November 6, 2018 – Criminal conviction for drone pilot
TOP STORY
Criminal conviction for drone pilot
DECISIONS
- Security clearance – Malafouris v Canada (Transport), 2018 FC 1082
Employee of Securitas Transportation Aviation Security Ltd working at YUL revoked security clearance – judicial review of minister’s decision – employee Mexican national – requested to provide criminal background check from Mexican police – employee unable to comply – employee told to withdraw application – security pass surrendered at airport – mistaken belief of withdrawal – application denied – decision quashed – application was not complete and therefore not receivable
CIRB DECISIONS
- Revocation of certificate – Alma Airport Inc. – Order No. 11330-U
CUPE Local 2541 consents to revocation of certification – board so orders - Amendment – Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority – Order No. 11328-U
PSAC bargaining unit description amended to read: all employees of the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority, excluding firefighters, directors and those above the rank of director; chief, airport emergency rescue services; manager, human resources and administration; chief, airport safety and security; manager, airfield operations; manager, operations response; executive assistants to the president; administrative assistant to the vice-president finance and corporate services; administrative assistant to the Board’s secretary; executive assistant to the CEO; manager, compensation and benefits; assistant controller; manager, airport operations coordination centre; manager, groundside operations; manager, corporate and physical security; manager, procurement and contracting services; project support assistant; manager, business information and analytics; senior information technology architect; senior information technology architect-security and the senior financial analyst, business planning and analytics
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Albinati Aeronautics SA – Order No. 2018-A-186
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58 - Suspension – Kechika Valley Air Ltd. – Order No. 2018-A-185
License No. 962570
TC/TSB NEWS
- Investigation report: April 2018 brake failure and ground collision in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Minister Garneau announces the appointment of the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
- Minister Garneau’s statement on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s watchlist
- TSB releases Watchlist 2018: a call to action on safety management and fatigue issues across the transportation industry
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- COPA: Recently opened airport unpopular with locals
- COPA: Montreal FIR airspace changes imminent
- ICAO: Asia and Pacific meeting draws attention to challenges and opportunities for world’s largest and fastest growing region for air traffic
- HAC: November newsletter released
UNION NEWS
- ACPA: The Air Canada Pilots Assocition applauds the inclusion of pilot fatigue on the Transportation Safety Board’s 2018 watchlist
- ALPA: How does the aviation industry manage daylight saving time?
- PSAC: NAV CANADA bargaining: conciliation begins November 14
- UNIFOR: UNIFOR welcomes reforms to Canada’s Labour Code that protect airport workers from contract flipping
- UNIFOR: Air Canada’s HR connex centre repatriates to Canada
- UNIFOR: Unifor members employed by Air Canada: Air Canada share trust
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Georgian and CUPE ratify first collective agreement
- Air North employees might not be able to use cannabis 2 months before work
- Airbus energizes the 2018 powerline symposium
- B.C. man kicked off WestJet flight after falling asleep before takeoff
- Bell appoints independent representative in North America
- Boeing aircraft in deadly Indonesia crash a popular new model in Canada and abroad
- Canada’s aviation policy should reflect the uniqueness of the North
- Canadian pension fund close to deal for stake in Gatwick
- Charlottetown Airport moving to bilingual services
- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh advance tickets now available online
- EuroTec Canada offering MicroVib II calibration services to Canadian operators
- Exchange Income Corporation announces certification of PAL aerospace demonstrator surveillance aircraft
- Field of dreams
- HAC president spotlights critical issues
- Jetlines announces former Southwest Airlines executive as COO
- Meeker-Airfilm receives Transport Canada STC for R44 and R66 nose mount
- Safety and Numbers
- Showing the way