TOP STORY
The Canadian Transportation Agency launches consultations to strengthen air passenger protection
DECISIONS
- Security for costs, appeal – Ashraf v. Jazz Aviation LP, 2023 BCCA 284
Application by the respondents for an order requiring the appellant to post security for costs of the appeal and for a stay of the appeal until security is posted – appeal from order dismissing the appellant’s damages action, arising from the termination of his employment, on the basis that the claim fell squarely within the applicable collective agreement and therefore the court had no jurisdiction – application granted – judge not bound by conclusion reached in respect of previous no fee order granted to appellant – appeal bound to fail – no error in chamber judge’s application of the law – appellant does not address crucial issue of jurisdiction in factum
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Suparna Airlines Co., Ltd. – Order No. 2023-A-S-167
License no. 160081
- Cancellation – British Midland Airways Limited c.o.b. bmi – Order No. 2023-A-19
License no. 020110
- Cancellation – Thomas Cook Airlines Limited – Order No. 2023-A-18
License no. 070042
- Cancellation – Transaero Airlines – Order No. 2023-A-17
License no. 040108
- Cancellation – Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. c.o.b. Mexicana Airlines – Order No. 2023-A-16
License nos. 975000 and 977281
- Cancellation – Air Italy S.p.A. c.o.b. Air Italy – Order No. 2023-A-15
License no. 180067
- Suspension – EXCELLENT ADVENTURES OUTPOSTS & AIR SERVICE LTD. – Order No. 2023-A-S-169
License no. 990052
- Application – Nomad Aviation AG – Determination No. A-2023-147
Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between Switzerland and Canada – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – Air Canada also c.o.b. Air Canada rouge and Air Canada Cargo (Air Canada) – Determination No. A-2023-148
Application by Air Canada, on behalf of itself and Omni Air International, LLC (Omni), for approval to permit Air Canada to provide its scheduled international service between Canada and the United Kingdom using one aircraft with flight crew provided by Omni, beginning on July 14, 2023, to October 14, 2023 – approval granted, subject to conditions
TC/TSB NEWS
- Aerospace sector recovery: Over $32M invested in Quebec
- Airworthiness directives
- Backgrounder: CED supports 14 projects to boost recovery of Quebec’s aerospace sector
- Government of Canada invests to strengthen the Canadian aerospace sector
- Minister of Transport announces funding to increase supply chain capacity at Toronto Pearson International Airport
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- COPA – BCATP fly-in at Tillsonburg Regional
- COPA – CAE forecasts need to recruit 1.3 million new aviation professionals by 2032
- COPA – Flamborough fly-in
- COPA – Lac-à-la-Tortue fly-in
- IATA – IATA partners with Aviation Impact Accelerator to assess the financial implications of net zero transitions
- ICAO – Global aviation summit calls for urgency on gender equality
UNION NEWS
- AMFA – National President Update – June 2023
- CUPE – Montreal tarmac fire is a grim reminder why flight attendants should be getting paid in the air – and on the ground
- IAMAW – Total failure – Local Lodge 712 members forcefully reject CSN attempt to attack the IAM
- Unifor – Unifor members at Gardaworld ratify first collective agreement
- Unifor2002 – ASP Security members: Bargaining update for July 7, 2023
AIRPORT NEWS
- $3M study on rail connection between Calgary airport and downtown to begin this fall
- Airport traffic continues slow ascent toward normalcy
- Assessing the impact of on-time performance for airports
- High hopes after Red Deer airport trade mission
- Man dies after workplace accident at Montreal Trudeau Airport
- Passengers quickly removed from plane above vehicle fire on Montreal airport tarmac
- Plane makes emergency landing in Ottawa
- Tornado touched down in Mirabel, no injuries or damages, Montreal still under watch: Environment Canada
- Travellers at Montreal’s airport frustrated as U.S. app lets users cut ahead in customs line
- Travel up at N.B. airports so far this summer
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Canada (heavily) fines drone pilot ‘unaware’ of flight bans near airports
- Palantir and Toronto-based startup, AirMatrix, announce partnership
- With BVLOS approval, Drone Delivery Canada expands capabilities in the healthcare sector
AVIATION NEWS
- ADM Aéroports de Montréal appoints Aymeric Dussart as Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer
- Air Canada Foundation’s 11th annual golf tournament raises record-braking amount of nearly $1.3 million for children and youth health and well-being
- Canada’s transport regulator lays out proposed changes to passenger rights charter
- Canadian airlines see fewer cancellations as summer travel season kicks off
- Flair Airlines reports 99.4% completion factor in June 2023
- Flying Colours to paint and perform select maintenance on Royal Canadian Mounted Police aircraft fleet
- MC2 modernizes Citation 560XLS flight deck
- NAV CANADA announces third quarter financial results
- Public health agency investigates after passenger sat in blood-soaked area on route to Pearson Airport in Mississauga
- Report: Bombardier’s CMMA offering would contribute $2.8B in GDP; price of planes ‘competitive’ with Boeing P-8
- So your flight got cancelled – here’s what you need to know about compensation
- Transport Canada reviewing reports after plane seen flying at ultra-low altitudes in Pemberton
- Would-be pilots still stuck in Transport Canada limbo as processing delays drag on another year
