TOP STORY
Changes to air passenger bill of rights coming this spring, transport minister says
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – 705833 Ontario Ltd. c-o-b as Hawk Air – Order No. 2023-A-S-6
Licence 972012
- Cancellation – Primera Air Scandinavia A/S c-o-b as Primera Air – Order No. 2023-A-3
Licences 170053 and 170052
- Application – Partner Jet Inc. – Determination No. A-2023-5
Licensee licensed to operate domestic services, small and all-cargo aircraft and a non-scheduled international service, small aircraft – licensee requested suspension of its licences in respect of the services using small aircraft – licences 980005 and 980006 suspended
- Application – Porter Airlines (Canada) Limited – Determination No. A-2023-7
Application for a licence to operate a non‑scheduled international service, large aircraft, to transport traffic on a charter basis between Canada and any other country – licence issued, subject to conditions
- Application – Porter Airlines (Canada) Limited – Determination No. A-2023-6
Application for a licence to operate a domestic service, large aircraft – licence issued
- Application, schedule irregularity – Carl-Michel Cloutier, Greydi Yiset Roque Cardenas and their minor child (applicants) against Sunwing Airlines Inc. (respondent) – Decision No. 10-C-A-2023
Application for compensation in the amount of $700 CAD each – flight from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Montréal, Quebec diverted to Winnipeg airport because of malfunction of aircraft’s de-icing system – flight arrived in Montréal 8 hours and 30 minutes later than scheduled – Agency found that flight delay was due to unforeseen mechanical malfunction – situation was within respondent’s control but required for safety purposes – respondent took all reasonable measures to mitigate impact of flight delay – application dismissed
- Application – Precision, LLC – Determination No. A-2023-11
Application for a licence to operate a non scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between Canada and the United States of America signed on March 12, 2007 – licence issued, subject to conditions
- Application – Sparfell Malta Limited – Determination No. A-2023-10
Application for a licence to operate a non scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between Malta and Canada – licence issued, subject to conditions
- Application – Hai Au Aviation – Determination No. A-2023-9
Application for a licence to operate a non scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between Vietnam and Canada – licence issued, subject to conditions
- Application – USAC Airways 695 LLC c-o-b as Aero Air – Determination No. A-2023-8
Application for a licence to operate a non scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between Canada and the United States of America signed on March 12, 2007 – licence issued, subject to conditions
- Application – Otter Air Services, LLC c-o-b as Otter – Order No. 2023-A-4
Application for exemption to the requirement to appoint an agent who has a place of business in Canada, and, in writing, provide the Canadian Transportation Agency with the agent’s name and address – exemption granted
- Application – Northwest Seaplanes, Inc. – Determination No. A-2023-13
Application for cancellation of Licences 975106 and 977254 – licences cancelled
- Application – Bailey Helicopters Ltd. – Determination No. A-2023-12
Application for cancellation of Licence 040121 – licence cancelled
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Government of Canada is strengthening our supply chain with investments at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
- Government of Canada supports commercial space launches in Canada
- Unfavourable weather conditions and loss of engine power contributed to a 2021 fatal small plane crash in Montréal, Quebec
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – AIAC proud to support commercial space launch in Canada
- ATAC – Transport Canada Aviation Security on reporting Cyber Security Events
- CBAA – CBAA joins the CanaDAC Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Task Group
- COPA – Apply for the 2023 COPA scholarships today
UNION NEWS
AIRPORT NEWS
- Department of National Defence to increase funding contribution for Inuvik Airport runway upgrades
- Edmonton airport sees doubling of passengers between 2021 and 2022: preliminary report
- More than 25% of flights at Toronto Pearson Airport cancelled as snowstorm hammers southern Ontario
- New report by Richard Florida confirms benefits of downtown airports
- Passenger traffic at Winnipeg airport continues to bounce back from pandemic
- PortsToronto allies with #NotInMyCity and Toronto Police Service to deliver human trafficking awareness learning to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport staff and partners
- Saint John Airport hopes cargo business will take off
- Vancouver airport wants to hear from passengers caught up in Christmas travel chaos
AVIATION NEWS
- $38 million investment in aerospace research and innovation in Quebec
- Air Canada named one of Canada’s Best Employers by Forbes for eighth consecutive year
- Air Transat shutting down Vancouver operations, over 200 jobs impacted
- Canada and United States announce new NEXUS interview option to expand enrolment capacity
- Cancelled Sunwing flights from 3 Maritime airports leave customers up in the air
- The CBSA marks International Customs Day 2023 and its upcoming 20th anniversary
- Changes to air passenger bill of rights coming this spring, transport minister says
- Flair Airlines suspends service between Kitchener-Waterloo and Montreal
- Jazz Aviation honoured again as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People
- Lack of budget airlines, government fees keeping Canadian airfares high
- NAV CANADA reports December traffic figures
- Trudeau says decision to contract out ArriveCAN app development was ‘illogical’
- WestJet in the west, Air Canada in the east: Why Canada’s airlines are becoming more regional
- Why the flood of air traveller complaints has resulted in few fines against the airlines
