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Is Flair Airlines Canadian enough? We’ll know on June 1
CIRB DECISIONS
- Revocation of certification – Swissport Canada Inc. – Order No. 11716-U
Application for revocation of Unifor’s certification as bargaining agent for “all employees of Swissport Canada Inc., excluding office staff, ramp supervisors, station manager and those that are normally excluded by the Canada Labour Code (Part I – Industrial Relations), who work for Swissport Canada Inc. at the Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City” – certification revoked
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Gryphon Air, LLC c.o.b. Aircraft Transport Service – Order No. 2022-A-S-77
License no. 210069 - Application – EW Discover GmbH, on behalf of itself and Finnair OYJ – Determination No. A-2022-51
Application for approval to provide EW Discover’s scheduled international services between Canada and the European Community and its member states using aircraft with fight crew provided by Finnair, beginning on May 15, 2022, to October 15, 2022 – application approved subject to conditions - Application – Air Transat A.T. Inc. c.o.b. Air Transat – Determination No. A-2022-52
Application for extra-bilateral authority to operate five additional flights per week from Canada to Colombia while operating its scheduled international service between Canada and Colombia for the duration of the IATA Winter 2022-2023 Season – license varied to extent necessary - Suspension – EJME (Portugal) Aircraft Management, Lda – Order No. 2022-A-S-63
License no. 160035 - Suspension – Aero Charter, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-65
License no. 977045 - Suspension – Aviation Charter, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-68
License no. 967316 - Suspension – Dasnair SA – Order No. 2022-A-S-70
License no. 070009 - Suspension – Tulip City Air Service, Inc. c.o.b. Tulip City Executive Express – Order No. 2022-A-S-71
License no. 967524 - Suspension – Jeffco Aviation Ltd. c.o.b. Air JDS – Order No. 2022-A-S-76
License nos. 210016 and 210017
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Canada and Ontario provide additional funding to support essential air access for remote First Nation communities in Ontario
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- COPA – ACF Associates acquired by Peterborough’s Loomex Group
- COPA – TSB report on dynamic rollover near Hope Bay Aerodrome
- COPA – TSB reports on 2021 fatal collision with terrain in La Tuque
- COPA – Walkerton pilot has trespassing charge thrown out
- IATA – Walkerton pilot has trespassing charge thrown out
- IATA – Passenger traffic recovery continues in March
- IATA – War in Ukraine and Omicron weighs on cargo
UNION NEWS
- PSAC – NAV CANADA: Employer’s wage offer falls short
- Unifor2002 – Unifor successful with judicial review on monitoring and measuring grievance
AIRPORT NEWS
- ADM announces its financial results at March 31, 2022
- Amid ‘extreme wait times’ at Toronto Pearson, airport operator calls on feds to make changes
- Arrive early if you’re travelling out of YYJ; delays up to an hour at airport security
- Building a diverse and inclusive workforce as travel picks up
- Charlottetown Airport may soon return to pre-pandemic levels of air traffic
- Government invests in Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Regina airport down $5.5M in 2021, citing pandemic travel collapse
- Rising costs makes Red Deer airport more attractive to discount air carriers
- Travellers advised to arrive at Vancouver airport hours before flight as security screening causes delays
- ‘Welcome to the new normal”: Airport, passport delays expected to last into summer, expert says
- YVR partners with Teck to become Canada’s first airport with antimicrobial copper surfaces to protect passengers
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Bell Canada president: Proposed ‘luxury tax’ threatens aerospace growth in Canada
- Drone Delivery Canada wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award in innovation
AVIATION NEWS
- Aéro Montréal salutes Quebec’s commitment to supporting the competitiveness of the aerospace industry
- Air Canada planning to operate at 80% capacity this summer
- Bombardier honoured for technological innovation by Quebec’s most prestigious business awards program
- Bombardier reports strong first quarter, record order backlog
- CAE expands Toronto training center with new Boeing full-flight simulators
- Canada Jetlines appoints Brad Warren as Chief Operating Officer
- Canadian Air Transport Security Authority CEO assures passengers efforts are underway to reduce wait times
- Canadian flight crew could be sent back to jail in Dominican Republic: Airline
- Cargojet kicks off the year with strong Q1
- Chorus Aviation announces Q1 2022 financial results
- Chorus Aviation completes acquisition of Falko Regional Aircraft
- Executive Flight Centre joins Babcock Leonardo Canadian Aircrew Training for FAcT program
- FLYHT Aerospace Solutions and MBS Electronic Systems partner to prototype secure wireless avionics software
- FLYHT receives US$5.65 million purchase order from a long-time OEM partner
- FLYHT reports first quarter 2022 results highest revenue quarter in two years
- Magellan Aerospace signs contract extension with Safran Landing Systems
- Volatus Aerospace announces acquisition of Canadian Air National
