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CanJet Flight 918

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CanJet Flight 918 (CJA 918, C6 918) was a flight that was on 19 April 2009 to have taken off from Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Montego Bay, Jamaica, bound for Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Halifax, Canada, but was instead seized before takeoff for hours by an armed, lone hijacker. [1]

33 relations: Abertis, Air Line Pilots Association, International, Aircraft hijacking, Boeing 737 Next Generation, Bruce Golding, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, CanJet, CTV News, Cuba, Governor General of Canada, Governor-General of Jamaica, Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jamaica, Jamaica Defence Force, King-in-Council, Kingston, Jamaica, Michaëlle Jean, Mike Henry (politician), Montego Bay, Montreal, Norman Manley International Airport, Patrick Allen (governor-general), Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Queen's Printer, Rideau Hall, Royal Canadian Air Force VIP aircraft, Sandals Resorts, Sangster International Airport, Stephen Harper, The Jamaica Observer, Vantage Airport Group.

Abertis

Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. is a Spanish conglomerate corporation.

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Air Line Pilots Association, International

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest pilot union in the world, representing more than 60,000 pilots from 34 U.S. and Canadian airlines.

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Aircraft hijacking

Aircraft hijacking (also air piracy or aircraft piracy, especially within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States and in the US state of Mississippi, and as skyjacking in some nations) is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group.

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Boeing 737 Next Generation

The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as 737NG, is the name given to the −600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 airliner.

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Bruce Golding

Orette Bruce Golding (born 5 December 1947) is a former Jamaican politician who served as eighth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011.

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Canadian Security Intelligence Service

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS,; Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité, SCRS) is Canada's primary national intelligence service.

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CanJet

CanJet was a Canadian low-cost air carrier headquartered in Enfield, Nova Scotia and based at Halifax International Airport.

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CTV News

CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Governor General of Canada

The Governor General of Canada (Gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the.

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Governor-General of Jamaica

The Governor-General of Jamaica represents the Jamaican monarch and head of state, currently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Halifax Stanfield International Airport is a Canadian airport located in Enfield, Nova Scotia, an area of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax, officially known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.

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Jamaica Defence Force

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is the combined military of Jamaica, consisting of an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard fleet and a supporting Engineering Unit.

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King-in-Council

The King-in-Council or Queen-in-Council, depending on the gender of the reigning monarch, is a constitutional term in a number of states.

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Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

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Michaëlle Jean

Michaëlle Jean (born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian stateswoman and former journalist who is the third and current Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, after succeeding Abdou Diouf in January 2015; she is the first woman to hold the position.

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Mike Henry (politician)

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Montego Bay

Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James and is also Jamaica's only other officially incorporated city, referred to as The Second City or more widely known as MoBay in local lingo and sometimes Bay by the locals.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Norman Manley International Airport

Norman Manley International Airport, formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica and is located south of the island 19 km away from the centre of New Kingston.

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Patrick Allen (governor-general)

Sir Patrick Linton Allen (born 7 February 1951) is the sixth and current Governor-General of Jamaica.

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Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada (Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Canada's head of government, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or Governor General of Canada on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution.

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Prime Minister of Jamaica

The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness.

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Queen's Printer

The Queen's Printer (known as King's Printer during the reign of a male monarch) is typically a bureau of the national, state, or provincial government responsible for producing official documents issued by the Queen-in-Council, ministers of the Crown, or other departments.

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Rideau Hall

Rideau Hall (officially Government House) is, since 1867, the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and his or her representative, the Governor General of Canada.

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Royal Canadian Air Force VIP aircraft

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) maintains specialised aircraft to transport Canada's monarch, governor general, other members of the Royal Family, prime minister, other senior members of the Government of Canada, and other dignitaries.

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Sandals Resorts

Sandals Resorts is a Jamaican operator of all-inclusive resorts for couples in the Caribbean and part of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), parent company of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts, Fowl Cay Resort and several private villas.

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Sangster International Airport

Sangster International Airport is an international airport located east of Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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Stephen Harper

Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian economist, entrepreneur, and retired politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, from February 6, 2006, to November 4, 2015.

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The Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer Limited is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Vantage Airport Group

Vantage Airport Group (or Vantage, formerly Vancouver Airport Services or YVRAS) is an airport management company with 9 airports worldwide.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CanJet_Flight_918

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