March 6, 2021 – Air Canada to offer refunds to passengers as part of potential bailout package
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Air Canada to offer refunds to passengers as part of potential bailout package
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – FlexFlightApS – Determination No. A-2021-35
Application for a license to operate a non-scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between Denmark and Canada – license issued subject to conditions
- Application – Jeffco Aviation Ltd. c.o.b. Air JDS – Determination No. A-2021-33
Application for a license to operate a domestic service, small aircraft – license issued
- Application – Jeffco Aviation Ltd. c.o.b. Air JDS – Determination No. A-2021-34
Application for a license to operate a non-scheduled international service, small aircraft, to transport traffic on a charter basis between Canada and any other country – license issued subject to condition
- Suspension – South African Airways SOC Limited – Order No. 2021-A-S-41
License No. 120108
- Suspension – Premier Jets, Inc. – Order No. 2021-A-S-37
License No. 977173 – license reinstated effective March 2, 2021
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Building a more secure future: Minister of Transport provides update on the Safer Skies Initiative at ICAO Council meeting
- Fatal 2019 accident highlights risk of night flying with inadequate visual references to the surface
- Investigation report: September 2020 collision with power line of a small aircraft at the Hugget/Goodwood Field Aerodrome, Alberta
- Interim Order Respecting Certain requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 23
- Minister Alghabra announces appointments and reappointments in the transportation sector
- Minister Vandal and Minister Akeeagok announce investment in Nunavut research project to address the impacts of climate change on northern transportation infrastructure
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – Canada’s aerospace industry welcomes Canada-US statement on nexus between transportation and climate change
- ATAC – ATAC response to CTA consultation paper on new airline refund requirements
- COPA – Autoland, ROAS among Collier Trophy nominees
- COPA – Celebrating 65 years of the Cessna Skylane
- COPA – Gander chamber of commerce pushing feds for airport support
- COPA – Hartzell Voyager Prop STC’d for Cessna 180/182/185/206 fleet
- COPA – Hundreds want Fort Smith runway change reversed, MLA says
- COPA – Recognizing COPA contributions
- ICAO – Closer regional, international coordination needed for safety, security, efficiency of vaccine distribution globally
- ICAO – ICAO Council makes progress on new remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) standards
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – COVID vaccine updates for pilots
- CUPE – WestJet & CUPE reach tentative agreement
- UNIFOR 2002 – UNIFOR 2002 Jazz Crew schedulers ratify new deal
AIRPORT NEWS
- Airports focused on creating a more sustainable future
- ‘Best year in cargo charters:’ Edmonton International Airport rolls out $36-milllion cargo area expansion
- Canada’s airports reinforcing call for government aid as financial losses expected to grow
- Deer Lake airport receives global health accreditation
- Financial situation worse than forecast: airports
- How COVID-19 will shape the future of passenger screening
- Noise near Winnipeg’s airport quieter than believed, say new reports
- Warning issued after scammers offer fake jobs at Toronto Pearson airport
- World’s best airports for customer experience revealed
- YKF prepares for bump in post-COVID domestic travel
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Airbus issues airframe guidance for carrying dry ice protecting vaccines
- How pilots’ mental health can be assessed & supported
- New inspections ordered for Bell 505 collective sticks
- US-Canadian joint rescue saves more than 30 from sinking ship
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada ditches Sky Regional in regional aviation shakeup
- Air Canada express move prompts Sky Regional Airlines closure
- Canadian airlines need federal loan of at least $7B to weather pandemic storm: Unifor president
- COVID-19: Travel agent sues clients for $5,000 airfare after Air Canada cancels
- International air travel a fraction of pre-pandemic times
- One dead after small plane crash north of Montreal, no other passengers aboard
- Pilot likely disoriented before fatal 2019 Kingston crash: TSB
- Precautionary engine shutdown on northern Sask. medevac flight forces early landing
- Transwest Air dealing with 3 unplanned landings in 2-month span on medevac flights in northern Sask.