Transportation
BIV's coverage of the transportation sector provides the latest news relating to roads, air travel, shipping, ports and beyond in Vancouver and British Columbia
Harbour Air to test-fly ‘world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft’ December 11
The Beaver seaplane retrofitted with a 750 horsepower all-electric magni500 propulsion system
YVR hoping to keep emissions from soaring
Airport to develop biofuel supply chain to reduce emissions from flying
Transit shutdown avoided as union, employer reach tentative deal
With negotiations going down to the wire, the union representing Metro Vancouver transit workers and Coast Mountain Bus Company came to a tentative agreement early Wednesday morning (November 27),...
B.C. business groups raise the alarm over potential transit shutdown
What happened: Various industry groups warn of the potential economic consequences of a system-wide transit shutdown Why it matters: B.C.’s economy has been slowing throughout 2019 and a transit...
TransLink offers tips on how to prepare for transit shutdown
Starting on Wednesday, Nov. 27, residents of the Lower Mainland will have to make alternative arrangements if they usually ride the bus to work. Unifor, the union representing bus operators and...
Vancouver Airport Authority CEO Craig Richmond to retire in mid-2020
Richmond was Business in Vancouver’s 2019 CEO of the year for running a not-for-profit company
New ‘lower cost’ charter airline operating out of a Metro Vancouver regional airport
Metro Vancouverites now have a new option for flights to destinations in B.C. and Alberta. Air West Charters, which flies out of Delta’s Boundary Bay Airport, began offering chartered flights in...
Translink CEO urges employers to allow telecommuting during system-wide bus strike
Kevin Desmond says 350,000 bus riders a day will be looking for other options
Vancouver-based Seaspan announces major corporate reorganization and energy asset acquisition
World's largest container ship charter owner and manager to create new global asset management company and invest US$750 million in mobile energy operation