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Canadian airline market on path to consolidation, raising risk of higher fares
CTA Decisions
- Application – FOOTHILLS HELICOPTER TRAINING ACADEMY LTD. c.o.b. EXPLORATION HELICOPTERS – Determination No. A-2024-33
Application for license to operate a domestic service, small aircraft – license issued - Suspension – Jet Charter, Inc. c.o.b. Aviation Resource Management, Inc. – Order No. 2024-A-S-35
License no. 970083 – license reinstated effective March 11, 2024 - Suspension – Hopscotch Air, Inc. c.o.b. Swissair – Order No. 2024-A-S-34
License no. 090120 – license reinstated effective March 11, 2024 - Suspension – Chrysler Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2024-A-S-33
License no. 200024 – license reinstated effective March 13, 2024 - Application – Bradley Air Services Limited c.o.b. First Air and Canadian North – Determination No. A-2024-34
Application by Bradley Air Services Limited c.o.b. First Air and Canadian North (applicant), on behalf of itself and Lynden Air Cargo, LLC c.o.b. Lynden Air Cargo and Loken Aviation (co-applicant), for approval to permit the applicant to provide its domestic service, all-cargo aircraft, using a Hercules-type aircraft with flight crew provided by the co-applicant, beginning on March 15, 2024 to December 31, 2024 – approval granted, subject to conditions
TC/TSB News
- Airworthiness directives
- Canada investing $211.6 million in Calgary’s Arcfield Canada to sustain the Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fleet
Industry Association News
- CBAA – Summer construction YUL – Single runway ops March 25 to May 16
- COPA – Inspiring (and supporting) more women in the left seat
- IATA – Brendan Sullivan’s speech at the World Cargo Symposium in Hong Kong
- IATA – Progress report: Sustainability, digitalization and safety in air cargo
- ICAO – Charting the future of aviation at Singapore’s second Changi Aviation Summit
- ICAO – Enhancing the cross-border transferability of aircraft and compliance with the Cape Town Convention
- ICAO – ICAO Council appoints Secretary General Salazar for second term
- NACC – Women in aviation – NACC honours International Women’s Day
Union News
- ALPA – Air Transat pilots congratulate flight attendants
- AMFA – AMFA-WJA negotiations update #8
- Unifor – Concorde Airport Services workers at Calgary airport join Unifor
Airport News
- Celebrating women in aviation: 6 inspiring articles for International Women’s Day #InspireInclusion
- Fort McMurray International Airport wins four 2023 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards
- Saskatoon YXE awarded Best Airport in North America
- Spring break travel expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels: Vancouver International Airport
- The best airports for customer experience worldwide – as chosen by passengers
- Toronto Pearson reclaims prestigious ranking as ‘Best airport over 40 million passengers in North America’
Rotary Operator News
- Boost Systems receives FAA STC for Airbus H125 quick release cargo basket
- Coulson Aviation: A tactical firefighting fleet
- SEI welcomes the Honourable Pierre Poilievre to its manufacturing facility
- STARS launches virtual critical care trial across Saskatchewan
- TrustFlight adds FRAT capability to suite of integrated safety solutions
General Aviation News
- 70 percent of Air Canada pilots willing to walk away if pay doesn’t improve, union boss says
- Air Canada and CAE announces 2024 Judy Cameron scholarship winners
- Air Transat pilots push for new contract after 1Q financial results
- Aviation expert’s post-mortem on Lynx Air reveals new questions about Canada’s airline industry
- Azure Sustainable Fuels receives $5M for study to support SAF production in Niagara
- Baby born on Air Canada flight bound for Toronto
- Calgary’s Aerospace Innovation Hub propels forward with $3.9 million investment from OCIF
- Canadians among top anticipated travel spenders for 2024 according to AMEX Global Travel Trends Report
- Conair’s multi-group simulators first to be certified for aerial firefighting
- Filling the flight deck
- Flair Airlines accuses financial services firm of withholding $25 million
- Grounded planes weigh on Transat growth plans, after strike fears erode earnings
- How Thunder Bay’s aviation industry hopes to bring more women and young people into the fold
- How women AMEs are busting stereotypes and changing the conversation
- Jazz’s Embraer fleet set for steady tempo
- Nolinor unveils new branded 737-400
- Québec budget includes $74.5M to support the growth of Québec’s aerospace sector
- Transat A.T. Inc. reports results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024
- U.S. airfares are lower than before the pandemic. What about in Canada?
