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Air Canada’s first female pilot recalls sector’s sexist hurdles on route to success
CIRB Decisions
- Bargaining unit order – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Order No. 11898-U
Application for certification by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) – employer not opposed – CUPE certified to be bargaining agent for unit comprising “all employees of 1263343 Alberta Inc., carrying on business as Lynx Air, employed as cabin crew members, excluding supervisors and those above the rank of supervisor”
CTA Decisions
- Suspension – Priority Air Charter, LLC – Order No. 2024-A-S-15
License no. 020012 – license reinstated effective February 7, 2024 - Suspension – Paragon Aviation Logistics, Inc. c.o.b. CSM Aviation – Order No. 2024-A-S-17
License no. 220081 – license reinstated effective February 5, 2024 - Suspension – Cargo Air Ltd. – Order No. 2023-A-S-19
License no. 030010 – license reinstated effective February 7, 2024 - Suspension – Gillam Air Services (1985) Ltd. – Determination No. A-2024-7
License no. 962302 – suspension continued
TC/TSB News
- Airworthiness directives
- Statement from the Minister of National Defence on the NORAD change of command
Industry Association News
- CBAA – CBAA Advocacy: Our industry, your voice – February 2024 issue
- CBAA – Letter to Minister Freeland re SAF Incentive
- CBAA – New date for CBAA’s 2024 Convention: June 18 – 20
- IATA – Digitalization, sustainability, and safety & security at top of WCS agenda
- NACC – Aviation industry calls on Liberal government to incentivize Canadian production of sustainable aviation fuels in Budget 2024
Union News
- AMFA – AMFA-WJA negotiations update #6
- AMFA – Press Release: WestJet pushes aircraft maintenance workers down path toward strike or lockout
- CUPE – Flight attendants at Lynx Air are now unionized with CUPE
- PSAC – NAV CANADA members set priorities at national bargaining conference
- Unifor – Canadian Air Navigation Specialists Association files for conciliation after talks break down with NAV Canada
Airport News
- 2023 at YEG: Innovation, partnerships and more flights to more places
- 75% fewer flights landed as scheduled at Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario due to heavy fog
- After mayor touts tax windfall for town, new Stephenville airport owner asks for relief
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport celebrates 85th anniversary in 2024
- Calgary International Airport sets passenger record in 2023
- Edmonton International Airport sees 90 per cent of pre-pandemic passenger volumes
- Halifax snowfall disrupts Halifax flights; airlines activate flexible policies
- Passenger numbers up, flights added at two largest airports in Maritimes
- Montreal Metropolitan Airport to receive new domestic passenger terminal
- The Calgary Airport Authority recognized as one of Alberta’s Top 80 Employers
- WAA surpasses four million annual passengers for first time since 2019
Rotary Operator News
- Heli-One appointed to provide in-service support for Canadian CH-146 Griffon helicopters
- HTIGLOBAL to host Bell 212 FM series type course
- Spray drones won’t fly any time soon on Canadian farms
- STARS completes first ever helicopter neonatal transport in Saskatchewan
General Aviation News
- Air Canada announces scholarships for aspiring aircraft maintenance engineers at 7 technical colleges across the country
- Air Canada flight comes back to Toronto after nearly 7 hours in the air, several landing attempts
- Airlines push for roadmap to boost production of sustainable jet fuel
- Bombardier 2023 results set new highs on earnings and revenues, 2024 guidance reflects further growth
- Chris Hadfield joins Celestial as technical advisor
- De Havilland Canada grows manufacturing capacity with acquisition of Field Aviation Company Inc’s Calgary-based aircraft parts manufacturing operations
- Designation of large and small airlines for 2024 – Canadian Transportation Agency update
- How Ontario’s ‘Turtle Taxi’ pilots are helping preserve endangered species
- NAV CANADA and Indra to deploy leading air traffic management platforms
- ‘Open Up’ documentary amplifies extraordinary women in aviation
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52 engine to power new Piper M700 Fury turboprop
- Rob Palmer joins Porter Airlines as Chief Financial Officer
- ‘Shocking’: Air Canada CEO blasted over accessibility services at House committee