
MDA SPACE CHIEF PEOPLE, CULTURE AND TRANSFORMATION OFFICER STEPHANIE MCDONALD NAMED ONE OF CANADA'S BEST EXECUTIVES BY THE GLOBE & MAIL'S REPORT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
BRAMPTON, ON, April 30, 2025 /CNW/ - MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, congratulates Stephanie McDonald, Chief People, Culture and Transformation Officer, on being recognized as one of Canada's Best Executives of 2025 by The Globe & Mail's Report on Business Magazine.
Established in 2020, the Best Executive Awards honour outstanding non-CEO leaders within Canadian organizations. Recipients are selected by the Report on Business editorial team, evaluating nominees on their professional accomplishments, leadership approach, and overall impact.
Ms. McDonald joined MDA Space in 2023 as the company's first Chief People, Culture and Transformation Officer. Since joining the company, she has overseen a full slate of strategic transformation initiatives focused on scaling MDA Space during a period of rapid expansion. As an indication of the company's growth, in the first 18 months of her tenure at MDA Space, Stephanie and her team welcomed and onboarded more than 1,500 new employees.
"With her disciplined approach to building new levels of enterprise-wide collaboration and engagement, Stephanie is quietly and quickly transforming our business and positioning our teams for growth and success," said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space. "Stephanie's patient coaching, exceptional communication, and emotionally intelligent approach to leadership helps all of us understand the need for change, and see how the work we are doing is helping achieve the company's vision and drive business success."
A seasoned executive with a background in large multinational corporations undergoing transformation, Ms. McDonald has led a series of organizations through a variety of significant transformations and corporate events, including rapid scaling and growth, complex business integrations and corporate turnarounds. Ms. McDonald holds a Master of Business Administration (Academic Distinction) from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan. She is also a certified Culture Coach from the Maslow Research Center.
ABOUT MDA SPACE
Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX: MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,400 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that's been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we'll take you there. For more information, visit mda.space.
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- Cision Canada
Transat A.T. Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2025
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During the second quarter, revenue grew 5.9%, driven by a 2.0% year-over-year yield improvement and a 1.6% passenger traffic increase. Tight control of operating expenses led to productivity gains, while lower fuel costs further supported performance, resulting in adjusted EBITDA of $98.4 million. Despite persistent economic uncertainty, Transat is methodically executing its business strategy through disciplined fleet optimization and network expansion. Recent additions of new routes and changes to our program have further strengthened our leadership in providing leisure travel services to Canadian consumers," said Annick Guérard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transat. "We are making significant progress through our Elevation Program, a comprehensive optimization plan aimed at maximizing long-term profitable growth. 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Six-month results For the six-month period ended April 30, 2025, revenues reached $1,860.6 million, up 5.8% from $1,758.7 million in the corresponding period a year ago. For the six-month period, network-wide capacity increased by 1.6% compared with 2024, while capacity for sun routes, the main program during this period, increased by 0.5%. Overall, traffic was 1.3% higher than in 2024. The revenue increase also reflects the financial compensation noted above. For the six-month period, adjusted EBITDA 1 totaled $118.4 million, compared with $26.8 million for fiscal 2024. The increase was mainly attributable to revenue growth, productivity gains and lower fuel prices. Cash flow and financial position Cash flow related to operating activities amounted to $207.8 million during the second quarter of 2025, compared with $183.2 million for the same period last year, mainly due to higher net income before non-cash operating items this year versus last. After accounting for investing activities and repayment of lease liabilities, free cash flow 1 reached $142.3 million during the quarter, compared with $109.8 million for the corresponding period last year. As at April 30, 2025, cash and cash equivalents stood at $532.6 million, compared to $260.3 million as at October 31, 2024. Cash and cash equivalents in trust or otherwise reserved mainly resulting from travel package bookings totaled $295.6 million as at April 30, 2025, compared with $484.9 million as at October 31, 2024, reflecting the seasonal nature of operations. Customers deposits for future travel totaled $888.7 million as at April 30, 2025, comparable to the amount recorded a year earlier. