TOP STORY
Sex addiction – Unifor 2215 and IMP Group Ltd. – 2019 CarswellNS 335 (NS Arb.)
DECISIONS
- Unjust dismissal – Taylor and Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc. – 2019 CarswellNat 1707 (Can Adj.)
Technical asset manager for Avmax Leasing and Director of Sales and Marketing for Avmax Services was terminated – 47 years of experience in industry – employee signed confidentiality agreement as part of employment contract – employee managed multi-million dollar technology projects – employer shelved a project – employee wished to continue working on it – employee announced a vacation trip to Mexico, but brought documents with him and met with Mexican aviation companies – employer alleged conflict of interest, breach of confidentiality, and breach of duty of fidelity – employee sincerely believed that he did nothing wrong – facts showed that employee had given just cause – termination upheld
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – XOJET Aviation LLC – Order No. 2019-A-90
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Limited Liability Company “Vulkan Air” c-o-b as Vulkan Air – Order No. 2019-A-89
Exemption from subsection 110(1) of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Central Air Southwest, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri, USA – Determination No. A-2019-86
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Longtail Aviation International Limited – Order No. 2019-A-85
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Air Canada also c-o-b as Air Canada Express, as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo, on behalf of itself and Omni Air International, LLC – Determination No. A-2019-85
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Compagnie Nationale Royal Air Maroc also c-o-b as Royal Air Maroc and R.A.M., on behalf of itself and Qatar Airways Group also c-o-b as Qatar Airways Cargo – Determination No. A-2019-84
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Air Canada also c-o-b as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo – Determination No. A-2019-82
Pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – British Airways Plc c-o-b as British Airways, on behalf of itself and Air Belgium SA – Determination No. A-2019-81
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Canadian Fly-In Fishing (Red Lake) Limited c-o-b as Canadian Fly In Fishing, CFF – Determination No. A-2019-78
Pursuant to section 61 of the Canada Transportation Act - Suspension – Jet Airways (India) Limited – Order No. 2019-A-93
Licence No. 070060 - Suspension – Taqamkuk Development Corporation c-o-b as Micmac Air Services – Order No. 2019-A-91
Licence No. 980129 - Suspension – Osnaburgh Airways Limited – Order No. 2019-A-87
Licence No. 972149 - Suspension – RdM Pilot/Guide, Ltd. – Order No. 2019-A-86
Licence No. 080033 - Suspension – Jet Airways (India) Limited – Order No. A-2019-85
Licence No. 070059 - Suspension – Silvertip Aviation Ltd. – Determination No. A-2019-83
To continue the suspension of Licence Nos. 962406 and 967158
CIRB DECISIONS
- Certification amendment – Saskatoon Airport Authority – Order No. 11396-U
Airport applied against PSAC to include position of Manager, Information Technology in list of bargaining unit exclusions – Board awarded amendment – new bargaining unit description reads:
all employees of the Saskatoon Airport Authority, excluding the president and chief executive officer, vice-president corporate administration and CFO, vice-president operational excellence, vice-president, business development and service quality, manager facilities, manager airport development, manager, public safety and risk, manager customer and terminal services, manager information technology, human resources administrator, executive assistant and students.
TC/TSB NEWS
- Canada helps protect Thompson Regional Air Terminal from impacts of melting permafrost
- TSB releases April 2019 quarterly report
- Canadian airworthiness directive
- Foreign airworthiness directive
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- ATAC – ATAC members inducted in Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame
- COPA – Advisory circular on revised maintenance implementation procedures
- COPA – FAA warns sport users of GPS interference
- COPA – Royal aviation museum currently homeless
- HAC – Air passenger protection regulations
- HAC – Brewing storm over the use of cannabis
- HAC – President’s message
- HAC – Regulatory review underway
- ICAO – African States achieving more sustainable development through collaborative progress on civil aviation targets
- ICAO – Aviation innovation posing opportunities and challenges for operators and regulators: ICAO Council President
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
- UNIFOR 2002 – CLS Catering Vancouver: members reject company’s “last offer”
- UNIFOR 2002 – EVAS pilots: ratification meetings on the company’s “revised final offer”
- UNIFOR 2002 – Propair: important details for upcoming ratification vote
AVIATION NEWS
- Aéro Montréal report encourages marriage of aerospace and AI
- Air Borealis & Nunatsiavut Group of Companies to operate Torngat Mountains Base Camp for the next 5 years
- Air Canada wins 2 top prizes at Global Traveler 2019 Leisure Lifestyle Awards
- Airbus announces major performance improvement to its latest sing-aisle aircraft – the A220 Family
- Airbus announces performance improvement to the A220 family
- Airlines warn CTA: new passenger protection regulations could have unintended consequences
- Alaska air carrier suspends operations after 2 deadly crashes in a week
- Boeing statement on 737 MAX certification and return to service
- Bombardier improves Challenger 350 aircraft with suite of enhancements
- Bombardier welcomes first Global 6500 aircraft into its Montreal completion facility
- CAE accelerates digital transformation to enhance pilot training experience
- Canadas Aviation Hall of Fame welcomes 5 new members
- Cessna Denali propels to next stage of development
- Cessna SkyCourier advances through development
- CUPE weighs in on Air Canada-Transat merger
- Gander mayor hopes town won’t be snubbed as aerospace hub
- Greenwood Military Aviation Museum completes Bolingbroke restoration project
- Heli-Lynx delivers VIP H125; aims to reboot FX program
- HK Bellawings Jet Limited of Hong Kon Exercises Options for Two Global 7500 Business Jets and Signs New Letter of Intent for Five Additional Global 7500 Aircraft
- New lawsuits filed against Boeing in Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 fatal 737-8 MAX crash
- Northern Lights Aero Foundation announces 2019 award winners
- Ray Kuliavas joins Lavaero Aviation as vice-president
- Textron Aviation announces new aircraft maintenance data hub for customers
- The Government of Canada donates surplus Coast Guard helicopter
- Transport Canada officials join U.S. meeting on Boeing 737 Max flight status
- WestJet pilot’s eyes burned by laser on flight from Newfoundland to Florida
- WestJet ratifies 3-year agreement with WestJet flight dispatchers
