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Air Canada, WestJet and Pearson urge end of mandatory COVID-19 testing at airports
DECISIONS
- Workers’ compensation – Brown Bros. Motor Lease Canada Ltd. v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, 2022 BCCA 20
Appeal from order dismissing petition for judicial review of decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal – Tribunal determined respondents, non-resident members of flight crew in British Columbia for mandatory overnight layover, were not “workers in British Columbia” within meaning of Workers Compensation Act – Appeal dismissed – Reviewing judge was correct that Tribunal’s analysis was founded on statutory interpretation and was not patently unreasonable
CIRB DECISIONS
- Bargaining Unit Order – Thunder Airlines Limited – Order No. 11673-U
All pilots employed by Thunder Airlines Limited in Ontario flying in or out of Thunder Bay, Timmins or Sudbury (Garson), excluding supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, personal care paramedics, advanced care paramedics, cargo and baggage handlers, mechanics, maintenance staff, office and clerical employees, ticket agents and those covered by existing collective agreements
- Amendment to certification – Envoy Air Inc. – Order No. 11671-U
IAMAW and employer applied for review of bargaining unit structure to create one single consolidated unit – application granted – certificate now reads: “all ramp agents, lead ramp agents, customer service agents and lead customer service agents employed by Envoy Air Inc. at the Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, British Columbia, excluding the compliance coordinator, supervisors and those above the rank of supervisor.”
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – IXAIR – Order No. 2022-A-S-1
License no. 160053
- Suspension – 705833 Ontario Ltd. c.o.b. Hawk Air – Order No. 2022-A-S-3
License No. 972012
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- COVID-19: Guidance Material for Air Operators Managing Travellers Coming to Canada from Transborder & International Airports
- Increase in the maximum amount of compensation the Agency can award for accessibility-related complaints
- Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 52
- Statement by Minister Alghabra on the firefighting staffing shortage at the St. John’s International Airport
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- ATAC – ATAC meets with Minister Alghabra
- CAC – Monette Pasher appointed interim president of the CAC
- CBAA – Changes to land and hold short operations (LAHSO)
- CBAA – New COVID-19 related guidance material and IO
- COPA – Airbus hiring 6,000 to prepare for future of aviation
- COPA – New aviation scholarships available through COPA
- COPA – Smart Glide available for G3X touch display, G5 flight instrument
- COPA – Waterloo launches sustainable flight school competition for students
- IATA – IATA appoints Frederic Leger as SVP for commercial products & services
- ICAO – 2021 global air passenger totals show improvement from 2020, but still only half pre-pandemic levels
UNION NEWS
- Unifor2002 – Cargo Airport Services Members (CAS) ratify a new three-year agreement!
- Unifor2002 – Unifor is making progress for pilots at SkyLink Express
AIRPORT NEWS
- $44M Waterloo airport expansion a beehive of activity
- Air Canada, WestJet and Pearson urge end of mandatory COVID-19 testing at airports
- Canada ‘in control’ of 5G airport issues that led to cancelled flights in U.S.
- Canadian airports are prepared to move forward
- Comox Valley Airport looking for passenger numbers to take off in 2022
- Cranbrook airport continues to weather pandemic challenges
- Pandemic drop in air traffic cost Victoria International Airport $50 million
- PCR, antigen tests now available at Comox Valley Airport
- John’s airport, firefighters reach deal to continue normal operations
AVIATION NEWS
- AEI receives Transport Canada STC approval for B737-800SF freighter conversion
- Air Canada receives Roberta Bondar Foundation award for innovation and creativity
- Air Canada reducing the number of flights between North Bay and Toronto
- Airlines say Canadian flights unaffected by turmoil over 5G wireless launch in U.S.
- Canada eyeing 5G’s impact on ‘critical’ aircraft tech amid U.S. warning
- Coulson Aviation selling Hawaii Mars waterbomber for $5,000,000 USD
- Final operation flights of the CC-115 Buffalo aircraft
- Four Seasons launches new 2023 private jet journeys in response to pent-up desire for the ultimate luxury travel experience in the sky
- Hundreds of air passengers flouted in-flight mask rules in 2021
- Jazz Aviation named one of the best places to work in 2022
- Lynx Air tickets to go on sale for flights to five Canadian destinations
- NAV CANADA reports December traffic figures
- North Star Air gets avionics upgrades to improve arctic operations
- Open letter from doctors in the transportation and tourism sector
- The capital region’s tourism industry celebrates the arrival of Air France in Québec City
- WestJet cuts more flights due to Omicron challenges
