TOP STORY
Canada’s airline industry still waiting to be bailed out by Ottawa
DECISIONS
- Class action certification – Donaldson v. Swoop Inc, 2020 FC 1089Plaintiff seeks certification and appointment as the representative Plaintiff in a proposed class action against the Defendants, WestJet Airlines Ltd, Swoop Inc, Sunwing Airlines Inc, Air Canada and Air Transat, for a refund of the original forms of payment for aircraft contracts allegedly frustrated by the pandemic – Plaintiff confirmed bookings for air travel with WestJet, and did not receive a refund of her prepaid form of payment, but was instead offered future credit against travel – the case was not based on or recognized by any statute, regulation or applicable federal common law principle – Court held it did not have jurisdiction, and the Plaintiff’s Statement of Claim should be struck without leave to amend
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Aeronexus Corporate (PTY) Ltd. – Order No. 2020-A-S-53License No. 150067 – license reinstated November 26, 2020
- Application – North Point Helicopters Ltd, domestic license – Determination No. A-2020-189Application for a license to operate a domestic service, small aircraft – license issued pursuant to section 61 of the CTA
- Cancellation – Jet2.com Limited – Determination No. A-2020-190License No. 090092
- Application – Joint Stock Company “Air Baltic Corporation” – Determination No. A-2020-191Application for a license to operate, through code sharing, scheduled international services in accordance with the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States – license issued pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the CTA – license subject to conditions pursuant to subsection 71(1) of the CTA
- Suspension – Precision Aviation, Inc – Order No. 2020-A-S-52License No. 030033 – license reinstated November 24, 2020
- Reasons for Decision No. LET-A-66-2020, extending Order No. 2020-A-105 to temporarily exempt domestic license holders from the advance notice requirements of section 64 of the CTA – Order No. 2020-A-185CTA found it appropriate to provide a further extension of the suspension of section 64 of the CTA and section 14 of the ATR to March 31, 2021, subject to certain limitations
- Suspension – Southwest Aircraft Charter, L.C. c.o.b. Southwest Aircraft Charter – Order No. 2020-A-S-51License No. 180022
- Suspension – Liberty Jet Management Corp. c.o.b. Liberty Jet – Order No. 2020-A-S-49License No. 070014 – license reinstated November 25, 2020
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- CTA releases “What We Heard” report on Phase II of its Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations
- Interim Order respecting certain requirements for civil aviation due to COVID-19, No. 14
- Minister Garneau announces strengthened requirements for emergency locator transmitters on aircraft in Canada
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – Help required now – Theme of AIAC’s Virtual Hall Advocacy Week
- COPA – Drone Express to leverage Condor delivery in Quebec
- COPA – Regulator strengthens requirements for digital ELTs on Canadian aircraft
- ICAO – CORSIA offsetting kept on track for 2021 pilot phase
- ICAO – ICAO highlights green aviation opportunities arising from pandemic
- ICAO – ICAO President underscores importance of solidarity, innovation, and sustainability to sectoral recovery strategies
- ICAO – New manual issued on COVID-19 testing and cross-border risk management
UNION NEWS
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI partners with Bureau Veritas to introduce an Airport Health Measures Audit programme based on the SafeGuardTM standards to support airports recovery
- Airports’ cash burn intensifies amid patchy global restart
- Airport landing and other fees to return to N.W.T. after COVID-19 hiatus
- Airport terminals in a post COVID-19 world
- Aviation industry agrees vital slot use relief
- Canada’s airports call for federal action as traffic numbers continue to drop
- How are security risks perceived and handled in aviation
- ICAO’s new COVID-19 testing manual a step towards aviation recovery
- ‘It’s like somebody just turned off the switch’: Airport businesses in survival mode during pandemic
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Helicopter training taking place over Kingston and PEC
- How Vancouver’s largest helicopter operator is preparing for eVTOLs
- Volatus Aerospace expands drone services in Ontario
AVIATION NEWS
- Advocacy groups slam regulator’s latest statement on airline refunds
- Airline body IATA develops mobile apps for COVID-era travel
- Airlines see losses swelling to $157 billion before virus clears
- Airline workers struggle to find employment as COVID-19 decimates industry
- Canada’s aviation sector remains in crisis
- Cargojet prepares to deliver unprecedented peak season with record volumes
- COVID-infected flights fall sharply across Canada
- Federal Court justice dismisses COVID refund class action
- International travellers may need COVID-19 vaccines before they can board some airlines
- NAV CANADA looks to streamline operations
- NAV CANADA reports October traffic figures
- NAV Canada reviews tower operations at six airports
- No injuries reported after Calm Air cargo plane goes off runway in Naujaat
