October 12, 2019 – Air Passenger protections inadequate, according to some passengers
TOP STORY
‘A slap in the face’: little-known rule says airline can keep your money without delivering what you pay for
CIRB DECISIONS
- Certification – A.S.P. Incorporated – Order No. 11448-U
Application by United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union – majority vote in favour of union – certificate issued for following bargaining unit:
all employees of A.S.P. Incorporated working at the Greater Sudbury Airport, excluding supervisors and those above the rank of supervisor.
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Eva Airways Corporation, on behalf of itself and Thai Airways International Public Company Limited – Determination No. A-2019-180
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Kenya Airways PLC c-o-b as Kenya Airways – Determination No. A-2019-179
Pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Sunwing Airlines on behalf of itself and GetJet Airlines UAB – Determination No. A-2019-178
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Sunwing Airlines on behalf of itself and Swift Air, L.L.C. c-o-b as Swift Air – Determination No. A-2019-177
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Jet 1 Charter, Inc. of Naples, Florida, USA – Determination No. A-2019-176
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Iskwew Air Inc. – Determination No. A-2019-175
Pursuant to section 61 of the Canada Transportation Act - Suspension – Jacob Stern & Sons, Inc. c-o-b as Airway Charter Services – Order No. 2019-A-159
Licence No. 050017 - Suspension – 5243513 Manitoba Ltd. c-o-b as Interlake Aviation; Lakeside Aviation – Order No. 2019-A-158
Licence No. 100058 - Suspension – Fare Share, Ltd. – Order No. 2019-A-157
Licence No. 967483, reinstated effective Oct. 8, 2019 - Suspension – Augusta Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2019-A-156
Licence No. 100107 - Suspension – 40-Mile Air, Ltd. – Order No. 2019-A-155
Licence No. 977236, reinstated effective Oct. 3, 2019 - Suspension – 40-Mile Air, Ltd. – Order No. 2019-A-154
Licence No. 975080, reinstated effective Oct. 3, 2019 - Suspension – Western Aircraft, Inc. – Order No. 2019-A-153
Licence No. 030142 - Suspension – DuPage Aerospace Corporation – Order No. 2019-A-152
Licence No. 170058 - Suspension – Desert Jet, LLC c-o-b as Desert Jet – Order No. 2019-A-151
Licence No. 090047, reinstated effective Oct. 4, 2019 - Suspension – FlyCaroline, LLC – Order No. 2019-A-150
Licence No. 180069, reinstated effective Oct. 4, 2019 - Cancellation – Dick Lubbersen c-o-b as FD Air Tours – Determination No. A-2019-174
Licence Nos. 962021 and 120069
TC/TSB NEWS
- Investigation report: March 2019 loss of control during rollout at Halifax/Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia
- Investigation report: Wing lift strut failure and collision with terrain
- MMEL Notification
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- CBAA – CBAA responds to the Liberal Party’s 10% tax scheme for private aircraft
- COPA – Air Canada honours pioneering pilot with scholarship
- COPA – Drones add new dimension in SAR ops
- COPA – Vancouver airspace review project update
- ICAO – 40th ICAO Assembly endorses key action items for global aviation’s Security and Facilitation strategic objective
- ICAO – Call for long-term aviation emissions target, CORSIA support, and new CAEP supersonics study among key environmental protection outcomes at 40th ICAO Assembly
- ICAO – States aim for zero aviation fatalities by 2030 through ICAO strategic planning, capacity-building and assistance initiatives
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
- IAM – Ramping it up at Envoy Air – 40 new members join IAM to gain respect!
- IAM – What will you do the day after the election for the aerospace industry?
- UNIFOR 2002 – Morningstar Air Express collective bargaining survey
- UNIFOR 2002 – Pascan Aviation: bargaining update – union files for conciliation
- UNIFOR 2002 – Update on small base award
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Bell’s V-280 to fly without a human pilot in control
- Boost Systems announces certification of Bell 206L HEC dual hook
- Bristow Group’s plan of reorganization confirmed by court
- Helinetwork signs distribution agreement with LACE
- Kopter’s SH09 flight test program moves forward
- LZControl announces upgrades to heliport system
- SEI Industries is a finalist for the 2019 BC export awards
- The personal touch: Pylon Aviation
- UAVOS unamanned helicopter Robinson for precision farming
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI World joins with global partners to call for new guidance on drone operations
- The eastward shift and the world’s fastest-growing airports
AVIATION NEWS
- Baron launches new API website for aviation
- BC youth facing charges for making alleged online bomb threats aimed at Montreal airport: RCMP
- Bombardier to unveil Learjet 75 interior at NBAA-BACE
- Chartright grows Pearson footprint, launches customs warehouse in Waterloo
- Chorus Aviation expands leasing portfolio with the addition of two ATR 72-600s on lease to Malindo Air
- Cultivating organic growth at Spectrum Airways
- Future pilots set sights sky-high at Girls in Aviation Day
- InDro Robotics completes blood delivery trial in Montreal
- Probe into 1961 United Nations plane crash uncovers new information from Canadian documents
- Regulators weigh ‘startle factors’ for Boeing 737 Max pilot training – Transport Canada executive
- Shortened Penticton airport runway prompting flight delays and cancellations
- Suspected fuel leak leads a United Airlines Boeing 787-10 to abandon transatlantic crossing
- True Blue Power unveils new high-speed USB charging port
- ZenithJet surpasses 150 Bombardier Global transactions