Jazz removes life vests to save fuel
26.08.2008 18:01
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- Source: cbc.ca
 Air Canada Jazz has removed inflatable life vests from its planes to save weight.(Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press) Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz has removed inflatable life vests from its planes to save weight, a spokeswoman said. The airline carries both floatation devices (seat cushions) and life vests, and the "Transportation Canada regulation stipulates only one means of floatation is required when we're operating flights within 50 nautical miles from shore," Manon Stuart said Monday. Life vests for babies have not been removed, she added. Moreover, the airline has adjusted some routes so that the planes remain within the 50-mile (about 90-kilometre) government limit. The move bothered Woody French, mayor of Conception Bay South, N.L. He has been advocating for an airline passenger bill of rights, and said the removal of the life jackets is a bad idea. It's not clear how much weight would actually be saved by removing the vests, "but when you're trying to save every bit of money you can to make the airline more productive, every bit counts," Tom Hinton, a former top aviation official at the Transportation Safety Board, told the Toronto Star. Like other airlines, Jazz is struggling to save money as transportation costs increase. Profit in the second quarter of 2008 fell to $27.4 million from $40.6 million in the comparable quarter of 2007. Jazz had 137 planes at end 2007, and its website said it has more flights and flies to more Canadian destinations than any other Canadian carrier. RelatedInternal LinksJazz Air eliminating 270 jobs, cutting serviceAir Canada Jazz cuts service in Hamilton, Ont.Video CBC-TV's Dianne Buckner talks to aviation consultant Ted Lennox (Runs: 4:48)Play: Real Media »Play: QuickTime »Consumer HeadlinesRecall over listeriosis fears expands to 4 more productsFour more ready-made sandwich brands were added early Tuesday to a massive voluntary meat recall in connection with a deadly listeriosis outbreak across Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said. Consumer confidence in deli meat will return: marketing expertWhile consumer anxiety is increasing amid a deadly listeriosis outbreak, a Calgary professor says the recall of deli meats connected to the cases likely won't affect people's buying habits in the long run.Facebook disables Scrabulous at Mattel's requestA highly popular Scrabble clone already pulled from Facebook in the United States and Canada continued its tumble over the weekend as the website blocked the game throughout most of the world.Laptop with bank details of over a million Britons sold on eBayThe British government began an investigation Tuesday into how a computer containing highly sensitive bank information of over a million people was sold via online auction site eBay.Health officials debate standards for food allergy warningsHealth officials in the U.S. and Canada are debating setting standards for food allergy warnings, amid increasing concern that consumers are so confused that they're starting to ignore the warnings. Consumer Life FeaturesIN DEPTHTravelWorld's Decadent Hotel AmenitiesVIDEOFoodCanada's first green shrimp fishery opens in N.L. (2:11)SAFETYRecalls and AdvisoriesYOUR VOICEFound your calling?Tell us why your job is a dream job!BLOGFood BytesOde to brunchBLOGComm-OdditiesStudent winter sport endangeredPeople who read this also read …
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