TOP STORY
Air Canada Launches Digital Identification; First Airline to Test Facial Recognition Technology for Identification Verification in Canada
DECISIONS
Grievance, training bond – Pascan Aviation v. Unifor, 2023 CanLII 12230
Six employer grievances seeking the reimbursement of fees incurred for training pilots who subsequently resigned from employment – employer relying on training bond in collective agreement – debt repayment ordered in five out of six cases – one grievance dismissed for delay
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – C.B.E. Construction Ltd. – Order No. 2023-A-S-24
License no. 962088
- Suspension – My Corporate Jet, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-26
License no. 160071
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 78
- Investigation report: Fatal collision in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Minister Alghabra marks second International Day for Commemorating Air Crash Victims and their Families
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
UNION NEWS
- IAMAW – Canadian airport shamefully enabling contract-flipping
- IAMAW – More than 600 people will lose their jobs at Montreal-Trudeau Airport. IAM demands change from Ottawa!
- Unifor – Swissport contract flip may impact up to 150 jobs at Montreal airport
- Unifor2002 – Air Canada Members: Unifor challenges employer on federal policies
- Unifor2002 – Tentative agreement reached for Porter Airlines Ramp Members – Ratification Meetings – March 7, 2023
AIRPORT NEWS
- 200 YVR airport food service workers join UNITE HERE Local 40
- Air passengers cautiously optimistic about travel as Sask. airports add more direct flights
- Airports, airlines rein in summer plans to avoid repeat of last year’s chaos
- Atlantic Canada Airports Association retains Dunne Group as association management agency
- Canada’s GTAA intends to acquire Liberty Defense’s HEXWAVE tech
- ‘Contract flip’ at Montreal airport will vaporize hundreds of unionized jobs, lead to chaos, union says
- Edmonton Airport selects Alstef for baggage system modernisation project
- Thompson airport, SubZero North make significant strides in cold weather testing markets
- Transport Canada responds to noise complaints at Oshawa Airport by sending it back to City
- Travel expert warns Canadians of crowded airports ahead of March break
- What to expect: Latest air travel outlook reveals short- and long-term demand
- With arrival of Porter at YYC, low-cost airlines ramp up competition in air travel
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
AVIATION NEWS
- Canada Jetlines and ClearSky Global sign ultra-clean fuel offtake agreement
- Flair Airlines appoints Chief Operating Officer
- Flights, classes cancelled and power outages reported as winter storm grips parts of Canada
- Pay pilots better or risk further northern Manitoba court delays, union says
- Pratt & Whitney Canada celebrates one billion flying hours and 60 years of PT6 innovation
- Quebec aerospace schools enhance green initiatives as momentum towards eco-aviation builds
- WestJet sells seven Boeing 737s to be scrapped
