TOP STORY
Air Canada prohibits cannabis use among staff
DECISIONS
- Bell v Civil Air Search and Rescue Association et al, 2018 MBCA 96
Appeal from judicial review – individual successfully reviewed association’s decision to suspend membership – Did court have jurisdiction to review membership decision in private organization? – court does not have jurisdiction – state decision making must be at issue – procedural fairness not reviewed in voluntary association except where property or civil right at issue – not at issue – appeal allowed - BBA Aviation, PLC v. BBA Remanufacturing Inc., 2018 COMC 94
BBA aviation requested expunging of BBA Remanufacturing trademark – BBA Remanufacturing not involved in aerospace industry – trademark was not used in connection with the services it is registered for – violation of statute – trademark expunged from register
CIRB DECISIONS
- Amendment to certification – Edmonton Regional Airports Authority – Order No. 11320-U
PSAC and employer applied for amendment to union certificate – amendment granted – certificate now reads: “all employees of the Edmonton Regional Airport Authority, excluding Fire Fighters, Fire Lieutenants, Fire Captains, Human Resources Coordinators, Human Resources Business Partners, Paralegals, Legal Counsel, Senior Communications Advisors, Safety Superintendents, Executive Assistants, students, and those employed as managers and above.”
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Air Partners Corp. – Order No. 2018-A-165
Exemptions from paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and sections 33.2 and 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – ExecuJet Europe AG c-o-b ExecuJet – Order No. 2018-A-164
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – ExecuJet Europe A/S c-o-b ExecuJet – Order No. 2018-A-163
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Suspension – 40-Mile Air, Ltd. – Order No. 2018-A-173
License Nos. 975080, 977236. Automatically reinstated when requirements met - Suspension – Valley Air Service, Inc. – Order No. 2018-A-170
License No. 020074. Automatically reinstated when requirements met - Suspension – Carver Aero, Inc. – Order No. 2018-A-169
License No. 967365. Automatically reinstated when requirements met - Suspension – Dumont Aircraft Charter, LLC – Order No. 2018-A-168
License No. 160023. Automatically reinstated when requirements met - Suspension – Central Flying Service, Inc. – Order No. 2018-A-167
License No. 170066. Automatically reinstated when requirements met - Suspension – Air Med Services, LLC c-o-b Executive Aircraft Charter Service – Order No. 2018-A-166
Licence No. 090031. Automatically reinstated when requirements met
TC/TSB NEWS
- Minister Garneau announces certification of the Bombardier Global 7500 business aircraft
- Foreign Airworthiness Directives
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- HAC: Newsletter
- ICAO: Council President Aliu urges states to remain engaged as much work lies ahead in CORSIA implementation
UNION NEWS
- AC CUPE: Late payment – CHQ-rouge-17-11 settlement
- AFA: Congress passes 10 hours rest, FAA reauthorization bill
- AIAC: Aerospace associations announce safety management system (SMS) industry standard
- ALPA: Next time you ship a package, remember to check the box
- CBAA: 2019 membership renewals are around the corner!
- CBAA: Weekly briefing
- COPA: IAOPA urges pilot medical certification reform
- COPA: AIAC scholarship application deadline approaching
- COPA: Yarmouth Airport runway to be repaired
- COPA: Kelowna MP pushes GA motion in Parliament
- IAMAW: Machinists ratify agreement with UTAS
- IAMAW: St-Laurent High School students take flight!
- IAMAW: Canada’s 2nd largest aerospace manufacturing sector in the world
- IAMAW: 2019 IAM transportation conference, Las Vegas, NV
- OAC: Firan Technology Group Corporation is awarded Orion spacecraft cockpit product development contract
- OAC: Global 7500 aircraft, industry’s longest range business jet, awarded Transport Canada type certification
- UNIFOR: Swissport – Toronto District 318: Vacancy for (1) employee advocate
- UNIFOR: Air Canada Retirees: voluntary benefits buyout program
AVIATION NEWS
- A helping hand
- A passion for performing
- Accident : Transat A313 over Atlantic on Sep 27th 2018, clear air turbulence injures 5
- Air Canada commends the governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico on reaching a new trade agreement
- Air Georgian flight attendants sign tentative agreement with CUPE
- Air Transat unveils its summer 2019 flight program
- Bombardier doubles customer services capabilities in Florida
- Canada faces severe shortage of pilots and aircraft workers
- Canada’s aviation industry faces existential headwinds – and that affects you
- CEOs from Aer Lingus, Aeroméxico, Air Canada, American Airlines, LATAM Brasil, and Spirit Airlines advance industyr at APEX Expo
- Chris Avery to lead merged First Air-Canadian North
- Colleen Johnston joins WestJet’s Board of Directors
- Drone Delivery Canada integrates into controlled airspace
- Drones flying into restricted airspace ‘going to kill somebody,’ says pilot
- First Air announces new senior executives
- Gulfstream delivers first new-generation G500 on time
- Jazz Aviation honoured with Employment Equity Achievement Award for second year
- New book celebrates Canadian airmen of the First World War
- New milestone agreement reached to merge First Air and Canadian North to better serve pan-Arctic communities
- Northern Lights honours extraordinary women in aviation
- Piece of Calgary’s aviation history may literally fall apart
- RCAF Sea Kings up for sale
- Sea King disposal underway
- Skyservice Air Ambulance International opens base of operations at Vancouver
- Swoop announces service to Mexico
- The 10 best airlines in North America
- West Wind Aviation appoints new President and CEO
