December 20, 2016 – Pilot Pathway Programs Continue to Grow
DECISIONS
- Supreme Court of Canada – Application for Leave to Appeal – Delta Air Lines Inc. v. Lukács, 2016 CarswellNat 6502
Lower Court decision: Lukács v. Canadian Transportation Agency, 2016 FCA 220
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – Partner Jet Inc. – Order No. 2016-A-212
Exemptions from the application of paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and sections 33.2 and 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – WestJet – Order No. 2016-A-215
Exemption from the application of section 59 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Suspension – Sky Wings Aviation Academy Ltd. – Order No. 2016-A-213
Suspension of Licence Nos. 962407 and 030086 - Suspension – Kasper Aviation Inc. – Order No. 2016-A-214
Suspension of Licence Nos. 150012 and 150041
TC/TSB NEWS
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys team following air accident in Levis, Quebec
- Airworthiness Directives
- Civil Aviation Safety Alerts
- MMEL Revisions
UNION NEWS
- CUPE: Safer Skies campaign convinced transportation committee to study aviation safety; Transport Canada must follow their lead and better protect passengers
- IAMAW: IAM ratifies new agreement with Bearskin Airlines
- UNIFOR: Local 2002 reaches tentative agreement with ASP
- UNIFOR: Ornge bargaining update
AVIATION MEDIA
- Air Canada and Virgin Australia to introduce codeshare services and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits in strategic cooperation
- An airline apologises after threatening to sack a pilot who was too tired to fly
- Canadians to soon have easier access to U.S.
- Canadian Chinook helicopters now at museums, two others sold to Boeing
- Canada’s airports are falling behind global competitors and need major government investments, cities group says
- Consultant responds to criticism of the Castlegar airport study
- Drunken pilots make news but are rare
- Experienced ULCC airline executive to join Board of Directors on completion of transaction with Canada Jetlines
- Hundreds of Abbotsford jobs at risk after government opts to replace C130s
- Jazz and Wasaya Airways sign pilot pathway agreement
- Moody’s revises the outlook to stable from negative for The Calgary Airport Authority; Affirms the A1 rating on its credit facility
- Survey reveals significant number of airline pilots report depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts
- Tips to get your family through airport security quickly this holiday season
- Toronto-bound Air Canada Express plane slides off runway in London, Ont.
- Transport Canada can be sued by passengers of Halifax plane crash, judge rules
- Transport Canada challenging Halifax plane crash lawsuit