March 7, 2017 – AA Pilots Grieve Fatigue Policies

DECISIONS

• Order – Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. v. Dieleman, 2017 CarswellNat 366
  Rights to trademark and tradename – Domain name found “confusingly similar” – Registrant had no legitimate interest in domain name – Registration of domain name found to be in bad faith – Order to transfer domain name to complainant
• Application – Boulard v. Maratech Aviation Fuels (Sudbury) Ltd., 2017 HRTO 250
  Applicant did not confirm intentions – Dismissed as abandoned

• Scheduling Order – The Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority, 2017 CACT 1
  Amending schedule for hearing of certain motions

• Scheduling Order – The Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority, 2017 CACT 32
  Amending schedule of timelines and locations of application motions, discoveries, etc.

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS

• Application – Misty Fjords Air and Outfitting Inc. – Order No. 2017-A-25
  Exemption from the application of subsection 84(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended

• Application – Aero-Dienst GmbH & Co. KG – Decision No. 43-A-2017
  Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended

• Application – Delta Air Lines, Inc. carrying on business as Delta Air Lines, as Delta and as Delta Shuttle (Delta), on behalf of itself; SkyWest Airlines, Inc. carrying on business as Delta Connection and as United Express, among others (SkyWest); and Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd. carrying on business as Virgin Australia (Virgin Australia) – Decision No. 45-A-2017
  Pursuant to 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 – Aero-Dienst GmbH & Co. KG – Order No. 2017-A-26
  Exemption from the application of subsection 84(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended

• Application – Air Canada also carrying on business as Air Canada Jetz, as Air Canada Express and as Air Canada rouge (Air Canada) – Order No. 2017-A-27
  Reduction of the notice period requirement set out in subsection 64(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c.10, as amended

• Application – Jet 1 Charter, Inc. – Decision No. 46-A-2017
  Suspension of Licence No. 030057

• Application – David Paul Doyon carrying on business as Misty Fjords Air and Outfitting – Decision No. 44-A-2017
  Cancellation of Licence No. 967762

• Application – North Star Air Ltd. carrying on business as Cargo North – Decision No. 47-A-2017
  Cancellation of Licence No. 140030

• Application – Sheila Simpson, on behalf of herself and Greg Brown (applicants), against WestJet – Decision No. 42-AT-C-A-2017
  Passenger complaint – Transportation refused to passenger with disability and his attendant under the One Person One Fare (OPOF) policy – Seating arrangements – Ambiguity between OPOF policy and Tariff – Tariff to be amended

TC/TSB NEWS

• Canadian Aviation Service Difficulty Reports – Feedback
• Civil Aviation Safety Alert
• Canadian Airworthiness Directives
• Foreign Airworthiness Directives

UNION NEWS

• APA: Expedited Presidential Grievance: “Failing to Provide the Safest Flight Operations”
• Teamsters: Pre-board screeners at Saskatoon International Airport join Teamsters
• Unifor: Air Georgian: Welcome to Unifor 2002
• Unifor: Flair Air: Election Results for Bargaining Committee Representatives

AVIATION MEDIA

• Facial recognition technology is coming to Canadian airports this spring
• Bombardier donates CRJ100 Aircraft to the BCIT
• First customer of Bell 505 JRX, Scott Urschel of Pylon Aviation attends delivery acceptance ceremony in Canada
• Canadian North’s owner says airline is now free of NTCL debt
• Ice that crashed into Calgary home came from WestJet flight: Investigators
• ‘Too early to call’ what caused Air Canada flight’s runway excursion at Pearson Airport: TSB
• Plane didn’t break up in-flight before crash that killed 2 MRU aviation instructors, TSB says
• Saanich director warns of potential airport privatization
• KLM flight diverted to St. John’s after pilot falls ill
• Airlines race to get an edge in the winter sports market
• Halifax woman suing Air Canada over ‘really upsetting’ experience
• Deborah Yedlin: New Calgary airport CEO ‘hell bent’ on fixing international terminal ‘short on functionality’
• Vancouver-bound Air Canada Express flight returns to Edmonton over ‘odour in the cabin’
• Why are airlines getting millions from a fee to upgrade airports?
• Bluetooth use on Canadian airlines is still up in the air
• Pickering airport? Time to hit reset
• Vancouver low-cost airline Canada Jetlines closes deal to go public
• Passenger dies on Calgary-bound KLM flight
• EuroTec Canada completes upgrade for York Regional Police’s H120
• Carl Jones wins Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award
• Statement – Minister Bains congratulates Bombardier on prestigious industry award
• Bombardier Business Aircraft confirms its commitment to the Mexican market at Aero Expo 2017