February 7, 2017 – Class Actions Certified Against Air Canada
DECISIONS
- Class Action Certification – Fuel surcharge – Choquette c. Air Canada, 2017 QCCS 234
Claim that fuel surcharge disproportionate compared to actual fuel cost – Defendant disputed jurisdiction of Court – Court found it has jurisdiction – Claim respects all four criteria of class action – Class action certified
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – ACM Air Charter Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH – Order No. 2017-A-11
Exemptions from the application of paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
- Application – Delta Air Lines, Inc. carrying on business as Delta Air Lines, as Delta and as Delta Shuttle (Delta), on behalf of itself; Compass Airlines, LLC., Endeavor Air, Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc. all carrying on business as, among others, Delta Connection (Delta Connection); and China Southern Airlines Company Limited carrying on business as China Southern Airlines and as China Southern (China Southern) – Decision No. 15-A-2017
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended, and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
- Application – Acropolis Aviation Limited – Order No. 2017-A-13
Exemptions from the application of paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
- Application – Global Jet Luxembourg S.A. carrying on business as Global Jet Luxembourg – Order No. 2017-A-14
Exemptions from the application of paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
- Suspension – Windsor Flying Club’s – Order No. 2017-A-16
Licence Nos. 962598 and 967676
- Suspension – Cyber Air Inc. carrying on business as Cyber Air, as Cyber Air Charter and as Genesis Air Charters’ – Order No. 2017-A-15
Licence Nos. 150009 and 150010
TC/TSB NEWS
- Engine failure at low altitude led to fatal October 2015 helicopter crash near Paynton, Saskatchewan
- MMEL Temporary Revisions – Bombardier/deHavilland
- TC MMEL Supplement Revision
UNION NEWS
- IAMAW: Wages up significantly at Swissport Halifax
- UNIFOR: Jazz CSA/ACS Bargaining Update
- UNIFOR: Arbitration update for former Handlex members now employed by Swissport
AVIATION MEDIA
- One year later, ‘no-fly kids’ still face airport hurdles
- Canada’s Sunwing Airlines joins TSA Pre-Check
- Sunwing becomes TSA Precheck partner airline
- Military aircraft crashes in southern Saskatchewan; two pilots safely eject
- GFT lands another International Flight Training Contract
- Airport on course for costly upgrades
- Air Canada adds Iceland to growing international network for summer 2017
- New dual-citizen travel rules could leave Canadians stranded
- Swiss Air flight makes emergency landing with one engine in Iqaluit
- Canadian airports partnership launches website to educate about the risks of selling Canada’s airports
- Class action lawsuit certified against Air Canada over ticket price glitch
- YYC joins other Canadian airports with website warning of dangers of privatization
- Smoke in WestJet plane forces emergency return to Calgary
- NewLeaf drops more routes, down to five destinations for summer season
- PortsToronto releases 2016 Noise Management Report for Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
- Dramatic fall in noise complaints at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
- WestJet changes Gander and Halifax relationship status to “connecting soon”
- Picket lines poised to go up at DHL’s airport locations
- WestJet inaugurates Sudbury service
- Bombardier and CityJet finalize Purchase Agreement for up to 10 CRJ900 Aircraft