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Canadian Air Transport Security Authority marks 20 years of safeguarding Canada’s air transportation system
CIRB DECISIONS
- Bargaining Unit Order – Samsic Assistance Canada Inc. – Order. No. 11707-U
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers – “all employees of Samsic Assistance Canada Inc. providing wheelchair assistance to passengers at the Calgary International Airport, located in Calgary, Alberta, excluding office, clerical and sales staff, passenger service agents, ramp agents, dispatch agents, and those above the rank of team leader”
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – TAILWIND AIR, LLC – Determination No. A-2022-36
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 - Suspension – Centre Pluridisciplinaire d’Aviation du Québec Inc. c.o.b. CPAQ.AERO – Determination No. A-2022-38
License no. 030124 – suspension continued - Suspension – Cornerstone Aviation, LLC c.o.b. Skyline Flight – Order No. 2022-A-S-48
License no. 190028 - Application – Cargojet Airways Ltd. – Determination No. A-2022-34
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, all cargo aircraft, in accordance with the arrangement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil – license issued subject to conditions - Cancellation – Hong Kong Airlines Limited – Determination No. A-2022-33
License no. 160083 - Suspension – A.B. Flight Services, Inc. c.o.b. A.B. Charter, Facility One LLC, ORION Airmotive Management – Order No. 2022-A-S-47
License no. 000139 - Cancellation – Elbow River Helicopters Ltd. – Determination No. A-2022-35
License no. 050060 - Suspension – Gundahoo River Outfitters Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-39
License no. 972086 - Suspension – Caspri Ventures Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-40
License nos. 210033 and 210034 - Suspension – Valley Air Service, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-44
License no. 020074 - Suspension – Aurora Helicopters Ltd. c.o.b. Wood Buffalo Helicopters – Order No. 2022-A-S-45
License no. 040030 - Suspension – Transcarga Intl. Airways, C.A. c.o.b. Transcarga – Order No. 2022-A-S-46
License no. 160049
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- COVID-19: Guidance Material for Air Operators Managing Travellers Coming to Canada from Transborder & International Airports
- Guidance for Air Carriers in managing travellers departing from a Canadian aerodrome
- Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 59
- Transport Minister announces the reappointment of Hazel McCallion to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority’s Board of Directors
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – Budget 2022: Canada’s aerospace industry welcomes increase in defence investments; calls for changes to impending tax on the manufacturing of aircraft
- AIAC – Hill Times: OpEd by Mike Mueller, President & CEO
- ATAC – ATAC congratulates Canadian North for being named Regional Airline of the Year by the ATW
- CAC – Statement by Monette Pasher, interim president, Canadian Airports Council on the April 7, 2022 federal budget
- COPA – Kneehill County council revise drone, filming policies
- IATA – Air cargo growth continues in February, up 2.9%
- IATA – Passenger recovery accelerates in February
- ICAO – New training programme to accelerate aviation’s sustainable and resilient recovery
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – PAL Airlines pilots congratulate flight attendants on new collective agreement
- CUPE – PAL Airlines and CUPE reach first collective agreement
- Unifor – Update on Code of Ethics issues
- Unifor2002 – Porter Airlines FBO bargaining update
AIRPORT NEWS
- Airports need significant capital expenditure to alleviate slot constraints
- Canada Jetlines to begin operations at Toronto Pearson International Airport
- More time given for airport hangar project
- N.W.T. explores five options for future of the Yellowknife airport
- Pearson Airport in Mississauga has shut down its second busiest runway
- Port Hawkesbury airport operator dealing with ownership dispute
- Red Deer County high on Red Deer airport
- Stephenville authority airs financial issues in letter to premier about provincial support
- Windsor airport hopes to bring in more carriers, low-cost flights
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Blackcomb Helicopters expands into Alberta through acquisition
- CAAM and CARTAMS announce partnership
- Pilot dies in helicopter crash on northern Vancouver Island
- Pilot seat malfunction led to Cormorant crash at N.L. airport, air force says
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada to launch transatlantic freighter routes
- Air Canada unveils new media centre and investor relations site making essential information easy to find
- Buffalo buys its first jet, a 737, to meet next-day demand
- Calgary awaits takeoff of new ‘Super Scooper’ plane as De Havilland Canada bases HQ in city
- Canada Jetlines receives conditional approval from Transport Canada to begin flight attendant training
- Canadian airlines among carriers asking appeal court to quash passenger rights rules
- CargoAi eBooking & eQuote platform adds Air Canada Cargo
- ‘Do not see this impacting the relationship’: Lethbridge officials not concerned by CTA review of Flair Airlines
- Executive Compass Flight Institute purchases ALSIM AL250
- FLYHT reports fourth quarter and full year 2021 results
- Industry first Extended Service Program PLUS doubles the service life of the robust De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 aircraft
- Introducing WestJet-X: Affordable spaceflights
- Lynx Air makes inaugural flight
- NAV CANADA announces second quarter financial results
- WestJet announces Kirsten de Brujin as Executive Vice-President, Cargo
- WestJet Cargo’s first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter lands in Calgary
- WestJet marks highest single-day passenger count since the pandemic started
