August 24, 2019 – Airport worker fired for calling passenger ugly
TOP STORY
Airport worker loses job for giving passenger handwritten ‘You ugly’ note
CIRB DECISIONS
- Amendment – Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority – Order No. 11435-U
PSAC was certified as the bargaining agent in October 2018 – employer and union applied for amendment of certificate – granted – new certificate reads:
all employees of the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority, excluding firefighters, directors and those above the rank of director; chief, airport emergency rescue services; manager, human resources and administration; chief, airport safety and security; manager, airfield operations; manager, operations response; executive assistants to the president; administrative assistant to the vice-president finance and corporate services; administrative assistant to the Board’s secretary; executive assistant to the CEO; manager, compensation and benefits; assistant controller; manager, airport operations coordination centre; manager, groundside operations; manager, corporate and physical security; manager, procurement and contracting services; project support assistant; manager, business information and analytics; senior information technology architect; senior information technology architect-security; senior financial analyst, business planning and analytics; IT security analyst and IT compliance manager.
CTA DECISIONS
- Reasonableness of the tariff – WestJet – Letter Decision No. LET-A-56-2019
Response to passenger complaints - Application – Air Canada also c-o-b as Air Canada Express, as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo, on behalf of itself and Omni Air International LLC – Determination No. A-2019-156
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – International Air Charters, Inc. of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA – Determination No. A-2019-155
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – WestJet – Determination No. A-2019-153
Pursuant to subsection 78(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Suspension – Sweet Aviation LLC – Order No. 2019-A-137
Licence No. 190023 - Suspension – Centaero Aviation Ltd. – Determination No. A-2019-157
Licence Nos. 962280 and 967082 - Cancellation – TAG Aviation SA – Determination No. A-2019-154
Licence No. 090079
TC/TSB NEWS
- Canadian Transportation Agency launches a new confidential toll-free Accessibility Help Line
- Canadian Transportation Agency launches inquiry into WestJet flight incident
- Government of Canada invests in safety at Sept-Îles’s Regional Airport
- Investigation report: March 2019 collision with terrain near Timmins, Ontario
- MMEL Notification
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- COPA – Voting open in BC & YT by-election
- HAC – Application of the new fatigue management regulations
- HAC – HAC Appeals to Minister Garneau over the new interpretation of “flight time”
- HAC – Invitation for nominations – Airbus Helicopters Canada Innovation in Safety Award 2019
- HAC – New maintenance standards for ELTs
AVIATION NEWS
- $3M Moose Jaw airport runway expansion up in the air
- Avianca Brasil to exit Star Alliance – updated
- Fleury Michon America will be able to pursue its growth and diversify its food products for air carriers
- Fond-du-Lac airport funding application was never submitted: Sask. govt
- Help in the hangar: tackling the AME shortage
- How out-of-practice pilots could be contributing to fatal small plane crashes
- Jazz Aviation expands instructor pathway with addition of Toronto Airways Inc.
- Nav Canada changes format, distribution of NOTAMs
- Nav Canada reports July traffic figures
- Ottawa agrees to “play an active role” in addressing labour shortage
- Technical issue that caused delays at Pearson airport now resolved
- Transat reiterates its support for the arrangement with Air Canada
- TSB investigating after plane crash seriously injures 2 men near Black Diamond, Alta.
- Two injured after float plane crashes into Nova Scotia lake
- Two people suffer minor injuries in Conestogo Lake plane crash
- Ultralight Pilots Association of Canada holds annual convention
- Upright Aviation Academy takes flight
- Whitehorse man claims Air Canada lost his dog, leading to 30-hour ordeal