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NAV CANADA’s Claude Castonguay is keeping Canada’s skies safe with precision and planning
CIRB DECISIONS
- Bargaining unit order – Air Inuit Ltd. – Order No. 11886-U
Application for certification by Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) – employer opposed to proposed bargaining unit description – parties reached agreement on a modified bargaining unit description – ALPA certified to be bargaining agent for unit comprising “all pilots employed by Air Inuit Ltd. with exception of those assigned to the Hydro-Québec division, excluding managers, chief pilots, assistant chief pilots, technical pilots and those above these ranks”
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Axair Aviation Inc. – Determination No. A-2023-239
License nos. 210031 and 210032 – suspensions continued
- Suspension – Kenya Airways PLC c.o.b. Kenya Airways – Order No. 2023-A-S-296
License no. 190052 – license reinstated effective December 1, 2023
- Suspension – Asiana Airlines, Inc. c.o.b. Asiana Airlines – Order No. 2023-A-S-295
License no. 030130
- Suspension – Dumont Aircraft Charter, LLC c.o.b. Dumont JETS – Order No. 2023-A-S-292
License no. 160023
- Suspension – TAG Aviation (Malta) Ltd. – Order No. 2023-A-S-303
License no. 180079 – license reinstated effective December 4, 2023
- Suspension – TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd. – Order No. 2023-A-S-302
License no. 090049 – license reinstated effective December 4, 2023
- Suspension – Carrier Airways, LLC c.o.b. Pan Am – Order No. 2023-A-S-301
License no. 220023
- Suspension – Tower Aviation Management, LLC c.o.b. A2V – Order No. 2023-A-S-300
License no. 190018 – license reinstated effective December 4, 2023
- Suspension – DAT A/S – Order No. 2023-A-S-299
License no. 140007
- Suspension – GRONDIN TRANSPORT INC. c.o.b. GRONDAIR – Order No. 2023-A-S-298
License nos. 962323 and 967103
- Suspension – FOUR SEASONS AVIATION LTD. – Determination No. A-2023-240
License no. 962030
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Government of Canada announces new funding to strengthen air safety in British Columbia
- Minister Rodriguez marks International Civil Aviation Day
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- CBAA – CBAA & NAV CANADA – Notice of revised service charges – Presentation
- IATA – Air cargo demand up 3.8% in October
- IATA – Airlines set to earn 2.7% net profit margin on record revenues in 2024
- IATA – IATA expanding operational data analytics capabilities
- IATA – Passenger demand recovery continues on track in October
- IATA – SAF volumes growing but still missing opportunities
- ICAO – Advocacy for innovation on International Civil Aviation Day
- ICAO – ICAO addresses COP28 High-level Roundtable on Energy Transition
- OAC – Ontario Aerospace Council appoints Natasha Gagnon as CEO
UNION NEWS
- IAMAW – IAM sweeps AME Conference with top spots in skills competition
- Unifor2002 – ASP bargaining update for December 2, 2023
AIRPORT NEWS
- Airport improvement fee: ADM Aéroports de Montréal prepares for growth
- Airports Council announces 2023 scholarship recipients
- An increase in runway incidents is causing concern in Canada, U.S.
- Billy Bishop airport requires additional runway space to meet aviation regulations: PortsToronto
- COP28: ACI World supports cleaner energy sources for aviation at Global Sustainable Aviation Forum
- Edmonton International Airport joins forces with global leaders to combat climate change
- How to smoothly travel through Calgary International Airport this holiday season
- MMF signage removed from Ottawa airport an ‘absolute insult’ says president
- St. John’s International Airport reopens after ‘suspicious package’ comes up clean
- Strong and unified: Pilots to picket at Vancouver International Airport
- YVR is winter ready: Safely and reliably connecting B.C. to the world
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Boost Systems achieves TCCA certification for H125, AS355 cargo basket
- Horizon Aircraft secures investment from Canso Investment Counsel Ltd.
- Leonardo and Pratt & Whitney Canada achieve first 100% SAF flight with PT6C-67C-powered AW139 helicopter
- Phoenix Heli-Flight purchases OFIL Airborne’s ROMLite System
- TCCA issues type certification for Airbus H160
GENERAL AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada customers can now track their baggage and mobility aids while travelling in Canada
- CAE employees, union and partners raise record $1.3 million for Centraide
- Flair Airlines records strong November with zero cancelations
- Flight safety oversight in Canada plummets, draft UN agency report finds
- KF Aerospace to support the P-8A – Canada’s new Multi-Mission Aircraft
- RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada and Dassault Aviation celebrate the entry into service of the PW812D-powered Falcon 6X business jet
- Star Alliance is World’s Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards 2023
- Statement on Air Canada safety