May 8, 2018 – Pilot’s Age Discrimination Claim Dismissed
TOP STORY
Bagherinia v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp, 2018 HRTO 502
Human Rights – Age Discrimination – Commercial pilot applied for position flying corporate jet – When not awarded position, filed Human Rights complaint on the basis of age discrimination – Decision who to hire was based upon immediate ability to fly (i.e. no delay to obtain licensing etc.) – Dismissed
DECISIONS
- Judicial Review – Certification – Garda Security Screening Inc. v. General Teamsters, Local Union 979, 2018 FCA 71
Garda sought review of decision certifying Teamsters as bargaining unit for Check Point Managers and Quality Leads at YWG – Employees were found not to be managers, Garda argued they were managers due to responsibilities related to national security – Decision of CIRB was reasonable and need not be disturbed – Dismissed- Reviewed decision: Garda Security Screening Inc. – 2017 CIRB 856
- Policy Grievance – Pairings – Canadian Flight Attendants Union and Jazz Aviation LP (01-2016), Re, 2018 CarswellNat 1427
Union grieved removal of unassigned pairing and/or open pairings to reassign the slot to another base prior to bid closure time – Union claimed reassignment violated collective agreement or in the alternative, the Company had exercised its discretion arbitrarily and in bad faith – Employer argued the reassignment was an exercise of management rights and past practice -Intention of the parties to leave unassigned pairings until bid closure time manifests itself in the current agreement language – Grievance allowed
CIRB DECISIONS
- Certification – Swissport Canada Inc., Order No.: 11257-U
IAMAW certified bargaining agent – all groomers employed by Swissport Canada Inc., at the international airports in Montréal (Dorval and Mirabel), excluding office staff, supervisors and those above
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – Chrono Aviation inc. – Order No. 2018-A-69
Exemptions from paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and sections 33.2 and 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Helifor Industries Limited – Determination No. A-2018-81
Suspension of Licence No. 962610 - Application – Svenskt Industriflyg AB – Order No. 2018-A-71
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Morcom Aviation Services, Inc. c.o.b. as Regal Air – Order No. 2018-A-72
Exemption from subsection 84(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – FAI rent-a-jet Aktiengesellschaft c.o.b. as Flight Ambulance International – Order No. 2018-A-70
Authority to operate urgent last minute air ambulance charter flights between Canada and countries other than Germany without prior approval of the Canadian Transportation Agency - Application – Netjets-Transportes Aéreos, S.A. – Order No. 2018-A-73
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Iberia, Lineas Aereas De Espana, S.A. and OpenSkies c.o.b. as LEVEL – Determination No. A-2018-83
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 – Air Canada also c.o.b. as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo, on behalf of itself and Brussels Airlines N.V./S.A. c.o.b. as Brussels Airlines – Determination No. A-2018-82
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 – Delco Aviation Ltée – Determination No. A-2018-89
Continue the suspension of Licence No. 972081 - Application – D.K. Heli‑Cropper Int’l. Ltd. – Determination No. A-2018-90
Suspension of Licence Nos. 110042 and 110043 - Application – Kingston Flying Club – Determination No. A-2018-93
Pursuant to section 61 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Letter Decision – Sunwing Airlines Inc. – Letter Decision No. LET-A-30-2018
Tarmac delays; flight delays; flight cancellations; and lost, damaged and delayed baggage - Letter Decision – Sunwing Airlines Inc. – Letter Decision No. LET-A-31-2018
Tarmac delays; flight delays; flight cancellations; and lost, damaged and delayed baggage - Suspension – Michelle Masden c.o.b. as Island Wings Air Service – Order No. 2018-A-74
Licence No. 010050 – Licence reinstated effective May 4, 2018 - Suspension – Coastal Seaplane Service, Inc. – Order No. 2018-A-75
Licence No. 980109 - Suspension – Charles City Aeronautics, Inc. – Order No. 2018-A-78
