Jazz Air attendants vote to support strike; GOL and TAM make minor gains
Canada's TSX Index (+0.8%) gained after Statistics Canada reported the country's GDP grew at an annualised rate of 6.1% during 1Q2010 - well ahead of the market expectation for 5.8% expansion. Higher commodity prices also pushed the market higher.
In South America, Brazil's Bovespa (+1.8) rebounded from recent losses, led by market heavyweights, Vale and Petrobas. Solidus brokerage CEO, Debora Morsch, told Reuters the market is starting to pick up again as foreign investors look to purchase well priced Brazilian assets.
Jazz Air attendants vote to support strike mandate
Jazz Air Income Fund (-0.2%) slipped after Jazz Air flight attendants, represented by the Canadian Flight Attendants Union, voted to support a strike mandate if contract negotiations with the carrier do not progress. The union stated the carrier's flight attendants will strike from as early as 16-Jun-2010 if a new agreement is not reached.
Also in Canada, Air Canada (+2.8%) gained, moving higher with the wider market. WestJet (-0.2%) meanwhile slipped. The LCC launched seasonal Windsor-Calgary daily service on 31-May-2010 to operate until 30-Oct-2010.
GOL and TAM make minor gains
Elsewhere, GOL (+0.2%) and TAM (+0.1%) made only minor gains for the day. GOL last week received approval to commence regular services between Brazil and Barbados, operated by its VARIG brand. The carrier plans to launch Sao Paulo-Bridgetown service on 26-Jun-2010.
America Airline Daily is your one-stop shop for news, data and analysis from the dynamic North American, Caribbean and Latin American aviation markets. Other stories featured in today's issue include:
- Alaska Airlines takes delivery of 85th B737 (NG) aircraft;
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in talks with Southwest for new services;
- Department of Transportation to raise payout limit for bumping passengers;
- US Airways launches service to Canada;
- Air Jamaica suspends service to Baltimore from 01-Jul-2010.
North & South America selected airlines daily share price movements (% change): 31-May-2010
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation & Yahoo! Finance