Air Canada Names Mary Jordan Senior Vice-President, International and British Columbia

 Air Canada has named Mary Jordan to the position of Senior Vice President, International and British Columbia. Based at the carrier's offices in Vancouver, she is responsible for all aspects of the airline's customer service, sales and operations outside of Canada and the United States, as well as for providing direct leadership for the company's operations in British Columbia, including its Vancouver hub and field sales in British Columbia.

"Mary's record of providing solid leadership and extensive experience in the airline business will serve her well as she heads up our international operations," said Robert Milton, President and Chief Executive Officer.

"Mary's mandate is to ensure the strong performance of our Asian gateway hub at Vancouver, while maximizing all opportunities to strengthen our international network in this current environment for the global airline industry."

Jordan has held the position of Senior Vice President at Air Canada since July 2000 when Air Canada completed its acquisition of Canadian Airlines where she was Senior Vice President, Customer Service & Operations. Most recently, she headed the planning of Air Canada's low-fare carrier initiative as President in 2001.

Jordan began her airline career in at American Airlines where she was appointed Vice President, Human Resources in 1993 and subsequently President of Wings West Airlines (American Eagle) until she moved to Canada to head Canadian Regional Airlines from 1996 until 1998.

In 1997, Jordan was a recipient of "Canada's Top 40 Under 40" award, an honour she shares with Air Canada's President and CEO, Robert Milton.

Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 150 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag carrier is the 10th largest commercial airline in the world and serves more than 30 million customers annually with a fleet consisting of more than 300 aircraft. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.