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CIRB DECISIONS
- Bargaining unit order – PAL Airlines Ltd. – Order No.: 11761-U
Application to include in bargaining unit description customer service agents working in or out of Gander International Airport – employer not opposed – Transport and Allied Workers Union, Local 855, affiliated with International Brotherhood of Teamsters is bargaining agent for bargaining unit comprising “all customer service agents employed by PAL Airlines Ltd. working in or out of: RCAF Road Hangar #4, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1A 5B5; Deer Lake Regional Airport, 1 Airport Road, Suite 1, Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador; Goose Bay Airport, 6 Vulcan Drive, Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador; Wabush Airport, 2 Airport Road, Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Gander International Airport, 1000 James Boulevard, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, excluding commissary agents, customer service manager, regional stations manager, station supervisor and customer service specialist, and those above these ranks”
- Bargaining unit order – Airport Terminal Services Canadian Company – Order No.: 11762-U
Application by Unifor for certification as bargaining agent for unit of employees of Airport Terminal Services Canadian Company – Unifor certified to be bargaining agent for unit comprising “all employees of Airport Terminal Services Canadian Company employed at Winnipeg International Airport, in the classifications of passenger service supervisor, passenger service crew chief, passenger service agent, excluding managers, persons above the rank of manager and persons covered by an existing certification order”
- Bargaining unit order – L3 Technologies MAS Inc. – Order No.: 11763-U
Board previously certified International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers as bargaining agent for unit of employees of L3 Technologies MAS (Canada) Inc. – application by Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (“AMFA”) seeking certification as bargaining agent for unit of employees of L3 – Board determined that majority of employees in the unit wish to have AMFA represent them as bargaining agent – AMFA certified as bargaining agent for unit comprising “all employees of L3 Technologies MAS Inc. at Trenton Airforce Base performing aircraft maintenance and related service functions, excluding office and clerical employees, Senior Technicians (DND Tutor), supervisors and those above the rank of supervisor”
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Saturn Aviation, LLC – Order No. 2022-A-S-262
Licence 150011
- Suspension – Black Sheep Aviation Ltd. – Order No. 2022-A-S-265
Licence 962538
- Suspension – Air Hamptons, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-264
Licence 130042
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- April 2022 in-flight icing and fatal collision with terrain in Calgary, Alberta
- The Government of Canada and industry partners continue to take action to reduce wait times and delays at Canadian airports
- Government of Canada makes important investments at British Columbia airports
- Government of Canada makes important investments at Nunavut airports
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- COPA – CHAA banquet held in Tillsonburg
- COPA – Local man finds innovative way to recycle old planes
- IATA – World Passenger Symposium to focus on putting the customer first
- ICAO – States at ICAO Assembly recognize critical role of air transport in progressing economic policy, global sustainable development, and a strengthened legal framework
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – ALPA elects new national officer team
- IAMAW – Local 2413 members at AAS Canada Core Services ratify new agreement
- Unifor – Ornge: Amended changes to Ontario’s Ambulance Act will not save lives
- Unifor – Porter Airlines CSR: Membership bargaining update
- Unifor – Porter Airlines Ramp: Membership bargaining update
- Unifor – SkyLink Express: Update from your Unifor Bargaining Committee
- Unifor – Sunwing needs to hire qualified and trained permanent pilots within Canada
- Unifor – Unifor reaches tentative agreement with Porter Airlines FBO
AIRPORT NEWS
- Halifax airport features Mi’kmaw artist’s work in new installation
- Jets will once again be cleared for landing in Thunder Bay as main runway reopens
- Sherbrooke airport hopes to soon bring Townshippers to Montreal in under 30 minutes
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Care by Air project: Launching an innovative way to transport medical supplies
- Volatus Aerospace adds over 500,000 km of oil & gas pipeline right of way surveillance with acquisition of Synergy Aviation Ltd.
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada encourages the next generation of women to consider STEM careers in aviation industry through Women in Data Hackathon, Young Women in Aviation Day
- Air Transat and Porter Airlines launch codeshare agreement
- Bombardier covers the totality of its flight operations with SAF through a landmark agreement with Signature Aviation
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum acquires ownership of three aircraft on 50th anniversary
- Lynx Air appoints James (Jim) Sullivan as Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Montreal-made flight simulation technology honoured with a new stamp
- WestJet and Pacific Coastal Airlines launch interline cooperation
