December 5, 2020 – Airlines disappointed by the lack of a bailout plan in federal fiscal update
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Airlines disappointed by the lack of a bailout plan in federal fiscal update
CIRB DECISIONS
- Declaration of sale of business – Vancouver Canada Aviation Partners Inc. – Order No. 11562-U
Application for a declaration that a sale of business occurred from asset sale of Executive Air Craft Ltd to Vancouver Canada Aviation Partners – Board determined that a sale of business occurred within the meaning of section 44 of the Canada Labour Code – certificate now reads: “all employees of Vancouver Canada Aviation Partners Inc. at the Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, British Columbia, employed as line crew, customer service representatives, and building maintenance staff, excluding administrative staff, pilots and those performing management functions or employed in a confidential capacity in matters relating to industrial relations.
- Amendment to certification – PAL Airlines Ltd. – Order No. 11563-U
Union applied for amendment to union certificate – amendment granted – certificate now reads: “all cargo agents, ramp attendants and commissary agents employed by PAL Airlines Ltd. working in or out of RCAF Road, Hangar #4, St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, A1A 5B5, excluding the ramp attendant supervisor, the cargo supervisor and the cargo manager, and those above these ranks
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Nechako Aviation Ltd. – Determination No. A-2020-195
License No. 962093
- Cancellation – 3542564 Canada Inc. c.o.b. Sahtu Helicopters – Determination No. A-2020-196
License No. 000074
- Cancellation – Denendeh Helicopters Ltd. – Determination No. A-2020-197
License No. 962082
- Suspension – Joe Brigham, Inc c.o.b. JBI Helicopter Services – Order No. 2020-A-S-75
License No. 967274
- Suspension – Jet Time A/S – Order No. 2020-A-S-76 – Order No. 2020-A-S-76
License No. 090074
- Suspension – South African Airways SOC Limited – Order No. 2020-A-S-81
License No. 120108
- Suspension – TAG Aviation San Marino S.r.l. – Order No. 2020-A-S-82
License No. 200054 – reinstated December 2, 2020
- Suspension – BAM Denton Management Ventures, LLC c.o.b. Business Air Management – Order No. 2020-A-S-71
License No. 050076 – reinstated December 2, 2020
- Suspension – Norwegian Air International Limited – Order No. 2020-A-S-77
License No. 180021 – reinstated December 2, 2020
- Suspension – Norwegian Air International Limited – Order No. 2020-A-S-78
License No. 180020 – reinstated December 2, 2020
- Suspension – Air Italy S.p.A. c.o.b. as Air Italy – Order No. 2020-A-S-61
License No. 180067
- Suspension – TUIfly GmbH – Order No. 2020-A-S-67
License No. 977318
- Suspension – China Cargo Airlines Ltd. – Order No. 2020-A-S-66
License No. 100026 – reinstated December 1, 2020
- Suspension – Transavia Airlines C.V. – Order No. 2020-A-S-57
License No. 977319 – reinstated December 1, 2020
- Suspension – Air Greenland A/S – Order No. 2020-A-S-63
License No. 977290 –reinstated December 1, 2020
- Suspension – AirAlliance Express AG & Co. KG – Order No. 2020-A-S-59
License No. 170054 –reinstated December 1, 2020
- Suspension – Pacific Flight Services Pty Ltd – Order No. 2020-A-S-56
License No. 140065 –reinstated December 2, 2020
- Suspension – Thai Airways International Public Company Limited – Order No. 2020-A-S-62
License No. 975142 –reinstated December 3, 2020
- Suspension – Watson’s Skyways Ltd. – Determination No. A-2020-193
License Nos. 000058 and 000059
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- CTA launches consultation on Accessible Transportation Guidelines for medium and small transportation service providers
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – Statement by Canada’s aerospace industry on the federal fiscal update
- COPA – Feds support regional aviation, airports with new funding
- COPA – NAV CANADA reviewing operations at six towers
- ICAO – ICAO Secretary General highlights importance of ICAO pandemic role, responses, to industry routes event
- ICAO – ICAO Secretary General addresses the UN Counter Terrorism Committee
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – ALPA Canada statement on government economic update
- CUPE – Canada’s flight attendants union disappointed by the federal economic update
- PSAC – New health and safety rights for federal employees
- Teamsters Canada – Teamsters Canada statement on federal economic update
- Unifor2002 – Canada’s fiscal update fails to support all airline workers
AIRPORT NEWS
- Airport expansion plans taking off, despite pandemic slowdown
- Airports leading accessibility efforts in spite of the COVID-19 challenges
- Atlantic Canada’s airports react to federal economic statement
- Aviation industry charts a global approach for airport slots in Summer 2021
- Canada’s airports see air sector package as a first step
- COVID flights landing at Canadian airports continue downward trend
- Canada’s national airlines react to the federal government’s fall economic statement
- Construction of REM station at Trudeau airport eligible for funding under new government program
- Greater Toronto Airports Authority commits $300,000 in funding for Black and Indigenous led organizations
- New infrastructure at Pitt Meadows Airport
- Owen Sound introducing landing fees at its regional airport
- Simcoe County regional airports feeling financial pinch of pandemic
- The importance of being earnest: Face mask mandates and risky behaviour
- Travelling light: Lack of activity ‘surreal’ at Charlottetown Airport, CEO says
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- HAC laments ‘the worst year’ in Canadian aviation history
- Military helicopter, plane dispatched to rescue Mountie and suspect in ravine
- Transport Canada strengthens ELT requirements
- Vancouver Island pilot receives coveted helicopter industry award
AVIATION NEWS
- 2 dozen WestJet flights added to airline’s COVID-19 notification list in Calgary
- Airline passengers owed billions for tickets can take vouchers or ‘nothing at all’: Federal regulator
- Aviation industry wants to avoid a Hunger Games competition for scarce federal aid
- Canada’s most powerful women in aviation and aerospace
- Canadian air traffic controllers speak out against layoff and service reduction
- COVID-19: Thirteen new B.C. flight exposures added on Saturday
- Major airlines excluded from Canada’s economic update, other sector support announced
- Nav Canada cuts could bring large job loss to N.L. airport communities, MP says
- Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors but big airlines not included for now
- Ottawa unveils new spending measures to assist airline, tourism industries
- Regulator ‘might well’ have required passenger refunds, if only the law allowed: CTA Chair
- TSB to investigate Calm Air runway incident in Naujaat
- WestJet-YVR COVID-19 testing study launches