Air Canada on July 24th, 2024 announced that it has joined the Cadence team, which has submitted a response to the request for proposals for the High Frequency Rail project. Their late entry into this process has raised concerns among the public.  Air Canada is in direct competition to whoever operates the high-frequency rail line. It is costly and inconvenient to fly.  A frequent passenger rail service on dedicated track going over 225 kilometers per hour, would pose a threat to Air Canada's business. Air Canada has a long and well documented history of protesting against any publically funded Canadian high-speed rail proposals. In 1991 and 1996, Air Canada teamed up with C.P. Rail, to do Joint Studies of High Speed Rail Ridership & Revenues to try and prevent high-speed initiatives in Canada at the time. In 2003, the Air Transport Association of Canada, an association Air Canada is part of, was against the government funding the high-speed JetTrain that was propos...

  Il s'agit d'un changement de comportement intéressant de la part d'Air Canada. Lire l'article. LINK.