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TORONTO — Canada’s air-traffic controller is lowering its service charges by an average of 7.6 per cent, a move it says will save airlines about $100 million next fiscal year.

Nav Canada announced Monday that it will reduce its base rates by 3.9 per cent on an ongoing basis and will add a temporary one-year reduction of 3.7 per cent beginning Sept. 1. This is the third time the company has lowered its fees since 2006.

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Ottawa-based Nav Canada was founded 20 years ago when it purchased the country’s civil air navigation system from the federal government for $1.5 billion. Its mandate states that it can only charge airlines enough to recover its costs.

“These charges enable us to meet our cost-recovery mandate by aligning our revenues with our costs going forward,” CEO Neil Wilson said in a statement. “Strong traffic growth, coupled with cost controls and targeted strategic investments in the air navigation system have put us in a position to deliver savings to customers while increasing our planned investments in people, technology and facilities.”