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2025 the Corporation received net proceeds of $30.6 million from the final of the four previously announced spare engine sale-leaseback transactions, completed in early November. Long-term debt and deferred government grant totaled $812.2 million as at April 30, 2025, compared to $803.1 million as at October 31, 2024. Reflecting the proceeds mentioned above and the change in cash, the amount net of cash stood at $279.6 million, down from $542.7 million as at October 31, 2024. Event after the reporting period On June 5, 2025, the Corporation announced that it had reached an agreement in principle with the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation (CEEFC) for the restructuring of all its debt contracted under the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF), managed by the CEEFC. As of April 30, 2025, this debt had a principal amount of $773.4 million and a carrying value of $762.2 million, including the deferred government grant amount. Following the transaction, outstanding debt with CEEFC is expected to decrease from $773.4 million to $333.7 million. Key indicators To date, load factors for the summer period, which consists of the third and fourth quarters, are 1.2 percentage points lower compared to the same date in fiscal 2024, while airline unit revenues, expressed as yield, are 1.7% higher than they were at this time last year. For fiscal year 2025, the Corporation expects an available capacity increase of 1.0%, measured in available seat-miles, compared to 2024. Conference call The second quarter 2025 conference call will take place on Thursday, June 12, 2025, 10:00 a.m. To join the conference call without operator assistance, you may register by entering your phone number here to receive an instant automated call back. You can also dial direct to be entered into the call by an operator: Montreal: 514 400-3794 North America (toll-free): 1 800 990-4777 Name of conference: Transat The conference will also be accessible live via webcast: click here to register. An audio replay will be available until June 19, 2025, by dialing 1 888 660-6345 (toll-free in North America), access code 91901 followed by the pound key (#). The webcast will remain available for 90 days following the call. Third-quarter 2025 results will be announced on September 11, 2025. (1) Non-IFRS financial measures Transat prepares its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ["IFRS"]. We will occasionally refer to non-IFRS financial measures in the news release. These non-IFRS financial measures do not have any meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. They are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. All dollar figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. The following are non-IFRS financial measures used by management as indicators to evaluate ongoing and recurring operational performance. Adjusted operating income (loss) or adjusted EBITDA: Operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization and asset impairment expense, reversal of impairment of the investment in a joint venture, the effect of changes in discount rates used for accretion of the provision for return conditions, restructuring and transaction costs and other significant unusual items, and including premiums related to derivatives that matured during the period. The Corporation uses this measure to assess the operational performance of its activities before the aforementioned items to ensure better comparability of financial results. Adjusted operating income is also used to calculate variable compensation for employees and senior executives. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) or adjusted EBT: Income (loss) before income tax expense before change in fair value of derivatives, revaluation of liability related to warrants, gain (loss) on long-term debt modification, gain (loss) on business disposals, gain on disposal of investment, gain (loss) on asset disposals, gain on sale and leaseback of assets, the effect of changes in discount rates used for accretion of the provision for return conditions, restructuring and transaction costs, write-off of assets, reversal of impairment of the investment in a joint venture, foreign exchange gain (loss) and other significant unusual items, and including premiums related to derivatives that matured during the period. The Corporation uses this measure to assess the financial performance of its activities before the aforementioned items to ensure better comparability of financial results. Adjusted net income (loss): Net income (loss) before change in fair value of derivatives, revaluation of liability related to warrants, gain (loss) on long-term debt modification, gain (loss) on business disposals, gain on disposal of investment, gain (loss) on asset disposals, gain on sale and leaseback of assets, the effect of changes in discount rates used for accretion of the provision for return conditions, restructuring and transaction costs, write-off of assets, reversal of impairment of the investment in a joint venture, foreign exchange gain (loss), reduction in the carrying amount of deferred tax assets and other significant unusual items, and including premiums related to derivatives that matured during the period, net of related taxes. The Corporation uses this measure to assess the financial performance of its activities before the aforementioned items to ensure better comparability of financial results. Adjusted net income (loss) is also used in calculating the variable compensation of employees and senior executives. Adjusted net earnings (loss) per share: Adjusted net income (loss) divided by the adjusted weighted average number of outstanding shares used in computing diluted earnings (loss) per share. Free cash flow: Cash flows related to operating activities less cash flows related to investing activities and repayment of lease liabilities. The Corporation uses this measure to