Licence No. 967753 - Suspension – Lac La Croix Quetico Air Services Limited – Order No. 2018-A-77
Licence Nos. 972159 and 977213 - Suspension – EJME (Portugal) Aircraft Management, Lda – Order No. 2018-A-76
Licence No. 160035 – Licence reinstated effective May 7, 2018
TC/TSB NEWS
- Government of Canada invests in efficiency and safety for passengers with expansion of Fredericton International Airport
- Minister Garneau responds to report into fatal 2016 aircraft accident north of Kelowna, British Columbia
- TSB recommends mandatory installation of flight recorders for commercial and private business aircraft
- TSB provides update on investigation into Fond-du-Lac accident, expands data collection on aircraft operations in remote areas
- Poor visibility and limited visual cues contributed to February 2017 runway excursion at Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport
- Investigation report: Collision with terrain near Baldur, Manitoba, December 2017
- New and previous safety communications for TSB investigation (A16P0186) into fatal October 2016 loss of control and collision with terrain near Kelowna, British Columbia
- Investigation findings (A16P0186) into the October 2016 fatal accident of a Cessna Citation 500 near Kelowna, British Columbia
- TSB deploys a team of investigators to Calgary, Alberta, following an emergency landing on 36th Street
- TSB deploys a team of investigators to the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia
- News conference for the release of the Aviation Investigation Report A16P0186 (Kelowna) – Opening remarks
- TSB Quarterly Review – Fourth Quarter (April 2018)
- Canadian Airworthiness Directives
- Foreign Airworthiness Directives
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- ATAC: ATAC very active on the flight and duty time file
- COPA: Buttonville open until 2023
- COPA: TCCA Certification email changes
- COPA: Comments on off-airport landings
- ICAO: ICAO Secretary General stresses role of air law
UNION NEWS
- ALPA: WestJet Pilots aim to avoid possible May 19 strike, but prepare for all outcomes
- ACPA: Industry continues pressuring government to put profits ahead of passenger safety
- CUPE: Bill C-49 jeopardizes Canadians’ privacy and jobs
- IAMAW: Air Canada charged with Health & Safety Violations in death of IAM Member
- IAMAW: IAM Local Lodge 1751 ranks swell with more Swissport workers
- IAMAW: Montréal Machinists expand again!
- UNIFOR: ATS Moncton overwhelming ratifies its First Collective Agreement
- UNIFOR: Flair Airlines: Collective Bargaining Update
- CFPA: Transport Canada failing Canadian air travellers
- UCTE: Fight to keep airports public is a success
AVIATION MEDIA
- Air Canada faces seatbelt, vehicle defect charges after death of Toronto baggage handler
- Air Canada prepared for potential labour disruptions at WestJet
- Air industry urges Ottawa to slow down flight-time limits for sleepy pilots
- Artificial intelligence promises advantages for airlines and their passengers
- B.C. air ambulance helicopters get night vision technology
- Bell cuts 120 jobs across global workforce
- Bombardier sells Downsview, plans move to Pearson
- Canadian Transportation Agency investigating Sunwing after receiving 89 complaints involving 23 flights
- Canadian Transportation Agency extends its inquiry into Sunwing flight incidents to include Montreal flights
- Chorus Aviation Inc. announces election of Directors and welcomes Margaret Clandillon to its Board of Directors
- Former pilot asks to be reinstated at Air Canada after alleged gender dispute
- Mathieu Claise appointed Director of Government and Public Affairs
- Pilot of plane crash that killed former Alberta premier Jim Prentice was likely disoriented, safety board says
- Porter Airlines invests in Sudbury maintenance base
- Porter passengers eligible for TSA Pre√ ® expedited airport screening
- Red River College buys campus to expand aviation and aerospace programs
- Three planes make emergency roadway landings in 72 hours: What’s going on?
- Video shows Air Canada plane narrowly missing taxiway aircraft in 2017 incident
- WestJet statement regarding ALPA strike authorization vote
- Woman removed from Air Canada flight after crew wrongly believed her rash was contagious
- YVR appoints Indigenous Relations Manager as part of 30-year Agreement