TOP STORY
Drug and Alcohol – Office and Professional Employees International Union v Cougar Helicopters – 2019 CanLII 66726 (NL LA)
CIRB DECISIONS
- Amendment – Innotech Aviation, a division of I.M.P. Group Limited – Order No. 11373-U
Innotech Aviation Limited Employees’ Association sought amendment of certificate – alleged unfair labour practice by employer – parties settled the unfair labour practice – requested order from board amending certificate – order granted – amended certificate reads:
all employees of Innotech Aviation, a division of I.M.P. Group Limited, working in production at Dorval, excluding foremen, supervisors and those above, office staff, handymen, engineers and the sales department.
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Volkswagen AirService GmbH – Determination No. A-2019-141
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – WestJet – Determination No. A-2019-138
Pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the Canada Transportation Act - Suspension – Strait Air (2000) Ltd. – Determination No. A-2019-140
Licence Nos. 010002 and 110056 - Cancellation – Rainbow Airways Incorporated c-o-b as Rainbow Airways – Determination No. A-2019-137
Licence No. 972027 - Suspension – Phelps Collins Aviation, Inc. c-o-b as Aviation North – Order No. 2019-A-129
Licence No. 977148 - Suspension – Suburban Air Freight, Inc. – Order No. 2019-A-128
Licence No. 967453 - Suspension – Nxt Jet, Inc. – Order No. 2019-A-127
Licence No. 180076, licence reinstated effective July 24, 2019
TC/TSB NEWS
- Government of Canada investing in safety at the Mont-Joli Regional Airport
- Government of Canada supports construction of new Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada facility
- Managing fatigue… safer than fighting it!
- Minister of Transport receives submission from Air Canada and Transat A.T. Inc. regarding proposed purchase of Transat A.T. Inc. by Air Canada
- TSB deploys a team following a small aircraft accident in Jasper, Alberta
- MMEL Notification
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- COPA – New drone centre for excellence for Quebec
- COPA – Transport Canada moves to certify water aerodromes
- HAC – CTA increases minimum limits for insurance
- HAC – Managing our shortage of flight crews
- HAC – Transport Canada begins BVLOS RPAS operations in Inuvik
- HAC – Transport Canada issues new AC on the recording of flight time and air time in skid-equipped helicopters
- HAC – Transport Canada launches Strategic Safety Risk Assessment (SSRA) risk identification exercise – invites industry input
- OAC – DeHavilland Canada announces Expliseat’s ultra-light seats as an optional feature for the Dash 8-400 aircraft
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
- UNIFOR 2002 – Council of Unions communication #2
AVIATION NEWS
- A northern light: Yellowknife Airport
- Air Canada named among the 50 most engaged workplaces for fourth consecutive time
- Body of 47-year-old Newfoundlander among 3 recovered from Labrador plane crash
- Canada to invest in satellite technology to connect rural, remote areas
- Canadian aerospace facing ‘pivotal moment’
- Cargojet handles record volumes to meet Prime Week demand
- De Havilland Canada and Ethiopian Airlines to celebrate the milestone delivery of the 600th Dash 8-400 aircraft
- FLYHT appoints Captain Mary I. McMillan to Board of Directors
- Grounded Boeing Max fleet tightens airline capacity, drives Canadian airfare prices higher
- Héroux-Devtek and its Longueil employees ratify a new collective agreement
- Industry execs share tips for engaging aviation and aerospace workers
- Is flying with Canada’s low-cost airlines worth the hassle?
- Jazz Aviation’s Capt Nick Seemel honoured with ALPA air safety award
- Jetlines calls out the lack of Canadian airline competition
- Jetlines provides operations update
- NAV Canada reports June traffic figures
- Next-gen aircrew training
- Plane blows 2 tires on landing at Edmonton International Airport
- Sexual harassment complaints soaring amid ‘frat boy culture’ in airline industry
- TSB annual report highlights progress in Canadian aviation safety
- WestJet receives shareholder support for its acquisition by Onex