assess the cash that's available to be distributed in a discretionary way such as repayment of long-term debt or deferred government grant or distribution of dividend to shareholders. Total debt: Long-term debt plus lease liabilities, deferred government grant and liability related to warrants, net of deferred financing costs related to the subordinated debt - LEEFF. Management uses total debt to assess the Corporation's debt level, future cash needs and financial leverage ratio. Management believes this measure is useful in assessing the Corporation's capacity to meet its current and future financial obligations. Total net debt: Total debt (described above) less cash and cash equivalents. Total net debt is used to assess the cash position relative to the Corporation's debt level. Management believes this measure is useful in assessing the Corporation's capacity to meet its current and future financial obligations. 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Voted World's Best Leisure Airline by passengers at the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards, it flies to international destinations. By renewing its fleet with the most energy-efficient aircraft in their category, it is committed to a healthier environment, knowing that this is essential to its operations and the destinations it serves. Based in Montreal, Transat has 5,000 employees with a common purpose to bring people closer together. (TSX: TRZ) Caution regarding forward-looking statements This news release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Corporation, including those regarding its results, its financial position and its outlook for the future. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of terms and phrases such as "anticipate" "believe" "could" "estimate" "expect" "intend" "may" "plan" "potential" "predict" "project" "will" "would", the negative of these terms and similar terminology, including references to assumptions. All such statements are made pursuant to applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such statements may involve but are not limited to comments with respect to strategies, expectations, planned operations or future actions. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results for a number of reasons, including without limitation, economic conditions, changes in demand due to the seasonal nature of the business, extreme weather conditions, climatic or geological disasters, war, political instability, measures taken, planned or contemplated by governments regarding the imposition of tariffs on exports and imports, real or perceived terrorism, outbreaks of epidemics or disease, consumer preferences and consumer habits, consumers' perceptions of the safety of destination services and aviation safety, demographic trends, disruptions to the air traffic control system, the cost of protective, safety and environmental measures, competition, maintain and grow its reputation and brand, the availability of funding in the future, the Corporation's ability to repay its debt from internally generated funds or otherwise, the Corporation's ability to adequately mitigate the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues, fluctuations in fuel prices and exchange rates and interest rates, the Corporation's dependence on key suppliers, the availability and fluctuation of costs related to our aircraft, information technology and telecommunications, cybersecurity risks, changes in legislation, regulatory developments or procedures, pending litigation and third-party lawsuits, the ability to reduce operating costs through the Elevation program initiatives, among other things, the Corporation's ability to attract and retain skilled resources, labour relations, collective bargaining and labour disputes, pension issues, maintaining insurance coverage at favourable levels and conditions and at an acceptable cost, and other risks detailed in the Risks and Uncertainties section of the MD&A included in our 2024 Annual Report. The reader is cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Corporation's forward-looking statements. The reader is also cautioned to consider these and other factors carefully and not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on a number of assumptions relating to economic and market conditions as well as the Corporation's operations, financial position and transactions. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning: The outlook whereby the Corporation will be able to meet its obligations with cash on hand, cash flows from operations, drawdowns under existing or other credit facilities. The outlook whereby, for fiscal year 2025, the Corporation expects an available capacity increase of 1.0%, measured in available seat-miles, compared to 2024. 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If these assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The Corporation considers that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable. These statements reflect current expectations regarding future events and operating performance, speak only as of the date this news release is issued, and represent the Corporation's expectations as of that date. For additional information with respect to these and other factors, see the MD&A for the quarter ended April 30, 2025 filed with the Canadian securities commissions and available on SEDAR at
Montreal Gazette
17 minutes ago
- Montreal Gazette
Kheiriddin: Finally, Canada is making defence a priority
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Calgary Herald
22 minutes ago
- Calgary Herald
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