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Canada urged to review aircraft certification agreement with US following Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Colm Heaney et al. against Air Canada – Decision No. 15-C-A-2019
Request for sanctions – airline refused to process claim because claim was submitted by legal counsel – Air Canada’s policy required applicants to submit claim directly – CTA does not enforce European law – applicants argue that rule is discriminatory contrary to s. 111(2) of Air Transport Regulations – Air Canada’s policy not discriminatory because Air Canada allows representation when it can be “reasonably justified” - Application – Elitavia Malta Limited – Determination No. A-2019-45
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Air Belgium SA – Determination No. A-2019-46
Pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Bluelink Jets AB – Order No. 2019-A-44
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – I.M.P. Group Limited c-o-b as Execaire, a Division of I.M.P. Group Limited; Air 500, a Division of I.M.P. Group Limited – Order No. 2019-A-43
Exemptions from paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and sections 33.2 and 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Aerolineas Ejecutivas, S.A. de C.V. – Order No. 2019-A-42
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Cancellation – Executive Airlines SL – Determination No. A-2019-44
Licence No. 140052 - Cancellation – Fresh Air, LLC – Determination No. A-2019-43
Licence No. 010013 - Suspension – Vee Neal Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2019-A-41
Licence No. 980040
TC/TSB NEWS
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – Federal budget misses the mark on aerospace
- ATAC – Shaping the future of our Canadian skies – increasing the participation of women in the aviation and aerospace industry
- CAC – Funding and reforms for screening a positive move for air travellers
- CBAA – Aircraft of the week: Dassault Falcon 2000S
- CBAA – Weekly briefing
- COPA – “New float plane regulations don’t go far enough”
- COPA – RCAF to return historic DC-3 to Poland
- COPA – Williams Lake, Sarnia airports receive federal grants
- HAC – Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) webpage – now available
- HAC – Flight time versus air time
- HAC – President’s Message
- ICAO – Investment in aviation infrastructure key to unlocking aviation growth in Africa
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AFA – After 2 crashes, safety concerns are raised about Boeing’s 737 Max 8
- ALPA – Trailblazers: ALPA salutes Amelia Earhart and today’s women making aviation history
- UNIFOR 2002 – Canadian North AME’s: upcoming base proposal meetings
- UNIFOR 2002 – Propair members: collective bargaining update for March 19, 2019
- UNIFOR 2002 – Ratified! Worldwide flight services districts # 310 & 410 have a new three-year agreement
- UNIFOR 2002 – Solidarity with our Air Canada and Aeroplan members
AVIATION NEWS
- 2019-2021 airport investments – over $50M will be invested in Nunavik
- 737 MAX certification process under review as investigation continues
- Air Canada updates schedule following 737 MAX aircraft grounding
- Canada’s first military helicopter
- Checking all the boxes
- Ethiopian Airlines crash captain untrained on 737 Max simulator, pilot colleague says
- Federal budget outlines training benefit and support
- Former Delta executive nominated to head FAA
- Funding and reforms for screening a positive move for air travellers
- GAL Aerospace introduces larger overhead bins for Q400
- Garneau: Canada “displayed leadership” in 737 MAX emergency training
- GTAA reports 2018 results
- Halifax Stanfield helps propel Nova Scotia seafood industry exports
- HondaJet is most delivered aircraft in its class for second consecutive year
- L3 WESCAM opens authorized service
- Leonardo eyes enhanced firefighting configuration for its C-27J aircraft
- Letter from Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to airlines, passengers and the aviation community
- Meet Joe Sparling of Air North
- NAV Canada reports February traffic figures
- Ottawa defends waiting to ground Boeing Max 8 even as flight data emerged online shortly after crash
- STARS receives $65M for new H145 helicopters
- Statement by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Minister of Foreign Affairs on Canada’s support for victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
- Sunwing establishes partnership with Mount Royal University on pilot cadet program
- Swoop teams up with Google Flights
- Winnipeg Richardson International Airport unveils North America’s first autonomous airport snowplow
- YQB named one of the best employers in Canada
