TOP STORY
Government of Canada announces a temporary negative COVID-19 test requirement for travellers arriving from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao
DECISIONS
Application, flight delays – Spencer v. Transat A.T. Inc., 2022 BCSC 2256
Application to amend pleadings and certification application – plaintiff sought to represent class of people who bought direct flights from the defendants but experienced delays – earlier certification application dismissed with leave to amend granted – claim now extinguished by operation of the Montreal Convention because of the passage of time – application dismissed
CIRB DECISIONS
Bargaining Unit Order – Executive Aviation Fuels Ltd. – Order No. 11783-U
United Steelworkers applied for certification as bargaining agent of a unit of employees at Executive Aviation Fuels Ltd. – incorrectly named position included in bargaining unit description – sought leave to amend or, in the alternative, to withdraw application – request to amend granted – United Steelworkers certified as bargaining agent for “all employees of Executive Aviation Fuels Ltd. c.o.b. as Executive Aviation working at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport, excluding customer service agents, customer service coordinators, the ground operations trainer, the compliance officer & FBO manager, the station manager and persons above the rank of manager.”
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – ExpressJet Airlines LLC c.o.b. United Express, ExpressJet Airlines LLC – Order No. 2022-A-S-343
Licenses no. 000057 and 000172
- Suspension – Remote Helicopters – Order No. 2022-A-S-339
Licenses no. 962125 and 000183
- Application – Air Canada – Decision No. 153-C-A-2022
Consumer complaint regarding flight cancellations – complainant requested compensation for inconvenience under the Air Passenger Protection Regulations – Air Canada denied request on the basis that cancellations were due to COVID-19 related crew constraints, which it considered a safety issue – evidence filed by Air Canada did not establish that the cancellation was unavoidable despite proper planning – complainant entitled to compensation in the amount of $1,000
- Suspension – Maple Leaf Aviation Limited – Determination No. A-2022-177
Licenses no. 962394 and 967151
- Application – Sunwing Airlines Inc. c.o.b. Sunwing – Determination No. A-2022-176
Application by Sunwing, on behalf of itself and Smartwings, a.s. (Smartwings), for approval to permit Sunwing to provide its scheduled international services between Canada and each of the following countries: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Mexico, using one aircraft with flight crew provided by Smartwings, beginning on December 20, 2022, to January 16, 2023 – approval granted subject to conditions
- Application – Wasaya Airways Limited Partnership, by its General Partner Wasaya General Partner Limited c.o.b. Wasaya – Determination No. A-2022-181
Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service, medium and all-cargo aircraft, to transport traffic on a charter basis between Canada and any other country – approval granted
- Application – Wasaya Airways Limited Partnership, by its General Partner Wasaya General Partner Limited c.o.b. Wasaya – Determination No. A-2022-180
Application for license to operate a domestic service, medium aircraft – approval granted
- Suspension – Jetcall GmbH & Co. KG – Order No. 2022-A-S-346
License no. 200038
- Suspension – Axair Aviation Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-34
Licenses no. 210031 and 210032
- Application – Airbus Transport International – Determination No. A-2022-182
Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service to transport goods on a charter basis between France and Canada – license issued subject to conditions
- Application – SAS ASTONJET c.o.b. ASTONJET – Determination No. A-2022-184
Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between France and Canada – license issued subject to conditions
- Application – Otter Air Services, LLC c.o.b. Otter – Determination No. A-2022-186
Application for license to operate a non scheduled internationals service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States – license issued subject to conditions
- Application – Air Transat A.T. Inc. c.o.b. Air Transat – Determination No. A-2022-185
Application by Air Transat, on behalf of itself and SmartLynx Airlines Malta Limited (SmartLynx), for approval to permit Air Transat to provide its scheduled international service between Canada and Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Mexico, using two aircraft with flight crew provided by SmartLynx, beginning on February 13, 2023, to May 14, 2023 – approval granted subject to conditions
- Suspension – Jet Services, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-362
License no. 160070
- Suspension – Reva, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-361
License no. 040079
- Suspension – CanWest Air Lift Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-358
License no. 220016
- Suspension – Bighorn Airways, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-357
License no. 967637
- Suspension – Air Carriage, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-355
License no. 180008
- Suspension – Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. c.o.b. World Atlantic Airlines – Order No. 2022-A-S-354
License no. 140016
- Suspension – Flugfelagid Atlanta ehf c.o.b. Air Atlanta Icelandic – Order No. 2022-A-S-353
License no. 961011
- Suspension – Aero-Dienst GmbH – Order No. 2022-A-S-352
License no. 170010
- Suspension – First Wing Management, LLC – Order No. 2022-A-S-351
License no. 080093
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- COVID-19 Guidance Material for Air Operators
- CTA publishes a new dashboard providing the number of complaints it receives per 100 flights flown by airlines
- Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 74
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – AIAC Year-End Statement
- CBAA – Member Services – January 5 2023
- CBAA – Need to Know: Your Weekly Briefing – January 5 2023
- COPA – Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney complete first engine run for Dash 8 hybrid-electric demonstrator
- IATA – Statement on Imposition of Travel Restrictions for Travelers from China
- NACC – Canada’s airlines respond to updated testing requirements for air travellers
UNION NEWS
- CUPE – CUPE launches survey on unpaid work in the airline sector
- IAMAW – District Lodge 140 wins massive payout for mass layoffs at Swissport Vancouver
- IAMAW – Tough negotiations bring gains for IAM Spitfire Local 741 at Magellan Aerospace Winnipeg
AIRPORT NEWS
- Airport sees steady return to pre-pandemic levels, but full recovery years away
- Chesterfield Inlet in ‘urgent need’ of new airport terminal building
- Helping airports create an integrated approach to ESG
- Let’s not take two steps backwards: ACI World urges governments to take a coordinated and risk-based approach
- Lost luggage still clogs some Canadian airports after chaotic holiday travel week
- Mounties at Vancouver International Airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight
- Operations return to normal at Kelowna International Airport
- St. John’s airport looks to build on ‘positives’ from 2022 travel numbers
- Traffic up at Thunder Bay Airport amid renovations
- Wastewater from some flights arriving at Vancouver International airport to be tested for COVID-19
- Winnipeg airport chaos easing after hectic holidays, official says
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Heli purchases Great Canadian Heli-Skiing and Heather Mountain Lodge
- Horizon Aircraft successfully completes hover testing of VTOL aircraft prototype
- Mission accomplished: Volunteer SAR group logs first successful night rescue
- Ornge selected as GTAs Top 100 Employers
- Proof-of-concept drone flight delivers transplant lung to patient in Toronto
AVIATION NEWS
- Bombardier CEO calls for Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft tender to consider ‘Canadian-built option’
- Canada’s ‘broken’ travel complaint process is ‘unacceptable’: aviation expert
- Chartright FBO at Lake Simcoe, Canada joins World Fuel Network
- Experts weigh in on the future of flights in Saskatchewan after a month of service disruptions
- GetJet Airlines returns to Canadian skies – wet leasing one Boeing 737-8800 to Fly Swoop
- More carriers and unprecedented expansion: Canada’s airline industry is flying high
- RMPC turn to public for tips after laser pointed at plane landing in Halifax
- Saskatchewan premier calls Sunwing’s move to end flights in province ‘irresponsible’
- WestJet joins De Havilland Component Solutions Program to enhance support to its fleet of Dash 8-400 aircraft
