[EdmTrekker]

I suspect that YEG has some pretty archaic technology down in its baggage bowels. I can fly to major global hub airports like SFO or NRT and my bag is usually coming down the belt when I get there, despite these airports processing massively more baggage from massively larger planes.

Canada: Alstef to Modernise Baggage Systems at Edmonton International Airport

Alstef Group has been chosen as the preferred partner for Edmonton International Airport's (YEG) baggage system modernisation programme.

airportindustry-news.com

I wonder what is happening with the new baggage system. EIA would be wise to share with the public more insight on this and other projects.

 

[The_Cat]

I'm so worried about the baggage retrieval systems they have at EIA!

 

[MacLac]

New Edmonton Training Centre and Flight Simulator - Canadian North

Kanata, ON, May 10, 2024 – Canadian North proudly announces a significant stride in advancing pilot training in Canada. A state-of-the-art Boeing 737NG Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) will begin operations in August 2024 at our new training centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The aviation industry in...

canadiannorth.com

 

[Glenco]

 

[BASE]

June passenger numbers are out. The long Oilers playoff run certainly didn't hurt things but transborder growth really carrying water for the other sectors. ​

Terminal​

• Terminal Traffic: 628,758 passengers (Year-to-date 3,331,217 passengers) 2.5% (Year-to-date 1.5%)
• Domestic 537,490 passengers (Year-to-date 2,555,866 passengers) -0.5% (Year-to-date -2.6%)
• Transborder 75,439 passengers (Year-to-date 451,293 passengers) 45.8% (Year-to-date 19.1%)
• International 15,829 passengers (Year-to-date 324,058 passengers) -25.7% (Year-to-date 15.9%)

Fixed Base Operators (FBO)​

• 52,466 passengers (Year-to-date 318,936 passengers) 10.6% (Year-to-date 11.3%)

Total passengers (Terminal and FBO)​

• 681,224 passengers (Year-to-date 3,650,153 passengers) 3.1% (Year-to-date 2.3%)

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