October 26, 2019 – Automation, like fire, is a great slave, but a bad master
TOP STORY
The issue of automation in aviation
DECISIONS
- Contract, preliminary injunction – Flair Airlines Ltd. v Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. – 2019 BCSC 1815
Flair Airlines sought order restraining Kelowna from terminating dispatch services contract – pending outcome of full trial – dispatch services essential part of operations – required by Transport Canada – contract had no formal end date – contract had three-month notice provision – Flair failed to pay amounts under contract – Kelowna claimed amounts and gave notice – injunction granted – termination notice appeared defective (at first glance) – Flair would quickly go out of business if dispatch services not maintained
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Hugo Despres and Phédâvrïl Racine‑St‑Jean (applicants) against Air Canada – Decision No. 68-C-A-2019
Applicants complained of failure by Air Canada – were not allowed to disembark during tarmac delay – seeking order requiring Air Canada update its procedures and training to avoid recurrence – application dismissed - Application – Hyperion Aviation Limited – Determination No. A-2019-190
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Air Canada also c-o-b as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo, on behalf of itself and United Airlines, Inc. c-o-b as United, United Airlines, as Continental, as Continental Micronesia and as Air Micronesia – Determination No. A-2019-188
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Application – Türk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines Inc.) c-o-b as Turkish Airlines (Turkish Airlines), on behalf of itself and ACT Havayollari A.S. (ACT Airlines Inc.) c-o-b as ACT Airlines – Determination No. A-2019-187
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations - Suspension – Wind River Air Ltd. – Determination No. A-2019-189
Licence No. 0080072 - Suspension – Inter-State Aviation, Inc. – Determination No. A-2019-185
Licence No. 967366 - Cancellation – Fly Jamaica Airways Limited c-o-b as Fly Jamaica – Order No. 2019-A-162
Licence Nos. 130037 and 130036 - Suspension – Saturn Aviation, LLC – Order No. 2019-A-161
Licence No. 150011
TC/TSB NEWS
- Competition Bureau to review Tribunal ruling in case against Vancouver Airport Authority
- MMEL Notification
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – AIAC calls on all political parties to work together to implement Vision 2025 recommendations
- COPA – Drones go underground
- COPA – Early snowstorms wreak havoc at airports
- COPA – Failed wing strut led to Snowshoe Lake fatal crash
- ICAO – Implementation of revised ICAO Global Air Navigation and Safety Plans crucial to development of aviation network
- ICAO – Implementing ICAO and INTERPOL provisions key to immobilizing foreign terrorist fighters
- OAC – AirStart offers Patented Rapid Exchange (RX) Program to Corporate Aircraft
- OAC – Press release: Cambridge Materials Testing opens new fatigue and fracture testing laboratory to support Canadian aerospace research and manufacturing
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
- UNIFOR 2002 – Aeroplan members: bargaining update for October 18, 2019
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- AAMS announces new CEO
- DART Aerospace acquires key product lines and brand trademark from Aero Design Ltd.
- Drone Delivery Canada announces commercial agreement with DSV Canada
- ForeFlight announces launch of Dispatch
- Helicopters coming to Dubai Airshow
- Robotic Skies partners with SqwaQ to advance commercial drone operations BVLOS
- Thales completes H145 full flight simulator for Helisim
- Volocopter air taxi flies over Singapore’s Marina Bay
- Weather cannot hide from Honeywell’s new advanced radar system
AIRPORT NEWS
- Investment in infrastructure and effective slot allocation crucial to the sustainable growth of Latin American and Caribbean airports
- Success after setbacks, the show must go on
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada announces ratification of new 10-year collective agreement by US employees
- Air Canada plans gender-neutral greeting, Porter, United create gender X category
- Air Transat flight makes emergency stop in Paris before continuing to Montreal
- Aireon signs agreement with COCESNA to expand global air traffic surveillance to Central America
- Bodies of 7 killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash return home to Canada
- Bombardier celebrates Global 6500 entry into service
- Bombardier partners with GE Aviation to harness big data
- Czech Airlines emerges as A220 and A321XLR customer
- Former airlines executive Mike Mcnaney appointed NACC President and CEO
- Gulfstream introduces all-new G700
- Honda announces first medevac configuration on a HondaJet Elite
- Increased range for Bombardier Global 5500
- Moncton airport resumes normal operations after fake bomb threat
- NAV Canada reports September traffic figures
- Pilatus unveils the PC-12 NGX
- Textron delivers NBAA update, reveals Denali delay
- The Pilatus PC-24: Swiss utility jet
- WestJet stands out from the herd in latest advertising campaign