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Arbitrator rules “zero-tolerance” cannabis policy for safety sensitive positions is discriminatory – employer must try to accommodate
CIRB DECISIONS
- Amendment to certification – Jazz Aviation LP – Order No. 11659-U
ALPA and employer applied for amendment to union certificate in order to reflect the current names of the parties and bargaining unit composition – amendment granted – certificate now reads: “all pilots employed by JazzAviation LP, excluding management and supervisory pilots and those above.”
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – PerryCook Flight Services LLC – Determination No. A-2021-188
License no. 190032 – suspension continued
- Cancellation – Canadian Helicopters Limited c.o.b. Canadian Helicopters and Canadian Helicopters Offshore – Determination No. A-2021-189
License nos. 170072 and 170073
- Application – Craft Charter, LLC – Determination No. A-2021-190
Application for license to operate a non-scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America – license issued subject to conditions
- Application – NexGen Aviation Ltd. – Determination No. A-2021-191
Application for license to operate a domestic service, small aircraft – license issued
- Application – NexGen Aviation Ltd. – Determination No. A-2021-192
Application for license to operate a non-scheduled international service, small aircraft, to transport traffic on a charter basis between Canada and any other country – license issued subject to conditions
- Application – Evasion Air Elite Inc. – Determination No. A-2021-193
Application for license to operate a domestic service, small aircraft – license issued
- Suspension – American Air Charter, Inc. – Order No. 2021-A-S-397
License no. 030137
- Suspension – Sweet Aviation LLC – Order No. 2021-A-S-393
License no. 190023
- Application – WestJet – Determination No. A-2021-186
Application for license to operate, through code sharing, a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Air Transport Agreement between Canada and the Swiss Confederation – license issued subject to conditions
- Suspension – Executive Flight Solutions, LLC – Order No. 2021-A-S-390
License no. 060001
- Application – Air Canada c.o.b. Air Canada Rouge and Air Canada Cargo – Determination No. A-2021-185
Application for extra-bilateral authority to operate 8 additional flights per week to New Delhi while operating its scheduled international service between Canada and India, from December 15, 2021 to the end of the IATA winter season – license varied accordingly
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 49
- TSB 2020-21 Annual Report: Advancing transportation safety through unprecedented times
- TSB concerned with deficiencies in regulatory surveillance related to the safety of flight operations during airport construction
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – Statement by Canada’s aerospace industry in response to federal economic and fiscal update
- CAC – Confusion around testing at airports, new travel advisory causing avoidable uncertainty and worry for travellers
- CAC – Daniel-Robert Gooch to depart Canadian Airports Council
- CBAA – CBAA continues to work with government to open more Airports-of-Entry to international travel
- CBAA – CBAA’s response to the November 22, 2021 Speech from the Throne
- CBAA – Vaccine mandate key dates
- COPA – De Havilland, Zeroavia to develop hydrogen-electric engine program for Dash 8-400
- COPA – Unmanned Systems Canada changes association name
- COPA – Pascan Aviation bringing passenger service to Kingston
- ICAO – Padhraic Kelleher appointed President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – Canadian Government continues to ignore the needs of aviation stakeholders
- CUPE – Airline workers left out to dry by Trudeau government yet again: CUPE
- IAMAW – First collective agreement for Voyageur Aviation brings improvements
AIRPORT NEWS
- COVID-19: Regina International Airport reacts to federal government’s blanket travel advisory
- Flair flight grounded, YKF locked down due to bomb threat
- Health accreditation for YLW
- Leaky sprinkler on exterior of Kelowna airport terminal set off fire alarm Saturday morning
- Mississauga man charged after bomb threat investigation at Waterloo Region Airport
- Vancouver International Airport offers travel tips as holiday flight traffic returns
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
AVIATION NEWS
- AEI to provide Chrono Aviation with a B737-800SF freighter conversion
- Alexis von Hoensbroech announced as new CEO of WestJet Group
- Canada Jetlines prepares for takeoff with definitive lease agreement for first A320 aircraft
- Canada Jetlines selects moment to elevate its in-flight digitization
- Flair Airlines on a roll with plans to more than double fleet by 2023
- Minor injuries following weekend plane crash: Manitoba RCMP
- NAV CANADA reports November traffic figures
- Nigeria plans reciprocal flight bans on Canada, 3 other countries over Omicron
- Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6A-67F engines to power G-111T amphibious aircraft as part of aircraft modernization program
- The WestJet Group opposes re-introduction of blanket air travel advisory
- Traveller confusion reigns amid shifting advice and variants
