TOP STORY
Air Canada’s capacity cuts lead to mass cabin crew layoff
DECISIONS
- Production order – Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v Carroll-Byrne – 2020 NSCA 21
Transportation Safety Board (TSB) ordered to disclose cockpit voice recorder data in class action proceeding – TSB not party to proceeding – TSB appealed; asked for stay of judgment pending appeal – data from recorder privileged by statute – releasing contents of recorder pending appeal renders appeal moot; irreparable harm ensues – statutory privilege is public interest; outweighs litigants’ interest in data – stay granted pending appeal
CTA DECISIONS
- Stay of proceedings – Immediate and temporary stay of all dispute proceedings involving air carriers – Order No. 2020-A-32
- Determination – Canadian Transportation Agency relating to COVID-19 pandemic – Determination No. A-2020-42
Temporary exemptions to certain provisions of the Air Passenger Protection Regulations - Application – Air Canada also c-o-b as Air Canada Express, as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo, on behalf of itself and Omni Air International, LLC – Determination No. A-2020-44
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Suspension – Go Helico Inc. – Order No. 2020-A-35
Licence Nos. 130049, 130050 - Suspension – Hydravion Aventure Inc. – Order No. 2020-A-34
Licence No. 140032 - Suspension – Oceanair Linhas Aereas S/A c-o-b as Avianca Brazil – Order No. 2020-A-33
Licence No. 160058 - Suspension – Air Pacific Limited c-o-b as Fiji Airways – Order No. 2020-A-31
Licence No. 961026 - Suspension – Advantage Aviation Charter LLC – Order No. 2020-A-30
Licence No. 170071 - Suspension – New England Air Transport, Inc. – Order No. 2020-A-29
Licence No. 170037 - Suspension – Supreme Air Cargo, Inc. – Order No. 2020-A-28
Licence No. 010081
TC/TSB NEWS
- Investigation report: August 2019 collision with terrain (with injuries) in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Investigation report: July 2019 fatal collision with terrain south of Chibougamau, Quebec
- New measures for COVID-19 response
- TSB releases preliminary 2019 transportation occurrence statistics
- MMEL Notification
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
ATAC
ATAC letter to prime minister requesting financial assistance for ATAC carrier members
CBAA
Bombardier announces leadership change
CBAA cancels spring chapter meetings
Coronavirus (COVID-19) airport access to restricted area for PHAC personnel
COVID-19 message to stakeholders
Global exemption – NCR-021-2020 – medical certificate validity
Million Air Corporate acquires Vancouver location
Safety alert COVID-19
COPA
Aviation groups request TC compliance delays
Medical renewals suspended
Minister responds to COPA tax letter
HAC
HAC continues to push for exemptions to the new hours of work provisions in the Canada Labour Code
New helicopter ACP requirement
Notice to CARAC members
Transport Canada’s Prairie and Northern Region (PNR) issues letter purporting to limit class D operations
ICAO
ICAO Council adopts CORSIA emissions units
ICAO Council adopts important environmental standard
ICAO urges national governments to implement international standards supporting COVID-19 response effectiveness
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
ACPA
ACPA comments on evolving Coronavirus/COVID-19 situation
ALPA
Furloughed pilots resources
PSAC
COVID-19: your rights at work
Teamsters
Transportation industry – March 19, 2020 update
UNIFOR
Ontario’s COVID-19 response plans must include paid sick leave
UNIFOR 2002
Air Canada CSSA members ratify new six-year agreement
COVID-19 resources for local unions
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI says support for the aviation industry must not discriminate
- ACI World proposes a global policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ACI World urges a global temporary suspension of airport slot requirements
- COVID-19: the importance of airport charges and revenue in a time of crisis
- Economic policy responses to the global health crisis
- Federal financial relief needed for Canada’s airports to endure through COVID-19 crisis
- Passport to airport career advancement: an interview with Stephen Saunders
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Bristow outfits 3 dedicated helicopters for transporting coronavirus cases
- Coronavirus forces helicopters EMS safety strictures
- COVID-19 pandemic forces temporary suspensions at Airbus & Leonardo
- HAC calls for government to support helicopter industry during COVID-19 crisis
- Is COVID-19 affecting your operational environment?
- Skyryse launches FlightOS automation technology
- Urban Aeronautics partners with Ascent to bring CityHawk to market
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada flight attendants disappointed at lack of protection from airline
- Air Canada provides update on response to COVID-19
- Air Canada union says cabin crews should be self-isolating, airline disagrees
- Aviation and aerospace communities call for government assistance
- Canadian Transportation Agency issues temporary exemptions to certain Air Passenger Protection Regulations provisions to address the COVID-19 pandemic
- Canada closes borders to foreign nationals, restricts most international flights to 4 airports
- Canadian airlines continue to suspend flights
- Cargojet takes extraordinary measures to keep supply chains moving
- Chorus Aviation provides statement on COVID-19
- COVID-19: Nav Canada supports international air traffic in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal
- Exchange Income Corporation provides update in response to COVID-19 uncertainty
- Farnborough International Airshow 2020 cancelled amid pandemic
- IATA: airlines in liquidity crisis
- Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet M90 makes maiden flight
- Nav Canada announces ratification of collective agreement with CANSA
- Nav Canada’s response to COVID-19
- Northern operators keep flying while taking necessary precautions
- Statement by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency regarding COVID-19
- Sunwing offers free seats on repatriation flights to stranded Canadians
- Swoop suspends all international flights to focus on repatriating Canadians
