July 25, 2017 – Jazz awarded for workers’ well-being
TOP STORY
Jazz Aviation recognized for fostering psychologically healthy workplace
DECISIONS
- Grievance – Pilot Bases – Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. v AOA-Canada, 2017 CanLII 10836
Grievance over policy requiring employees to comply with immigration requirements and prove eligibility to live/work in applicable country – Requirement was valid unilateral rule applicable to “Home Bases” chosen by the pilots due to valid operational concerns – Grievance dismissed - Passenger Claim – Damages – Berthold c. Sunwing Airlines Inc., 2017 QCCQ 7842
Passengers claimed $3083.06 due to delayed flight and unscheduled refueling stop causing missed cruise departure – US Air Traffic Control modified flight plan due to weather issues, situation was beyond airlines’ control – Dismissed - Passenger Claim – Refund – Côté c. Vacances Sunwing, 2017 QCCQ 7704
Passenger claim for refund of cost of ticket to return early from vacation due to “urgent family reasons” ($465) – Passenger and airline failed to communicate as to reason for shortened vacation – Awarded $200 - Reconsideration – Bilateral Hand Condition – Decision No. 1287/13R, 2017 ONWSIAT 1139
Request for reconsideration of denial of LOE benefits – Claimed bilateral hand condition caused by workplace and cold environment – No new evidence produced, Tribunal threshold for reconsideration not met – Reconsideration denied
CIRB DECISIONS
- Bargaining Unit – Amendment – 4468198 Canada Inc. (Autocars Skyport Inc.), Order No.: 11164-U
Addition of shuttle drivers between the parking lot of Aéroports de Montréal and the terminal of the Montréal-Trudeau Airport – CUPE
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – Executive Flight Services, Inc. – Order No. 2017-A-113
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Sky One Holdings, LLC c.o.b. as Privaira – Determination No. A-2017-105
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – Blue Mountain Investments Ltd. – Determination No. A-2017-104
Continue the suspension of Licence No. 110069
TC/TSB NEWS
- TSB 2016-17 Annual Report to Parliament features investigation highlights, statistics, and status of Board recommendations
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) 2016-17 Annual Report
- Canadian Aviation Service Difficulty Reports (July 2017)
- Foreign Airworthiness Directives
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- CBAA: CBAA names its first Vice President, Membership Relations and Development
- COPA: VFR restrictions at YVR
- OAC: Sonovision awarded multi-year, multi-million dollar technical publications contract by Honeywell Aerospace
- ICAO: Council President urges cooperation towards harmonized airspace management for unmanned aircraft
UNION NEWS
- CUPE: A message from CUPE National President Mark Hancock to WestJetters
- IAMAW: GVP Pickthall updates LL 2921 Executive on Airport Privatization
- PSAC: Winnipeg Airport workers vote to take strike action
- Teamsters: Pearson baggage handling company hiring untrained temp workers, jeopardizing safety
AVIATION MEDIA
- ‘A risk to everybody on that aircraft’: Transport Canada seeking solutions to laser attacks
- Air Borealis takes to Labrador skies
- Air Canada plane’s tire explodes on takeoff, causing travel chaos at London Gatwick airport
- Airlines rake in billion$ in ancillary income
- Avro Canada Museum rebuilding historic plane
- Brandon celebrates newly expanded municipal airport and announces further upgrades
- Bombardier delivers 1st dual-class, 86-seat Q400 aircraft to Philippine Airlines
- CAE awarded defence contracts valued at more than C$175 M
- Chorus announces acquisition of 3 Bombardier Q400 aircraft
- Drone delayed helicopter’s takeoff from crash scene
- Enhanced security for flights to the U.S.: What you need to know
- ‘Exceedingly poor customer service’ prompts northern First Nations to seek out airline competition
- Flightline Training Services granted TC approval for training programs
- Frustrated by noise, residents near Pearson fear future as airport grows
- Insurance commissioner wants answers from Air Canada
- More flights, more lineups at Whitehorse airport
- NAV CANADA announces ratification of collective agreement with ATSAC-Unifor Local 2245
- Nenshi against airport privatization unless ‘real benefits’ can be seen for citizens
- NRC introduces revolutionary technology for drones to avoid collisions and enhance safety
- NTSB: Air Canada flight was less than 100 feet from the ground when it narrowly avoided crowded taxiway
- Ottawa hires consultants to advise on airport sell-offs
- Privatising Canada’s airports – part one: ‘unnecessary and ill-timed’
- Privatising Canada’s airports – part two: ‘the time is right for change’
- Still no resolution to 17-year-old safety recommendation from Clarenville plane crash
- Strong majority of airport workers vote to take strike action
- Transat signs an agreement to sell its interest in Ocean Hotels
- U.S.-bound travellers to face ‘enhanced security measures’ at all Canadian airports
- WestJet goes “cheap and cheerful”
- Why Canadian airport security is exactly as useless and arbitrary as you think