Canadian Air Transport Security Authority announces new airport screening services contracts

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Canadian Air Transport Security Authority announces new airport screening services contracts

CIRB DECISIONS

• Bargaining unit order – Porter Airlines Inc. – Order No. 11884-U
  Application for certification by Unifor – employer opposed and proposed alternate bargaining unit – determination with respect to positions remaining in dispute following the issuance of certification order no. 11866-U – Unifor certified to be bargaining agent for unit comprising ‘all part-time and full-time employees of Porter Airlines Inc. working at the Ottawa International Airport in the classifications of customer service representative, customer service lead, customer service ambassador and station supervisor, excluding co-op students, administrative coordinators, managers, those above the rank of manager and those covered by an existing certification order”

CTA DECISIONS

• Suspension – Executive Flight Solutions, LLC – Determination No. A-2023-226
  License no. 060001 – suspension continued

• Cancellation – Remote Helicopters Ltd. – Determination No. A-2023-227
  License nos. 962125 and 000183

• Suspension – Precision, LLC – Order No. 2023-A-S-286
  License no. 230003 – license reinstated effective November 21, 2023

• Suspension – Pioneer Business Services LLC c.o.b. Millbrook Aviation, Millbrook Air – Order No. 2023-A-S-285
  License no. 100044

• Suspension – Airborne Aircraft Management, LLC c.o.b. Seattle Aircraft Charter – Order No. 2023-A-S-284
  License no. 190020 – license reinstated effective November 22, 2023

• Suspension – Elan Express, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-287
  License no. 030118 – license reinstated effective November 22, 2023

• Cancellation – Eurowings GmbH c.o.b. Eurowings – Determination No. A-2023-228
  License nos. 200004 and 200003

• Cancellation – MAPLE LEAF AVIATION LIMITED – Determination No. A-2023-233
  License nos. 962394 and 967151

• Application – PrivateFlite Aviation LLC – Determination No. A-2023-232
  Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America – license issued, subject to conditions

• Application – AS Fort Aero – Determination No. A-2023-231
  Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between Estonia and Canada – license issued, subject to conditions

• Application – OIA AIR CORP. – Determination No. A-2023-230
  Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America – license issued, subject to conditions

• Application – PROFLITE, LLC c.o.b. SURJET – Determination No. A-2023-229
  Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America – license issued, subject to conditions

• Application – Air Transat A.T. c.o.b. Air Transat (Air Transat) – Determination No. A-2023-234
  Application by Air Transat, on behalf of itself and SmartLynx Airlines Malta Limited (SmartLynx), for approval to permit Air Transat to provide its scheduled international service between Canada and Cuba; the Dominican Republic; Jamaica; and Mexico, using two aircraft with flight crew provided by SmartLynx, beginning on December 15, 2023, to May 12, 2024 – approval granted, subject to conditions

TC/TSB NEWS

• Airworthiness directives

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS

• AIAC – Statement by Canada’s aerospace industry in response to the Fall Economic Update 2023
• ATAC – ATAC 2023 Conference Awards
• CBAA – Change to certification of deregistration – CBAA advocacy at work!
• CCAA – CCAA Aviation Inspection Training Project
• CCAA – CCAA RFP for development of aviation and aerospace 3D graphics
• IATA – Marie Owens Thomsen’s opening remarks at ICAO CAAF/3
• ICAO – ICAO conference kicks off in Dubai to accelerate global aviation’s transition towards cleaner energy sources
• NACC – Canada’s airlines react to the Fall Economic Statement (FES) – A missed opportunity

AIRPORT NEWS

• Air Canada flight makes emergency landing at Vancouver airport
• Airports Innovate event kicks off in Muscat, aims to transform the future of travel
• A rare and unusual lockdown of the Sault airport
• Brockton council votes for sale of Saugeen Municipal Airport
• Buttonville closure felt strongly by other Ontario airports
• Consultant cited by airport authority says he never recommended cutting entire forest
• ‘I should have had 4. I had 0’: B.C. woman’s pre-booked airport wheelchairs never showed up
• Legal dispute rages over unsolved C$24m gold heist at Toronto airport
• New child care centre opens in Kelowna to support airport workforce
• Ottawa airport authority to clear cut forest despite opposition
• PortsToronto says more runway space needed at Billy Bishop airport to comply with federal regulations
• Quebec man alleges racial profiling, police brutality at Edmonton International Airport
• Toronto Pearson airport warns of possible weather delays ahead of American Thanksgiving weekend
• Trudeau airport operator takes steps to cut congestion
• WestJet to launch Regina Airport’s first year-round U.S. transborder route since 2016
• Yukon wants $8.5M, contractor claims zero responsibility in appeals over cracked Whitehorse airport apron case

ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS

• Breton Air: Cape crusaders
• Chinook rescues stranded Canadair CL-215 ‘duck’ from northern lake
• Guardian Mobility G6-S aviation terminal gains Iridium certification

GENERAL AVIATION NEWS

• 3 missing letters in his name cost man $10K trip after Air Transat and Porter fail to fix ticket
• Air Canada reveals new Disney ‘Wish’ plane livery
• Airline ticket prices in Canada fall 19% amid less demand, more flights
• An Air Transat Airbus A321LP lost 2,000 feet in transatlantic turbulence
• Avworld to welcome Chris Hadfield for book signing & meet and greet
• CAE once again recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers
• Canadian airlines rank last for on-time arrivals in North America
• Canadian Space Agency assignment focuses on Artemis II readiness
• FLYHT named Captain Mary I. McMillan as Executive Chair
• Global Traveller Survey report reveals positive intention to travel despite impact of the global economy
• Hope Air gets city council’s support for ‘critical’ service to the North
• Jazz honoured with Indigenous Reconciliation award from Government of Canada
• KlasJet obtains Canadian foreign air operator certificate
• NAV CANADA reports October 2023 traffic figures
• Political concerns rise over Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft procurement process
• RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada and Gulfstream successfully complete first 100% SAF transatlantic flight with G600 business jet powered by PW800 engines
• Search and rescue group claims responsibility for plane wreckage found near Kamloops
• Sunwing handles 100,000 passengers in first half of November