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DECISIONS
- Application – Stay of Directions – Cameron Air Service Ltd., 2017 OHSTC 20
Request for Stay of Directions for noise level testing – Pilots already wearing noise cancelling headphones, request to adopt headphones as requirement in lieu of noise testing – Requirement for testing allows workplace specific hearing conservation process – Testing of actual noise levels required – Application dismissed
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – Clearwater Fine Foods Incorporated – Determination No. A-2017-177
For cancellation of licence No. 100078 pursuant to paragraph 63(2)(b) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – Air Canada also c.o.b. as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo, on behalf of itself and Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft and its affiliate Lufthansa CityLine GmbH – Determination No. A-2017-178
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 – Fargo Jet Center LLC – Determination No. A-2017-179
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – Jet There, LLC – Order No. 2017-A-186
Exemption from subsection 84(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended
TC/TSB NEWS
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC: Cynthia Garneau, President of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, elected Chair of the AIAC Board
- CBAA: Jim Facette appointed CBAA President & CEO
- COPA: Substance testing not on radar
- ICAO: ICAO and University of Waterloo to launch new e-learning course at upcoming Summit for Next Generation Aviation Professionals
UNION NEWS
- UNIFOR: Union representing ORNGE Air Ambulance paramedics speaks out against comments made by ORNGE CEO
AVIATION MEDIA
- ‘Absolutely no need to regulate overbooking,’ claims airline industry group
- Air Canada and Sky Regional Airlines conclude 10-year extension to capacity purchase agreement
- ATAC zeroes in on pilot shortage, fatigue regulations
- Buttonville Airport to stay open a year or more
- Canada’s Flair Airlines secures tentative nod for US flights
- De-icing spray leak into WestJet plane at Calgary Airport sends crew member to hospital
- FlyGTA Airlines launches 18-minute service between Toronto Island and the Region of Waterloo International Airport
- Goose Bay airfield shut down due to runway issue
- Perimeter Aviation plane goes off runway in northern Manitoba
- Pilots wanted
- Plans for public consultations over Bill C-49’s airline passenger rights take shape
- Small knives will be allowed on planes, but baby powder banned: Transport Canada
- Tanzania challenges seizure of aircraft in Canada over debt
- Vancouver Airport Authority wins top prize at National Governance Awards
- Why this 4-year-old girl’s mom is demanding Canada make changes to its no-fly list