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DECISIONS
- Judicial Review – Odour did not constitute a “danger” – Canadian Union of Public Employees v. Air Canada, 2017 FC 554
JR of Occupational Health and Safety Tribunal Canada decision confirming findings of HSOs that “danger” did not exist due to pyrolysis of jet engine oil and hydraulic fuel (Diaz Delgado et al v Air Canada, 2015 OHSTC 15) – Companion decision (Air Canada v Canadian Union of Public Employees, 2015 OHSTC 14 ) found that Employer failed to warn employees of “known or foreseeable health hazard” or to investigate in the prescribed manner a situation where its employees “may be exposed to hazardous substances” – Two decisions factually identical however critical analysis was contradictory in the two decisions – Contradictory findings of decisions unreasonable and not able to be reconciled so as to maintain the transparency and intelligibility of finding of no “danger” – Granted, matter referred for redetermination - Application – Leave to Appeal (SCC) – St. John’s International Airport Authority v. St. John’s (City), [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 186
Leave to appeal application complete – Municipal taxation – Decision appealed: 2017 NLCA 21 - Appeal – Redetermination of NEL – Decision No. 1207/17, 2017 ONWSIAT 1517
Station Attendant gradual injury of knee due to increased hours and duties loading bags onto aircrafts – Facts do not support redetermination but entitlement held for left knee – Matter returned to WSIB for further adjudication - Appeal – Denial of claim – Decision No. 1180/17, 2017 ONWSIAT 1621
Station Attendant claimed back injury due to maneuvering containers of freight – Recurrence of injury compensation denied – Upheld, worker full recovered prior to “recurrence” and no entitlement for claim - Motion – Adjournment – The Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority, 2017 CarswellNat 2619
Request to adjourn motion – Adequacy of Commissioner’s summaries – Granted
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – Air Tahiti Nui on behalf of itself and American Airlines, Inc. – Determination No. A-2017-70
Pursuant to subsection 78(2) and 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 – Oak Air, Ltd. – Order No. 2017-A-93
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – DC Aviation GmbH – Order No. 2017-A-97
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Global Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2017-A-98
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – EJME (Portugal) Aircraft Management, Lda – Order No. 2017-A-99
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Dumont Aircraft Charter, LLC – Order No. 2017-A-96
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – XOJet, Inc. – Order No. 2017-A-101
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Silvertip Aviation Ltd. – Determination No. A-2017-76
Continue the suspension of Licence Nos. 962406 and 967158 - Application – Sunset Aviation LLC c.o.b. as Solairus Aviation – Order No. 2017-A-102
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Albinati Aviation Ltd. c.o.b. as Albinati Aviation – Order No. 2017-A-103
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Middle East Airlines Airliban S.A.L. – Determination No. A-2017-79
Pursuant to subsection 78(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Suspension – Point to Point Air LLC – Order No. 2017-A-92
Licence No. 150087 – Licence reinstated effective June 9, 2017 - Suspension – Niagara Falls Air Tours Inc. – Order No. 2017-A-95
Licence No. 150066 - Suspension – Lawrence Aviation Ltd. – Order No. 2017-A-100
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TC/TSB NEWS
- TSB deploys a team of investigators to a small aircraft accident in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Wabush Airport to get boost with new water reservoir and booster station
- Canadian Airworthiness Directives
- Foreign Airworthiness Directive
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- COPA: Burlington Airpark Appeal successful
- COPA: COPA Convention next week
- AFA: Equal rest for flight attendants: call congress now
- OAC: Bombardier appoints Michael Ryan as President, Aerostructures and Engineering Services; Jean Séguin to retire
UNION NEWS
- ALPA: ALPA applauds the repeal of anti-union legislation
- CUPE: Welcome WestJet cabin crew members!
- IAMAW: Job security plain and simple and British Airways Machinists got it!
- IAMAW: Liberals make good on election promise with Bill C-4
- UNIFOR: CLS Catering Vancouver ratifies new collective agreement
AVIATION MEDIA
- 90-year-old in wheelchair forgotten by airlines at Calgary airport
- Bell Helicopter delivers 3 Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs to Canadian customers
- Bombardier sells 5 Q400 aircraft to an undisclosed customer
- Breslau airport to replace runway lights with new grant from Transport Canada
- Canada’s ambassador to U.S. embarrassed by parliamentary delays to pre-clearance bill
- Canadian airlines in spotlight at finance forum
- Canadian company lets delayed, bumped airplane passengers cash in
- Cascade Aerospace delivers fifth CL-215T to Government of Saskatchewan
- ‘It sucks’: WestJet bumps N.S. cycling team from flight, costing athletes expensive training time
- Iqaluit airfield receives engineering honour
- Passengers demand answers for ‘terrifying’ Air Canada flight with aborted take-off, emergency landing
- Safe Bag to supply integrated passenger services at Ottawa
- Textron celebrates light jet leadership
- Turbulent times: Canadian and US flyers say airline industry is broken, but differ on how to fix it
- U.S. trade commission will proceed with Bombardier investigation
- Vector Aerospace accepted into U.K’s SiG program
- Vector Aerospace supports Pakistan Navy Sea King helicopter refurbishment programme
- Viking Air considering SuperScooper revival