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Air Canada to lay off 20,000 workers amid travel industry collapse
COVID-19 UPDATES
- Annual Meetings of Federal Corporations During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Federal Government clarifies interaction between CERB and SUB plans
CTA DECISIONS
- Canadian Status Determination – Air Canada’s Proposed Acquisition of Transat A.T. Inc – Letter Decision No. LET-A-33-2020
Canadian status determination on whether Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Transat A.T. Inc would result in a Canadian air transportation undertaking per subsection 55(1) of the Canadian Transportation Act – CTA determined Air Canada had Canadian status – CTA determined Air Transat would have Canadian status after the proposed transaction is complete, subject to review of incorporation/formation documents and by-laws by the CTA. - Suspension – Tornados Air Services Inc. – Determination No. A-2020-92
License No. 010064 - Suspension – UltraAir, LLC – Order No. 2020-A-79
License No. 030135 - Suspension – Kabeelo Airways Ltd. – Determination No. A-2020-90
License No. 972226 - Suspension – Thebacha Helicopters Ltd. – Order No. 2020-A-80
License No. 962127 - Application – Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. c-o-b Avianca – Determination No. A-2020-91
License issued pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Chrysler Aviation, Inc. – Determination No. A-2020-88
License issued pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – China Southern Airlines Company Limited c-o-b China Southern Airlines and as China Southern – Determination No. A-2020-89
License issued pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Suspension – Island Coastal Aviation Inc. – Order No. 2020-A-77
License No. 140086 - Suspension – Viking Outpost Cabins Ltd. c-o-b Viking Outpost Air – Order No. 2020-A-78
License No. 972016 - Suspension – Tom Wood Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2020-A-75
License No. 130043 - Suspension – 926724 Ontario Limited c-o-b President Air Charter – Order No. 2020-A-76
License Nos. 962455 and 967190
TC/TSB NEWS
- Poor visibility and vehicle tracking data error contributed to 2019 runway incursion at Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport
- The Government of Canada announces new measures for pleasure craft in northern communities
- Foreign airworthiness directives
- Canadian Aviation Service Difficulty Reports (January to April 2020 English)
- Canadian Aviation Service Difficulty Reports (January to April 2020 French)
- MMEL Notifications
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
AIAC
ATAC
CBAA-ACAA
COPA
- Air show cancellations coming in
- ELT safety alert issued
- Quebec float plane infrastructure threatened
- Waterloo Warbirds pay tribute
ICAO
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
ALPA
UNIFOR 2002
IAMAW
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI World governing board calls for urgent COVID-19 industry relief
- Changes to airport services: No border services, no overnight ATS at some Okanagan and region airports
- COVID-19: Exploring the airport industry’s path to economic recovery
- COVID-19: The key steps to strengthening airport resilience during times of crisis
- Federal government says Winnipeg Airports Authority can’t speak on its behalf
- Halifax airport operating at 2 per cent capacity
- Hundreds of marinas, small airports suspended due to COVID-19 travel restrictions
- New Brunswick’s airports prepare for landing as virus takes toll
- NL airports essential but post-Covid future uncertain
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Boost receives FAA & Canada approvals for Petzl Lezard Helivac Lanyard
- EASA announces winners of first GA safety award
- Canadian military doesn’t know location of Cyclone helicopter wreckage but U.S. approached for help in recovery
- Flight control software glitch haunted Cyclone helicopter during trials
- Helicopter support businesses that are open during the Covid-19 crisis
- ORNGE’s island base kept open with $5 million in emergency funds from the province
- STARS launches $4.2M lottery in Saskatchewan
AVIATION NEWS
- 5 airlines in the N.W.T. will share in federal $8.7M announced previously
- Aviation associations renew request for government support
- B.C.’s road to recovery: COVID-19 will radically overhaul the aviation industry
- Canadian aviation associations collaborate on letter for Federal action
- Canadian North receives over $5 million to continue essential services
- De Havilland Canada focuses on aircraft deliveries as some work resumes
- Flair Airlines is offering 1,000 flights to Canadian nurses
- Indigenous Services Canada providing direct air transportation with strict, safety-first health protocol for essential personnel to serve fly-in First Nations communities and protect against COVID-19
- North American aviation product, support & services businesses that are open during the COVID-19 crisis
- ‘Opportunity for innovation’: What the future of air travel could look like
- Plane crashes north of Fort Frances, Ont; pilot and passenger survive
- Sunwing applauds Trudeau government’s aid for large employers
