TOP STORY
Airlines impose cannabis ban on pilots and cabin crew
DECISIONS
- Security clearance – Del Vecchio v Canada (Attorney General) – 2018 FCA 168
Appeal – Federal Court refused judicial review – security clearance withdrawn by Director General, Aviation Security – security clearance required, operate business at airport – appeal dismissed – trial judge applied correct standard of review – risks associated with aviation safety if clearance remained valid reason for Director General to refuse - Criminal – R v Dubé – 2018 QCCQ 6979
3 accusations, misfeasance against property – caused short circuits in Hydro transmission lines – accused’s aircraft observed flying over affected lines at time of shorts – sealing order redacts decision – national security – circumstantial proof – guilt on one count – pilot used device on aircraft to short lines near Mirabel
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – M&M Aviation Services, Ltd of Rock Falls, Illinois, USA – Determination No. A-2018-221
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, as amended - Application – Phoenix Air Group, Inc. c-o-b as Phoenix Air – Determination No. A-2018-220
Exemption from the requirement to hold a domestic licence - Application – Sunset Aviation LLC c-o-b as Solairus Aviation – Order No. 2018-A-180
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Dreamline Aviation, LLC – Order No. 2018-A-179
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Suspension – Charter Jet Transport – Order No. 2018-A-178
License no. 010107
TC/TSB NEWS
- CTA releases What We Heard Report summarizing its air passenger protection consultations
- Investigation report: March 2018 in-flight electrical arcing near Fredericton Airport, New Brunswick
- Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM)
- Domestic Airworthiness Directives
- Foreign Airworthiness Directives
- MMEL Notifications
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- COPA: Buttonville: is MF to become permanent?
- COPA: CS100 lands at Quebec college
- COPA: Judge rules against new airfield
- COPA: Canadian warbird operator conference underway
- COPA: Watch a drone strike a Mooney
- HAC: 23rd Annual Convention agenda – Oct. 31 – Nov. 4
- HAC: HAC’s October 12 Board meeting
- ICAO: Canada to cooperate with Central American and Caribbean states on accident and incident investigations (AIG) matters
- OAC: NetJets confirms delivery schedule for its Global 7500 aircraft and continues to exercise options with the extensive Bombardier portfolio
- OAC: Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jet program on schedule for delivery in 2019, with flight testing 70% complete
UNION NEWS
- ALPA: Elects Canada board officers
- ALPA: Takes legal action against Air Georgian
- UNIFOR: The Gavel, October, 2018
AVIATION NEWS
- A fluid summer at Montreal-Trudeau’s border control
- Aerion supersonic business jet on track to fly in 2023
- Air Georgian fights pilot fatigue with wearable technology
- Bizav in “cautious recovery”: JetNet IQ
- Boeing delivers first BBJ MAX airplane
- Boeing launches new Disruptive Computing & Networks organization
- Bombardier business jet programs on track, ready to compete
- CAE adds Bombardier Challenger 604 full-flight simulator
- Calgary aviation museum seeks help to save deteriorating, historic Canadian jet
- Canada’s airports welcome study on flight training
- Canada’s first female commercial pilot honoured with Alberta Order of Excellence
- David Davenport and Ray Johns named co-CEOs of FlightSafety
- Delta and WestJet plan six new routes under pact
- Embraer introduces new Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 business jets
- Embraer’s Praetor aircraft ‘disruptive by choice’: CEO
- High flying: cannabis disposal bins set up for forgetful Halifax travelers
- Jazz wins two silvers at Canada’s Safest Employers awards
- MDA announces new LaunchPad program to benefit technology and innovation in Canada
- Satair and MTI sign deal for innovative laser strike protection
- StandardAero inducts first PT6A-68 engines in Summerside, P.E.I.
- Transat now Travelife certified
