TOP STORY
New rules expand flight cancellation refunds to circumstances outside airlines’ control
DECISIONS
- Appeal – Injunction – De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited v. Dias, 2022 ONCA 491
Injunction granted to stop illegal blockade of employer’s premises and prevent reoccurrence – Union appealed certain restrictions of injunction – issues between parties already settled – no question of public importance – Court declined to exercise discretion to hear appeal – appeal dismissed
- Grievance – Deemed Termination – Nuance Group (Canada) Inc. v Service Employees International Union, Local 2 Brewery General Professional Workers Union, 2022 CanLII 53683
Part-time employee deemed terminated for failing to report to work following recall from layoff – Grievor contested receiving recall notice – Employer relied on absence of bounce back to confirm receipt of recall notice – Arbitrator concluded Employer did not do “everything reasonable in the circumstances” to notify the Grievor of his recall – termination rescinded and Grievor reinstated
- Grievance – Accommodation, family status – Gueye v. Treasury Board (Canada Border Services Agency), 2022 FPSLREB 41
Grievor, a border services officer working rotating shifts, sought accommodation to work day shift based on family status – accommodation denied during spouse’s maternity leave – thereafter, agreement that Grievor would work day shifts by first organizing shift exchange with colleagues and Employer granting day shifts for remaining shifts not exchanged – no prima facie discrimination occurred: though not Grievor’s preferred accommodation, Employer allowed arrangements to work day shifts – grievance denied
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Southern Jet, Inc – Determination No. A-2022-79
Application for cancellation of Licence No. 080091 – license cancelled
- Application – Middle East Airlines Airliban S.A.L. – Determination No. A-2022-80
Application for temporary licence to operate, through code sharing, an international air service on a scheduled basis between Lebanon and Canada – license issued for one year
- Suspension – C.C. Calzone, LLC cob as Paragon Airways – Order No. 2022-A-S-124
Licence No. 150049
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Government of Canada and airport and airline partners making additional progress on reducing traveller wait times at Canada’s major airport
- Investigation report: Loss of control and collision with terrain
- Minister Alghabra highlights new regulations to address refund requirements for future flight cancellations outside of an air carrier’s control
- New refund regulations
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- ATAC: Submission to TRAN – June 2022
- IATA: Ensuring safe rollout of 5G networks
- IATA: Government support needed to make transport of lithium batteries even safer
- IATA: IATA launches IATA CO2 Connect in support of industry sustainability commitment
- IATA: ICAO Assembly must adopt long term aspirational goal to decarbonize aviation
- IATA: Incentives needed to increase SAF production
- IATA: Mehmet Tevfik Nane new Chair of the IATA Board
- IATA: Three vital pandemic lessons for governments to restore public confidence
- IATA: Travel recovery rebuilding airline profitability – Resilient industry cuts losses to $9.7 billion
- ICAO: Flight Safety Foundation award highlights ICAO’s COVID-19 pandemic response and leadership
UNION NEWS
- IAMAW: A new contract for 1,800 Bombardier union members
- Unifor: CLS Catering Vancouver members votes in favour of strike action
- Unifor: Deadline extended for hospitality, gaming and airline worker harassment survey
- Unifor: Unifor Local 2002 welcomes new GardaWorld Calgary members
- USW: Airport security screeners demand better working conditions and respect from federal government
AIRPORT NEWS
- Back to facts on airport charges: response to statements at IATA AGM
- How digital and intelligent solutions can support the life-cycle maintenance of airport pavement
- Ontario’s airports need more cash: AMCO study
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- DDC reaches Care by Air agreement with Halton Healthcare, DSV
- Educational drone survey of canopy targets sick trees
- First helicopter flight powered solely by sustainable aviation fuel
- HAI member spotlight: TrooTrax, Canada
- How proper simulators can be used to develop eVTOL pilot training programs
- Stars celebrates renewed fleet by welcoming cutting-edge helicopter to Edmonton
- XL Aero receives structural repair approval for Bell 205/212/412 main transmission case
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada comments on Aviation Industry Summit with Federal Transport Minister
- Airlines must be accountable for flight problems: Transport Minister, experts
- Airport authorities didn’t expect ‘pent up demand for air travel’ this early
- Amid travel chaos, regulator unveils new passenger rights rules to fill refund ‘gap’
- Canadian airport security screeners to protest in streetwear for better conditions
- Experts say Air Canada is too dominant in the East for WestJet to compete
- Lockheed Martin Canada’s first female chief executive Lorraine Ben on the F-35 fighter jet project, objections to arms companies, and investing in AI
- London airport’s deal with Flair heats up ultra-low-cost competition
- NAV CANADA to evaluate iTEC
- New rights rules for Canadian travellers after COVID-19 pandemic revealed refund ‘gap’
- Swoop celebrates four years of ultra-low-fare flights with inaugural service to New York City
- TICO Board approves Canada Jetlines as a registered travel retailer and travel wholesaler under the Travel Industry Act
- True North’s newest, youngest pilot is taking the skies by storm
