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VANCOUVER – A Vancouver-based aviation consortium says it is celebrating the first ever piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight, calling it a “milestone in sustainable aviation.”
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Decisions
- Lost baggage, moral damages – Miroglio c. Compagnie nationale Royal Air Maroc, 2025 QCCQ 788 Claim for value of lost baggage ($1,180), proceedings-related expenses ($398.90), and moral damages ($600) – airline had dismissed claim for lost baggage on basis that it required Property Irregularity Report to be filed upon arrival at airport – Court found airline liable for loss of baggage – neither Montreal Convention nor airline tariff provided for specific form to file claim – timeline requirement to file claim in airline tariff rendered null by Montreal Convention – Court noted disputed trend in Quebec case law that Montreal Convention does not prohibit damages under local legislation – citing Supreme Court of Canada decisions, Court found that Montreal Convention precluded awarding moral damages – plaintiff entitled to $1,412.09 for cost of baggage and serving and filing fees
- Refund claim, non-refundable tickets – Zumerle Mendez v. FlightHub Group Inc., 2025 BCCRT 437 Claim for $4,288.21 refund for unused plane tickets – pregnant traveller had received medical advice not to fly – respondents argued tickets were non-refundable and applicants had denied cancellation protection or insurance – Tribunal noted non-refundable nature of tickets and recommended cancellation protection had been brought to applicant’s attention during booking – applicant declined trip cancellation and interruption insurance and accepted fare rules and restrictions – no term in contract requiring refund – claim dismissedAppeal also rejected ELS’s claim that judge’s reasons were insufficient – appeal dismissed
CIRB Decisions
- Bargaining unit order – Executive Aviation Fuels (BC) Ltd. – Order No. 12067-U Teamsters certified as bargaining agent for a unit comprising “all fuel agents of Executive Aviation Fuels (BC) Ltd. working at the Prince George International Airport in the province of British Columbia, excluding customer service agents, customer service leads, ground handlers, ground handler leads, mechanics, office staff and administrators, coordinators, managers and those above the rank of manager”
CTA News and Decisions
- Suspension – Fort Langley Air Ltd. – Order No. 2025-A-7 Licences 990115 and 990116
- Suspension – Corporate Air Travel, L.L.C. c.o.b. Blue Skies Aviation, Logistics LLC – Order No. 2025-A-S-53 Licence 060039
TC/TSB News
- Airworthiness Directives
- Civil Aviation Safety Alerts
- TSB to deploy a team of investigators following a fatal aircraft accident near Chilliwack, British Columbia
Industry Association News
- CBAA – Your Weekly Bulletin – April 10, 2025
- IATA – IATA’s Contactless Travel Directory eases airline access to biometric services
- ICAO – New ICAO standards for future air navigation and safety
Union News
- ALPA –ALPA Canada calls on all parties to protect Canadian jobs and commit to Temporary Foreign Worker Program reforms
- IAMAW – Hypernetics workers ratify new agreement, securing significant gains
Airport News
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport named one of world’s best by 2025 Skytrax World Airport Awards
- Premium Kids at YUL: An 11th successful edition
- Regina city council confirms residential building restrictions around airport
- ‘Unacceptable’: Another outage at CBSA kiosks at Montreal Airport causes delays
- Thunder Bay plans summer drone light shows
- YVR voted Best Airport in North America
Rotary Operator News
- CAAM celebrates historic first piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight by Unither Bioélectronique
- Helicopter market outlook highlights disciplined growth amid shifting global landscape
General Aviation News
- 2 killed in small plane crash near Chilliwack Lake, B.C., say RCMP
- After two-decade absence, major airline returns to Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga
- Air Canada to offer customers increased overhead storage room with new airspace cabin on Airbus A220 fleet
- Air travel within Canada is expensive — what goes into that ticket price?
- Canadian military pulls rescue planes from B.C. amid new aircraft delays
- Canadians are fed up, turning away from travel to the United States
- Delta Air Lines weighs Canada flight cuts after ‘significant’ booking drop
- King Charles III Coronation Medal for Canadian North President & CEO
- NAV CANADA reports February 2025 traffic figure
- New hangar, new jobs: Nolinor doubles down on Edmonton
- Plane makes emergency landing in Yellowknife after landing gear stops working
- Sask. aviation learning centre expands to address labour shortage
- The summer of 2025 may not bring much joy for Canadian airlines
- Talk of strike ‘premature’ as 10,000 Air Canada workers seek new deal
- WestJet Cargo celebrates significant growth in belly cargo business and outlines strategic network shifts and digital initiatives
