Today, we’re launching a living photo gallery called Canada from the Air. The idea is to collect in-flight pics of Canadian vistas snapped from high above, and plaster them on our walls and online.
Vancouver Airport Authority has joined with other organizations and citizens across Canada to participate in National Waste Reduction Week, running October 15 – 21st.
The copper was collected, stacked and weighed this afternoon at YVR when the entire airport community banded together (with some friendly competition) and collected pennies for Quest Food Exchange.
Today, YVR welcomed Sichuan Airlines’ inaugural flight to North America from inland China. This new service, between Vancouver International Airport and Chengdu, via Shenyang, will operate three times per week and is North America’s only direct flight to China’s interior, offering passengers more options and creating greater opportunities for business and tourism.
I signed up for a Wildlife Management lunch and learn with the intent of experiencing a part of the airport I rarely get to see. I went with few expectations, but gained more than I could have imagined.
The alarm clocks went off very early last Friday for a dedicated group of volunteers from YVR who hit the airfield to clear Foreign Object Debris (FOD) as part of the 20th annual FOD Walk.
YVR has just been named Best Airport in North America for the third year in a row as part of the 2012 Skytrax World Airport Awards. YVR also ranked in the top ten airports worldwide.
Last month, we donned our cowboy hats and laced up our boots to attend the Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) Western Round-Up themed gala fundraiser. As the Gold Nugget sponsor, the Airport Authority celebrated the contributions made by RCD to our local community by presenting a cheque to the Centre for $5,000.
From the point of check-in to the aircraft gate, the process of moving through an airport is usually at least slightly stressful for the average person.
On May 12, Vancouver Airport Authority presented its 2010 Annual Report and released results of a recent economic impact assessment.