TOP STORY
Application – Pierre Bergeron against WestJet – Decision No. 40-AT-A-2019
DECISIONS
- Security clearance – Ramos v Canada (AG) – 2019 FCA 205
Airport custodian required renewal of transportation security clearance – custodian accused of sexual assault and charged – charges withdrawn: $500 peace bond entered into – custodian had no criminal record – minister withdrew security clearance: charges raised questions about security status – Advisory Body recommended withdrawing clearance after considering custodian’s file – custodian invited to submit explanation, did not do so – Minister cancelled clearance – reconsideration denied – on judicial review, Court noted that custodian was required to act diligently – custodian had opportunity to make representations, failed to do so
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – DC Aviation Limited – Determination No. A-2019-136
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Breton Air Inc. – Determination No. A-2019-134
Pursuant to section 61 of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Vanguard Air Care Inc. – Determination No. A-2019-133
Pursuant to subsection 73(1) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Société Air France c-o-b as Air France – Determination No. A-2019-132
Pursuant to subsection 78(2) and section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Société Air France c-o-b as Air France – Determination No. A-2019-131
Pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – DC Aviation Limited – Order No. 2019-A-126
Exemption from subsection 84(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Suspension – GTA Air, Inc. – Order No. 2019-A-125
Licence No. 060092
TC/TSB NEWS
- Fingerprint verification at Primary Inspection Kiosks now available at Edmonton International Airport
- New Air Passenger Protection Regulations now in force
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada releases 2018-19 Annual Report
- TSB deploys a team of investigators following an accident near Fort Hope, Ontario, on 21 June 2019
- TSB deploys a team of investigators following an accident near Hawk Junction, Ontario
- TSB will deploy a team following a seaplane accident in Mistastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
- MMEL Notification
- Canadian Airworthiness Directive
- Foreign Airworthiness Directive
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AFA – From your EAP: managing bullying
- CAC – Blue ribbon task force releases interim report on UAS mitigation at Airports
- COPA – Certification of water aerodromes
- COPA – Hangar fire claims three planes
- COPA – Is Canadian flight training passing muster abroad?
- COPA – uAvionix tailBeacon TSO’d
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
- CUPE – Flight attendants quick to respond after Air Canada flight forced to turn around
- PSAC – Five potential changes to the Canada Labour Code you should know about
AVIATION NEWS
- 4 dead in Labrador float plane crash, fate of 3 more unknown
- 418 Squadron reactivated to oversee SAR transition
- Boeing dedicates $50 million to near-term relief for families of crash victims
- Boeing insists fix to 737 Max software will ‘get it right,’ but flights are likely still months off
- Bombardier’s Global 7500 reaches new heights in the Swiss Alps
- Dream vacation turns into flier frustration for Calgary family
- How VIP helicopter market growth in Toronto reflects wider trend
- Levaero Aviation delivers first PC-24 in Canada
- MicroPilot nears DO-178C certification
- NAV Canada announces third quarter financial results
- PAL Aerospace awarded heavy maintenance contract for RCAF CT-142 fleet
- ParaZero’s SafeAir unlocks flight over people in Canada
- Positive bizav indicators counter industry uncertainty
- Toronto man whose family died in Boeing 737 Max crash: scrap the jet
- Toronto Pearson first airport in Canada to offer innovative technology to improve accessibility for travellers with sight loss
- Trio of deadly crashes not a sign DHC-2 Beaver is unsafe: aviation experts
- YVR wants Ryan Reynolds to be airport’s celebrity ambassador