May 8, 2021 – Air Canada pleads with Trudeau for plan to ease travel rules
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Air Canada pleads with Trudeau for plan to ease travel rules
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Wetaskiwin Air Services Ltd. c.o.b. Absolute Aviation – Determination No. A-2021-67
License Nos. 962590, 967610
- Application – Caspri Ventures Inc. – Determination No. A-2021-69
Applicant applied for the Canadian Transportation Agency 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 – Agency satisfied that the applicant met all the applicable requirements of subsection 73(1) of the CTA – Agency issued the license
- Suspension – Black Sheep Aviation & Cattle Co. Ltd. – Order No. 2021-A-S-104
License No. 962538
- Suspension – Short Hills Aviation Services, Inc. – Order No. 2021-A-S-107
License No. 140004
- Suspension – Springfield Aircraft Charter and Sales, Inc. – Order No. 2021-A-S-108
License No. 977120
- Cancellation – MidAmerica Charters, Ltd. – Determination No. A-2021-66
License No. 050096
- Suspension – Tulip City Air Service, Inc. c.o.b. Tulip City Executive Express – Order No. 2021-A-S-109
License No. 967524 – license reinstated effective May 4, 2021
- Suspension – Venture Travel, LLC c.o.b. Taquan Air – Order No. 2021-A-S-110
License No. 000137 – license reinstated effective May 6, 2021
- Suspension – Air Services, Inc. – Order No. 2021-A-S-95
License No. 977410
- Suspension – North Eastern Sky Services Ltd. – Order No. 2021-A-S-99
License No. 000081
- Suspension – Executive Air Transport, Inc – Order No. 2021-A-S-97
License No. 967424 – license reinstated effective May 3, 2021
- Suspension – Voyager Jet Center, LLC – Order No. 2021-A-S-101
License No. 080030
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Minister Alghabra participates in the G7 virtual Transport Ministers’ Meeting
- Transport Canada fines two individuals for presenting fraudulent COVID-19 pre-departure test results
- Unstable approach led to 2020 hard landing and rear fuselage strike in Schefferville, Quebec
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – AIAC testifies before House of Commons Committee on export permit process
- COPA – Flight school opening at Goose Bay Airport
- COPA – GA nurturing helps aerodromes thrive
- COPA – The impact of area navigation
- COPA – Transport Canada launches CanaDAC focusing on drone development
- COPA – University of Alberta study to determine how pilots view healthcare
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – COVID vaccine updates for pilots
- ALPA – PAL Airlines and Air Borealis pilots applaud government leaders for expanding COVID-19 vaccination eligibility
- UNIFOR – Aviation sector gets boost, but needs more to really soar
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI forges new partnership supporting airports’ operational safety management
- As aviation recovers, airports need flexibility in setting airport charges
- Charlottetown airport plans for future after pandemic
- Passengers through Victoria International Airport plummet to a tenth of 2019 numbers
- Regina Airport Authority nearly $3M in the red, hopeful for post-pandemic recovery
- Trudeau airport operator says passenger traffic unlikely to reach pre-pandemic levels before 2024
- WAA continues to focus on serving community while navigating pandemic
- WASCO celebrates first international contract
- Winnipeg Airport Authority – Travel restrictions continue to hinder airport recovery in the first quarter of 2021
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Aerial helicopter mosquito prevention program reinstated for summer 2021
- Canadian drone industry is taking off: An insider view of Canada’s regulations and new developments
- HAI member spotlight: Eagle Copters, Canada
- Jaunt Air Mobility announces design and manufacturing operations in Canada and the appointment of Eric Côté as President
AVIATION NEWS
- $5 million milestone for North Start Air and FN Partner Communities
- After another quarterly loss, Air Canada calls on feds to disclose reopening plan
- Flair Airlines to start service in Waterloo Region this weekend
- Industry experts predict ‘strong summer’ for air travel in some areas
- Manitoba airlift supports northern Manitoba vaccinations
- Minister Alghabra participates in the G7 virtual Transport Ministers’ meeting
- New flight school arrives in Goose Bay, Labrador
- Passenger refund issues flagged to federal government a year before COVID-19 pandemic
- Reinventing the Air Cadet Program for a virtual world
- Turkish Airlines launches new direct flights from Vancouver to Istanbul
- What happened to Air Canada’s Airbus A340-600 order?