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CIRB DECISIONS
- Bargaining unit order – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Order No. 11821-U
Application for certification by Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) – employer not opposed – ALPA certified to be bargaining agent for a unit comprising “all pilots employed by 1263343 Alberta Inc., carrying on business as Lynx Air in Calgary, Alberta, excluding managers, assistant chief pilots, chief pilots, directors, vice presidents, supervisors and those above the rank of supervisor”
- Bargaining unit order – Keewatin Air LP – Order No. 11822-U
Application for certification by Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) – ALPA certified to be the bargaining agent for a unit comprising “all pilots employed by Keewatin Air LP, excluding casuals, managers, assistant chief pilots, chief pilots, directors, vice-presidents, pilot training instructors and those above the rank of supervisor”
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Hillwood Airways, LLC – Order No. 2023-A-S-112
License no. 180003 – license reinstated effective June 7, 2023
- Suspension – Capital Jet, Inc. c.o.b. CapJet – Order No. 2023-A-S-118
License no. 150096 – license reinstated effective June 5, 2023
- Suspension – Causey Aviation Service, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-115
License no. 977017 – license reinstated effective June 5, 2023
- Application – Sweet Aviation LLC – Order No. 2023-A-14
Application for exemption from the requirement to appoint an agent who has a place of business in Canada and, in writing, to provide the Canadian Transportation Agency (“CTA”) with the agent’s name and address – exemption granted
- Application – Middle East Airlines Airliban S.A.L. – Determination No. A-2023-117
Application for temporary license to operate, through code sharing, an international air service on a scheduled basis between Lebanon and Canada – licensee currently licensed to operate such a service until June 30, 2023 – CTA varied Condition No. 2 of the license to read “This license shall terminate on June 30, 2025.”
- Application – SkyTaxi Sp. Z o.o. c.o.b. SkyTaxi – Order No. 2023-A-13
Application for exemption from the requirement to appoint an agent who has a place of business in Canada and, in writing, to provide the CTA with the agent’s name and address – exemption granted
- Application – SkyTaxi Sp. Z o.o. c.o.b. SkyTaxi – Determination No. A-2023-116
Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service to transport goods on a charter basis between Poland and Canada – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – Verijet Inc. – Determination No A-2023-120
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 – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – Great Lakes Maskwa Aviation General Partner Corp. – Determination No. A-2023-119
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 – Great Lakes Maskwa General Aviation Partner Corp. – Determination No. A-2023-118
Application for license to operate a domestic service, small aircraft – license issued
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Eligible travellers from 13 more countries now qualify for visa-free travel to Canada
- Governments of Canada and the Netherlands co-host the third annual Safer Skies Forum
- Opening remarks for Canada’s Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Third Safer Skies Forum
- TSB releases investigation report into 2021 runway overrun at Sept-Îles Airport, Quebec
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- ATAC – Letter to Minister Alghabra requesting suspension of Flight Crew Fatigue Management Regulations
- CBAA – ACASS hires Nathalie Drolet as Sales Director, Northwest U.S. & Western Canada
- COPA – Aviation adventure awaits in the Northwest Territories
- IATA – Airline profitability outlook strengthens
- IATA – Aviation consumer protection regulations should address shared responsibilities
- IATA – Aviation leaders assemble in Istanbul for IATA’s 79th AGM
- IATA – IATA and ATPCO partner for flight emissions data calculations and distribution
- IATA – IATA and UNEP to address key environmental challenges in aviation including single-use plastics
- IATA – IATA expands turbulence aware platform
- IATA – IATA releases strategic roadmaps to showcase critical steps to reach net zero by 2050
- IATA – IATA urges states to provide timely, thorough and public accident reports
- IATA – SAF production set for growth but needs policy support to diversify sources
- IATA – Unruly passenger incidents in post-pandemic increase
- IATA – Willie Walsh Report on the Air Transport Industry
- IATA – Yvonne Manzi Makolo chairs IATA Board of Governors
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – Keewatin Air Pilots join ALPA as 42nd pilot group
- ALPA – Lynx Air Pilots become ALPA’s 41st pilot group
- AMFA – National President Update – April and May 2023
- CFPA – Public Service: Update on the PSHCP transition to Canada Life
- Unifor2002 – GardaWorld Calgary members: Bargaining update for June 5th, 2023
- Unifor2002 – GTAA members: Bargaining update #3 for June 5th, 2023
- Unifor2002 – Ornge: Negotiations update from your bargaining committee
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI World welcomes IATA’s Net Zero Roadmaps and calls for the continued collaboration of aviation stakeholders
- Canada’s Regina and Waterloo airports enhance digitalisation with SITA common-use solutions
- Liberty Defense receives contract from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to provide enhanced screening with HEXWAVE
- N.L. police watchdog investigating incident involving RCMP officers at Stephenville airport
- Sarnia airport fly-in returning in August
- Securing the complex digital backbone of an airport: Challenges and possibilities
- Toronto Pearson champions workforce initiatives in advance of the summer travel season
- Training at Lethbridge Airport
- Transat A.T. Inc. – Results for second quarter of 2023
- Vancouver airport sees delays due to ‘operational issues’ with NAV Canada
- YVR welcomes Canada’s decision to expand visa-free travel
- YXS launches new scholarship for Indigenous students in aviation
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Canadian helicopter operators, battling early start to wildfires, receive some regulatory clarification
- Katherine Emberly announced as new president & CEO of STARS
- Missing Alberta woman, 78, rescued by helicopter after 4 days in the woods
- Optima Aero enters into an agreement to purchase the assets of Uniflight Global LLC in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
- Patrolling the skies of Calgary with the Air Support Unit
AVIATION NEWS
- 2 killed in crash: Plane struck field after taking off from airport
- 2023 Thunder Run to take place at BC Aero’s Langley Airport base
- Air Canada plans ‘Book The Cook’ meals for business class
- Air Canada remains confident as domestic competition reaches all-time high
- Air Canada works to fill gaps caused by A321XLR delays
- BC Aviation Council conference takes flight
- CAHS marks 60 years in aviation history
- Canada Jetlines signs contract with third Canadian CFL team Toronto Argonauts
- Conair aerial firefighting: Ready for the fire-fight
- Conair introduces new aerial firefighting airtanker for Canada
- Decarbonizing the aviation industry – Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels launches Canada’s first roadmap for SAF
- Exchange Income Corporation’s subsidiary, Carson Air, awarded the fixed wing medevac contract for the province of British Columbia
- Flair is Canada’s worst airline when it comes to passenger complaints, federal data shows
- Man’s airstrip plan gets turbulent response
- MDA selected by L3Harris for space development agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Constellation
- Northern Lights Aero Foundation announces 2023 recipients
- Penticton residents suing WestJet after holiday flights given to other passengers
- Star Alliance names Theo Panagiotoulias as new CEO
- The WestJet Group announces Michael (Mike) Scott as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
- TSB deploys a team of investigators following an aircraft accident in Surrey, British Columbia
- WestJet navigates labour deal as CEO expects big summer ahead
- Why WestJet may be forced to chart a new path for Swoop in wake of deal with pilots
