March 16, 2019 – Ethiopia crash fallout – Minister Garneau closes Canadian airspace to Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9
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Ethiopia crash fallout – Minister Garneau closes Canadian airspace to Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9
DECISIONS
- Forum selection, employment – Entreprise Publique Économique Air Algérie, Montréal, Québec c Hamamouche – 2019 CF 272
Employee complained of unjust dismissal – s. 240, Canada Labour Code – an arbitrator was appointed to hear complaint – employer objected to arbitral jurisdiction: forum selection clause in employment contract made laws of Algeria govern – arbitror assumed jurisdiction – judicial review – court dismisses application – premature – arbitrator had no chance to find facts of case
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – IPT 135 – Determination No. A-2019-42
Cancellation of Licence no. 170061 - Application – Regency Air, LLC of Santa Ana, California, United States of America – Determination No. A-2019-41
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Qatar Executive W.L.L. c-o-b as Qatar Executive – Order No. 2019-A-40
Exemptions from the application of certain provisions of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – ASI Charter, Inc. c-o-b as Peak Medevac International of Engelwood, Colorado, United States of America – Determination No. A-2019-40
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Corporate Flight Alternatives, Inc. – Determination No. A-2019-39
Cancellation of Licence No. 010024 - Application – World Class Jet, LLC c-o-b as Leviate Jet Management – Order No. 2019-A-38
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Limited Liability Company “Vulkan Air” c-o-b as Vulkan Air – Order No. 2019-A-36
Exemption from subsection 84(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Air Transat A.T. Inc. c-o-b as Air Transat, on behalf of itself and Canadian North Inc. c-o-b as Canadian North – Determination No. A-2019-36
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act, and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Suspension – Chrysler Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2019-A-39
Licence No. 967284 - Suspension – New England Air Transport, Inc. – Order No. 2019-A-37
Licence no. 170037 reinstated effective March 13, 2019
TC/TSB NEWS
- TSB is deploying an investigator to the site of a runway excursion at the Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport, Ontario
- TSB is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a helicopter accident near Timmins, Ontario
- Government of Canada investing in safety at Churchill Falls Airport
- Government of Canada investing in safety at the Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport
- Canadian Airworthiness Directives
- Foreign Airworthiness Directives
- MMEL Notification
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AFA – After 2 crashes, safety concerns are raised about Boeing’s 737 Max 8
- CBAA – Historic news: Bombardier Global 7500 sets new world standard with 8,152-nm non-stop flight!
- CBAA – Shaping the future of our Canadian skies
- CBAA – Weekly briefing
- ICAO – Expression of condolences: Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
- ACPA – Air Canada Pilots Association supports the decision of Minister Garneau
- ALPA – ALPA statement on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
- ALPA – Boeing 737 MAX update
- CUPE – Air Canada flight attendants welcome the decision to close the Canadian air space to Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada responds to Transport Canada’s closure of Canadian airspace to the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
- Alsim celebrates 25th anniversary
- Bombardier and Embraer spar over 50-seater replacement
- Bombardier Challenger 350 most delivered business jet in 2018
- CAE concludes acquisition of Bombardier’s Business Aircraft Training business
- Canada and U.S. reverse course, ground Boeing 737 Max 8 after Ethiopian Airlines crash
- Canada to take “evidence-based approach” to returning 737 MAX to service
- Chorus Aviation announces executive realignment
- CSALP to become Airbus Canada Limited Partnership
- Exchange Income Corporation appoints CFO
- Jetlines provides update on aircraft maintenance, operations
- Mecaer America to invest in Quebec regions
- Problem solvers
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the fatal plane crash in Ethiopia
- WestJet complies with Transport Canada decision to ground Boeing MAX fleet
- Women aviators gather for WomenVenture at EAA Oshkosh 2019
- World’s first universal drone solutions platform takes center stage at Terra Drone Global Summit