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Multiple investigations are underway after hackers gained access to public facing information systems at three different Canadian airports, including two in B.C.
The cyberbreach briefly delayed some flights at Kelowna International Airport on Tuesday after hackers gained access to terminal information screens and the public address system shortly after 5:00 p.m.
Canadian airports hit with cyberattack by pro-Hamas activists
Decisions
Grievance, holiday pay – Unifor section locale 2002 c Propair inc., 2025 CanLII 102164 (QC SAT) Union grieved employer’s refusal to provide holiday pay to pilots and nurses working rotating shifts when holiday falls on regular day off – holiday pay provided to employees working non-rotating shifts – Arbitrator found collective agreement did not differentiate entitlement based on schedule – Arbitrator also found that employer consistently misapplied language over several years without union raising any concern – estoppel applied – grievance dismissed
Workers’ compensation, cost allocation – Air Canada, 2025 QCTAT 4163 Commission recognized hearing loss of electrician employed by Air Canada as occupational disease – Commission allocated 58.88% of costs to employer – employer appealed – Tribunal found worker performed work likely to cause hearing loss – appealed dismissed – cost allocation affirmed
CTA News and Decisions
Application – Coleman Jet, LLC – Order No. 2025-A-19 Application for exemption from requirement to appoint agent with place of business in Canada – exemption granted
Application – Wind River Air Ltd. – Determination No. A-2025-167 Application for suspension of Licence 080072 – license suspended
Suspension – Kolob Canyons Air Services, LLC c.o.b. Business Air Center, Kolob Canyon Air Service, Coast to Coast Air Ambulance – Order No. 2025-A-S-199 Licence 100016
Suspension – AS Fort Aero – Order No. 2025-A-S-200 Licence 230125
TC/TSB News
- Airworthiness Directives
- Civil Aviation Safety Alerts
- TSB WATCHLIST: Stronger action on persistent transportation safety issues is needed
Industry Association News
- AIAC – Turning commitments into capability: The need for industrial strategies
- CBAA – Your Weekly Bulletin – October 16, 2025
- IATA – Family assistance guidance added to IATA emergency response manual
- IATA – IATA highlights critical priorities for aviation safety and operations
- IATA – IATA launches global campaign to help travelers fly safely with lithium batteries
- IATA – Supply chain challenges could cost airlines more than $11 billion in 2025
Union News
- CUPE Air Canada component – Bargaining Committee Update – 59 – Green Lanyard – CIRB Complaint
- Unifor 2002 – AGI Toronto members: Tentative agreement reached
- Unifor 2002 – PASS District 266: Update on conciliation process
- Unifor 2002 – Porter Airlines Halifax members: Tentative agreement reached
Airport News
- Air Canada doubling shuttle service between Waterloo Region and Toronto’s Pearson Airport
- Airport Management Council of Ontario announces new executive board leadership
- Gore Bay Airport terminal gets $4.3 million upgrade
- Heated talk: Transport Canada irked with North Saanich in airport land tussle
- Roundtable discussed possibilities for Kamloops Airport
- YVR operations resume after evacuation due to ‘strong gas smell’
Rotary Operator News
- Inaugural Vertical MRO Conference an overwhelming success
- Volatus Aerospace and ARCO Worldwide Services establish landmark partnership to deliver drone training in Nigeria
General Aviation News
- Air Canada assigns baby seat several rows away, leaving family frustrated
- Arcfield Canada welcomes Luc Sabourin as Vice-President of Canadian operations
- Bombardier Global 8000, the world’s fastest business jet, gets even faster with a new top speed of Mach 0.95
- Bombardier unveils BOND as customer behind June 2025 landmark order and service agreement
- Canada transport safety agency flags concerns over record cases of runway incursions
- Flair Airlines is taking flight after years of low performance
- Some passengers still waiting for refunds 2 months after Air Canada flight disruptions
- WestJet announces the renewal of its partnership agreement as the Official Airline of the Toronto Blue Jays