TOP STORY
Truth & Reconciliation: YVR’s latest fire truck wrapped in Indigenous art
DECISIONS
- Compensation, excess baggage fees – Peterson v. Air Canada, 2023 BCCRT 804
Claim related to delay in receiving a refund – Air Canada agreed to refund $550 in excess baggage fees to applicant – applicant had not yet received refund – applicant claimed $550 for refund, as well as $4,000 in damages for loss of income, financial hardship, and emotional, mental, and physical suffering – Air Canada denied liability – Air Canada held to be bound by agreement to refund – applicant’s entitlement to additional claimed damages not established – compensation ordered in the amount of $550
CIRB DECISIONS
- Bargaining unit order – Your Quick Gateway (Windsor) Inc. – Order No. 11861-U
Application to amend certification order by updating the bargaining unit description to reflect changes to the organizational structure and position titles – Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) not opposed – bargaining unit description amended to the following: “all employees of Your Quick Gateway (Windsor) Inc. working at the Windsor International Airport in Windsor, Ontario, excluding the chief executive officer (CEO), the director of corporate services/chief financial officer (CFO), the director of operations, the director of safety and security, the manager of human resources and the executive assistant to the CEO”
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Fuga, Inc. c.o.b. Air Fuga, Guru Aviation – Determination No. A-2023-180
Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America – license issued, subject to conditions
- Suspension – Eagle Air Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-221
License no. 990049
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-190
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, In accordance with the Agreement on Air Transport between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Dominican Republic – license issued, subject to conditions’
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-189
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Jamaica on Air Transport – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-188
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United Mexican States on Air Transport – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-187
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning Air Services – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-186
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Republic of Costa Rica on Air Transport – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-185
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia on Air Transport – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-184
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Arrangement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-183
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Barbados on Air Transport – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-182
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Arrangement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Iceland – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – 1263343 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. Lynx Air – Determination No. A-2023-181
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement on Air Transport between the Government of Canada and European Community and its Member States – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – RWANDAIR Ltd. – Determination No. A-2023-191
Application for license to operate a scheduled international service in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda on Air Transport – license issued, subject to conditions
- Cancellation – Classic Aviation Services, LLC c.o.b. Classic Aviation and Classic Aeromedical – Determination No. A-2023-193
License no. 130081
- Application – LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY “SKYUP AIRLINES” – Determination No. A-2023-192
Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between Ukraine and Canada – license issued, subject to conditions
- Suspension – Helidosa Aviation Group, S.A. – Order No. 2023-A-23
License no. 190008 – license reinstated effective September 27, 2023
- Suspension – WEAGAMOW CORPORATION – Order No. 2023-A-S-222
License no. 972136 – license reinstated effective September 28, 2023
TC/TSB NEWS
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – Air Canada pilots demand fair contract at informational picket
- ALPA – ALPA Canada pilots lobby lawmakers on Parliament Hill
- ALPA – ALPA Canada responds to Express Entry announcement
- IAMAW – IAM Local 2413 ratifies improved agreement with Bearskin Airlines
- PSAC – PSAC-CIU declares impasse in FB bargaining
- Unifor2002 – Canadian North members: Ratification meetings and vote – September 27 and 28, 2023
- Unifor2002 – Tentative agreement reached between Unifor Local 2002 and Canadian North
AIRPORT NEWS
- 25 years later, Sault Airport still flying on its own
- Air Canada pilots to picket at Pearson Airport in Mississauga for better wages
- Airport event a runaway success
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport buses roll toward zero emissions as PowerON completes charging installation
- Brockton calls for a report on possible sale of Saugeen Municipal Airport
- Edmonton International Airport to begin infrastructure upgrades Tuesday
- “Hey Siri”: Technology and barriers to equal access at airports
- Kidnapping suspects caught at Toronto Pearson Airport upon return from Mexico: police
- Latest air travel outlook reveals 2024 to be a milestone for global passenger traffic
- Mountain View County council advocates for airport program expansion
- Residents of Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough lament plane noise during temporary reroute
- Serving Canada’s Northwest Territories: A brief guide to Yellowknife Airport
- Woodstock Airport celebrates 55th anniversary with food, plane rides
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Beta’s electric aircraft completes first international flight to Montreal
- Drone Delivery Canada awarded contract by Canadian DND
- Horizon Aircraft announces shift to 7-seat hybrid electric eVTOL aircraft concept
- Two killed, four injured in helicopter crash near Prince George
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada to acquire 18 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft under ongoing fleet renewal and fuel efficiency drive
- Air Canada to operate as usual during informational picket by pilots union
- Canadian Cancer Society & Hope Air celebrate $20 million in funding from the BC government to expand travel supports for cancer patients living in rural, remote and small communities
- Eclipse Air Charter launches first-ever Air Share membership program to matchmake private flyers
- FLYHT’s CrossConsense to collaborate on aircraft data migration for European flag carrier
- GE Aerospace, StandardAero supporting power behind Royal Canadian Air Force’s Multi-Mission Aircraft requirement
- Marsh Brothers Aviation unveils its first cross shaft bearing upgrade for the Piper Aerostar
- Michael Nault appointed vice-president, general manager of Bell Textron Canada Ltd.
- No injuries in Red Sucker Lake plane crash, Manitoba RCMP say
- OPP investigate laser pointed at flight over Belle River
- “Unable to eat”: Passenger suffers immense distress in Air Canada refund dispute
- Upright Aviation Academy: Flyng in any attitude
- WestJet Group CEO visits Ottawa, highlighting service improvements, coast-to-coast growth and calls for shared accountability and reconsideration of APPR reforms
