February 7, 2017 – Class Actions Certified Against Air Canada

DECISIONS

  • Class Action Certification – Fuel surcharge – Choquette c. Air Canada, 2017 QCCS 234
    Claim that fuel surcharge disproportionate compared to actual fuel cost – Defendant disputed jurisdiction of Court – Court found it has jurisdiction – Claim respects all four criteria of class action – Class action certified

 

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS

  • Application – ACM Air Charter Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbHOrder No. 2017-A-11
    Exemptions from the application of paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
  • Application – Delta Air Lines, Inc. carrying on business as Delta Air Lines, as Delta and as Delta Shuttle (Delta), on behalf of itself; Compass Airlines, LLC., Endeavor Air, Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc. all carrying on business as, among others, Delta Connection (Delta Connection); and China Southern Airlines Company Limited carrying on business as China Southern Airlines and as China Southern (China Southern)Decision No. 15-A-2017
    Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended, and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
  • Application – Acropolis Aviation LimitedOrder No. 2017-A-13
    Exemptions from the application of paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
  • Application – Global Jet Luxembourg S.A. carrying on business as Global Jet LuxembourgOrder No. 2017-A-14
    Exemptions from the application of paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
  • Suspension – Cyber Air Inc. carrying on business as Cyber Air, as Cyber Air Charter and as Genesis Air Charters’Order No. 2017-A-15
    Licence Nos. 150009 and 150010

                                                                                                                                                               

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