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Printer-versionBjørn Kjos, CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, was the guest speaker at the CNBA's first evening meeting for the fall season. This was one of the CNBA's most well-attended meetings. Mr. Kjos gave an entertaining account of Norwegian Air Shuttle's history, the challenges faced when starting the airline, and his own role in building up the company.
Norwegian communications provider Trigcom and global Canadian-based wireless innovator Research In Motion (RIM) announced this week the launch of BlackBerry® to customers in Norway. Trigcom is the first carrier to introduce the BlackBerry wireless platform in Norway.
About 500 government, business and civic representatives participated in the third Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, or EITI, conference. The group hopes to get oil, gas and mining companies and governments to disclose transactions in poor countries as a way of curbing corruption.
Teco Management of Norway will go ahead with its purchase of Quebec's struggling Davie Industries shipyard. The bankrupt shipyard will cost the company CAD$28.4 million.
Since its inception in 1998, the Community Investment Support Program (CISP) funding has been credited by municipalities with helping to attract some $350 million in foreign investment and creating 2,000 jobs.
“We’re delighted to have achieved a full complement of rigs in such an intensely competitive environment for drilling resources,” said Nick Maden, Vice-President of Exploration. “With all of these projects being operated by Petro-Canada, it's an important step in delivering a balanced exploration program — one of the cornerstones of our international strategy.”
Singapore is the friendliest place on earth to run a business. But Canada doesn't fare badly at all in a recent survey by the World Bank.
On June 27, L-3 SPAR announced that it had signed a $41.3 million maintenance and upgrade program for five of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) Hercules C-130 transport aircraft.
Hundreds of Canada's leading scientists and engineers gathered in Edmonton on June 22 to celebrate the opening of one of the world's most technologically advanced research facilities – the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT). The CAD$52.2 million facility is designed to provide the optimal conditions for nano-scale research and to foster collaboration between researchers. It includes a suite of characterization labs that are located in 'Canada's quietest space', which for scientists means a place with ultra-low vibration and minimal acoustical noise or electro-magnetic interference – an environment which is essential for research at the nano scale.
An independent KPMG report ranks Canada the number one business environment for aerospace -- among G7 countries. Canada offers sources of supply for complete aircraft, aircraft systems, structures, components, propulsion systems, simulation & training, avionics & mission systems, maintenance, repair & overhaul and space systems. Some of these technologies will be on display at Farnborough in the UK from 17-21 July.