysis.
July 2008
- Air Canada’s online magazine – onAir – recognized with three Magnum Opus Awards in the Electronic Publication/Website category, including Gold for best overall editorial.
- Readers of Executive Travel magazine voted Air Canada as their choice for the “Best Airline to Canada”.
June 2008
- The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA), Eastern Region named Air Canada Cargo “Carrier of the Year 2008”. Air Canada Cargo was also nominated in all of the air cargo trade lane categories, and was recognized as Forwarders’ Choice for air cargo to Latin America and Caribbean.
- The Canadian Society of Magazine Editors (CSME) awarded enRoute “Magazine of the Year”. The prestigious CSME awards are the only national awards judged by other editors.
April 2008
- The editorial team for Canada's Top 100 Employers selected Air Canada as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2008. This award recognizes the nation's leaders in workplace diversity and inclusiveness initiatives among several employee groups: women, visible minorities, handicapped and disabled individuals, aboriginal Canadians, and gay and lesbian employees. Air Canada was chosen as one of the top 15 employers out of 1,800 companies considered for this year's award.
February 2008
- Air Canada's new Executive First Suites have been selected as one of the world's top ten business class seats by the prestigious U.K. newspaper, The Times, in its online edition.
- Air Canada's online magazine for people on the go OnAir was named runner up in the 2007 North American Travel Journalists Association Awards (NATJA) under the category of Best Online Travel magazine.
- Air Canada News employee communication display screens for in-flight staff won the coveted International Travel Catering Association (ITCA) Mercury Award for Innovation in the “Best Systems and Process Management” category.
2007
- Airfinance Journal names Air Canada "Airline of the Year" for 2006 .
- Air Canada receives coveted Air Transport World achievement award for market leadership and innovation for its 'a la carte' pricing and travel passes.
- Air Canada voted “Best Airline in North America” and “Best Air line in Canada” by the readers of the Global Traveler magazine.
- Air Canada voted favourite airline by Canadian travel agents in the influential 2007 Agents' Choice Award survey conducted by Baxter Travel media.
2006
- Air Canada voted “Best Business Class to Canada” by the readers of the Business Traveler magazine.
- enRoute, Air Canada's inflight magazine, was named “Best Travel Magazine” at the NATJA (North American Travel Journalists' Association) Awards.
August 2005
- Air Canada’s in-flight magazine enRoute, and e-zine onAir, were awarded five Magnum Opus awards in various categories, honouring the best in custom publications.
June 2005
Air Canada was voted the “Best Airline in North America” in a recent Skytrax survey of more than 12 million air travellers worldwide.
May 2005
Air Canada was awarded the Prix Equinoxe by the Quebec Public Relations Society (SRQ) in the “Best Event Strategy of the Year” category for the successful relaunch of Air Canada.
April 2005
Air Canada was granted the "Grand Prix 2005, Concours Grand Media" Award for the innovative “You and I” campaign with Céline Dion.
January 2005
Air Canada was named “Best Airline in Canada” by U.S. readers of Global Traveler magazine
April 2004
Aircanada.com was named to the top five of the 25 “Best Business to Consumer sites” in Quebec by L'Indice Secor Commerce 2004.
April 2003
Air Canada wins honours for “Best Frequent Flyer Program” and “Best Airline Website” in an international survey of air travellers by the Official Airline Guide (OAG).
Air Canada receives Joyce Fairbairn Award for Literacy Awareness. The "Joycee" was established in 1996 by ABC CANADA to honour outstanding private sector support for literacy.
February 2003
Robert Milton and Air Canada honoured for their contribution to the field of aerospace by Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine.
November 2002
Air Canada Voted "Best Business Class To Canada" by Business Traveler magazine
September 2002
enRoute, Air Canada's in-flight magazine, judged top in-flight magazine for second consecutive year at the 14th annual AVION Awards for in-flight entertainment, organized by the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA), representing over 100 airlines and 300 airline suppliers and related companies.
May 2002
Air Canada received top honours at the Official Airline Guide (OAG) Airline of the Year Awards, after having been selected in an international survey of frequent business air travellers as the “Best Airline in North America.” Aeroplan won for “Best Frequent Flyer Program.”
March 2002
Air Canada named among top ten airlines in the world and third in North America in "Airline of the Year" survey conducted by Skytrax Research.
February 2002
Air Canada voted “Best Business Class to Canada” by readers of Business Traveler magazine.
Air Canada Technical Services ranked “Top MRO in Canada” and fourth in North America by Airline Business magazine.
September 2001
The 2001 World Airline Entertainment Association's annual Avion Awards gave Air Canada accolades for:
- Best Inflight Magazine (enRoute)
- Best Inflight Entertainment Guide / Within the Magazine
- Best Inflight Entertainment Guide / Separate From the Magazine
- Best Instructional video
November 2000:
Air Canada voted “Best Business Class to Canada” by readers of Business Traveler Magazine
Air Canada's Express Check-In Kiosk presented with the "Best of Show Solution Award" at the 2000 Gala Banquet of the Canadian Information Productivity Awards (CIPA)
Air Canada’s enRoute magazine wins “Best Overall Magazine Design” (among three gold Ozzie Awards) at the14th annual Folio:Show in New York City.
September 2000:
Air Safety specialists, UK-based FlightSafe Consultants Ltd., named Air Canada “World's Safest Airline” further to an independent analysis of more than 500 airlines using ten management and environment criteria.
July 2000:
Air Canada ranked as “Best Managed Major Airline in North America” by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine.
Air Canada received the “Canadian Information Productivity Award of Excellence” for innovative use of information technology in development of its Express Check-in kiosks.
February 2000:
Air Canada honoured with the “Internet World Impact Award” at the 6th Annual Internet World Canada 2000 Conference.
December 1999:
Air Canada voted “Best Airline for Travel to Canada” by the readers of Business Traveler magazine for the eighth consecutive year
October 1999:
enRoute magazine takes top honours for best-designed magazine at international magazine design competition at the 13th Annual Folio:Show Celebration of Excellence Awards Gala in New York City
September 1999:
Air Canada's premium class wine cellar was ranked third in the world at the Business Traveler magazine ”Cellars in the Sky” business class wine judging event
February 1999:
Air Canada chosen “Best Airline for Travel to Canada” by the readers of Business Traveler magazine
January 1999:
Air Canada voted “Best Passenger Service Airline In The World“ by Air Transport World magazine (ATW)
January 1999:
Air Canada voted “Best North American Domestic Airline” at the 1999 OAG (Official Airline Guide) Airline of the Year Awards
March 1998
Air Canada wins air “Cargo Carrier of the Year” award in the International Freight World freighting industry awards
December 1997
Air Canada named “Best Airline to Canada” by the readers of Business Traveler magazine for the sixth consecutive year
September 1996
Air Canada selected “Best Long-haul Business Class Carrier in the Americas” in the 1996 Independent World Business Class Survey commissioned and conducted by the U.K.-based Inflight Research Services
December 1995
Air Canada named “Best Airline to Canada” by the readers of Business Traveler magazine for the fourth consecutive year
March 1994
Air Canada received three awards this year, including “Top On-time Performer”, “Best Airline in Canada”, and for the third year in a row, “Best airline to Canada” by the readers of Business Traveler magazine
January 1993
Air Canada named “Best Airline to Canada” for second year in a row by the readers of Business Traveler magazine
November 1992
Air Canada honoured as “Best Airline to Canada” by the readers of Business Traveler magazine
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