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TSB annual assessment of outstanding safety recommendations: more timely action needed to address key safety issues
DECISIONS
- Preliminary decision, other proceeding – Lowey v. Air Canada, 2023 BCCRT 490
Preliminary decision on whether Tribunal should refuse to resolve or pause this dispute pending the outcome of another court proceeding – applicants claimed Air Canada cancelled a flight and owed them $2,855 in compensation under the Air Passenger Protection Regulation (APPR) – Air Canada alleged cancellation was due to crew constraints outside of its control – Air Canada further alleged that applicants would qualify as class members in an ongoing class action proceeding in BC – Air Canada requested the Tribunal refuse to resolve the dispute or pause it indefinitely in light of the other proceeding – request declined
CIRB DECISIONS
- Bargaining unit order – Samsic Assistance Canada Inc. – Order No. 11823-U
Application for certification by International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) – employer not opposed – IAMAW certified to be bargaining agent for unit comprising “all employees of Samsic Assistance Canada Inc., working at the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, including the tow crew and the ramp crew, excluding office clerical staff, supervisors, the station manager, and those normally excluded by the Canada Labour Code (Part I – Industrial Relations”
- Bargaining unit order – Greater Moncton International Airport Authority Inc. – Order No. 11825-U
Application to amend certification order by adding the position of manager, human resources to the list of excluded positions in the bargaining unit description – Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) not opposed – bargaining unit description amended to the following: “all employees of the Greater Moncton International Airport Authority Inc, excluding the president and chief executive officer, senior manager, airside operations, manager regulatory affairs, manager, engineering and operations, manager, human resources and executive assistant and board secretary”
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Seattle Seaplanes, LLC – Order No. 2023-A-S-122
License no. 967324
- Suspension – Pacific Rim Aviation Academy Inc. – Determination No. A-2023-122
License nos. 060033 and 160062
- Application – Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. (Swiss) – Determination No. A-2023-121
Application by Swiss, on behalf of itself and Edelweiss Air AG (Edelweiss), for approval to permit Edelweiss to provide its scheduled international service between Canada and Switzerland using 14 aircraft with flight crew provided by Swiss, beginning on July 1, 2023, to July 29, 2023 – approval granted, subject to conditions
- Suspension – ACT Havayollari A.S. (ACT Airlines Inc.) c.o.b. ACT Airlines – Order No. 2023-A-S-123
License no. 090096 – license reinstated effective June 12, 2023
- Consumer Complaint – Josiane Lord against ABC Aerolineas, S.A. de C.V. (Interjet) – Decision No. 92-C-A-2023
Complaint regarding flight cancellation – applicant purchased round-trip ticket for travel from Montréal, Quebec to Lima, Peru in June of 2020 – flight cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – applicant provided with travel credit without the possibility of a refund – applicant seeking refund for ticket in the amount of $548.31 – respondent did not file answer to application – applicant’s claim accepted as undisputed – respondent failed to properly comply with its obligations under the Air Passenger Protection Regulation (APPR) – compensation ordered - Suspension – Paradigm Jet Management, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-125
License no. 190017 – license reinstated effective June 15, 2023
- Application – Georgia Jet LLC – Determination No. A-2023-127
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 – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – A-OK Jets, Inc. – Determination No. A-2023-126
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 – license issued, subject to conditions
- Application – AKCIONARSKO DRUSTVO ZA VAZDUSNI SAOBRACAJ AIR SERBIA BEOGRAD (Joint Stock Company for Air Traffic Air SERBIA Beograd) c.o.b. Air SERBIA a.d. Beograd – Determination No. A-2023-125
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 Serbia on Air Transport – license issued, subject to conditions
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Government of Canada orders seizure of Russian-registered cargo aircraft at Toronto Pearson Airport
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – AIAC & ISED release latest state of Canada’s aerospace industry report
- CBAA – CBAA 2023 – Less than one month away
- CBAA – CBAA Advocacy Updates – June 15th, 2023
- CBAA – CBAA Industry Partner Program – Loss of license insurance webinar with Meldrum Horne
- CBAA – IBAC and Aviation Safety Solutions join forces to deliver new training course of IS-BAO Protocol Standardization
- CBAA – Meetings in Ottawa continue with government on luxury tax
- COPA – Buttonville airport to close
- COPA – Trillium Aviators first flyout
- IATA – Airline associations join together to call for global alignment of slot regulations
- ICAO – First sustainable aviation fuel batches certified under CORSIA
- ICAO – Safer Skies initiative integral to preventing shooting down of civilian aircraft
- NACC – Industry execs balk at “mind-boggling” hike for Canadian air security charge
UNION NEWS
- ALPA – Air Canada pilots send notice to bargain to management
- PSAC – FB group: New legislation opportunity to address systemic issues at CBSA
- Unifor – Unifor Local 2002 members overwhelmingly ratify new deal with GTAA
- Unifor – Unifor reaches tentative agreement with ORNGE Air Ambulance
- Unifor – Unifor transportation conference inspires change and solidarity across sectors
- Unifor2002 – Swissport Montréal: Unifor members reluctantly approve second offer from employer
- Unifor2002 – Update to Ornge ratification schedule
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI World emphasizes the importance of the Slot Guidelines and calls for local-level engagement
- Aéroports de Montréal launches VOX, an extensive public consultation process for its master plans
- Air Canada and Aspire open co-branded lounge at Toronto City airport
- ‘Crucial’ runway upgrades complete at Montreal-Trudeau airport
- Erickson Airport paving project to take off this summer
- Give Hope Wings fundraiser cleared for takeoff at Pitt Meadows Regional Airport
- Hope Air lays over in Prince George for Give Hope Wings 2023
- International students end Canadian airport protest over admissions scam, fears linger
- Leisure travel market continues to carry Sault Airport passenger numbers
- Picnics at Montreal’s plane-spotting park risk bird strikes: airport
- Power outage at Saint John Airport
- Saskatchewan community airports receive another lift
- Talks between pilots and Air Canada could impact Pearson Airport in Mississauga
- ‘Tragic and pathetic’: Residents, Georgina Island First Nation upset about aerodrome landing in their backyard
- Vancouver airport passenger traffic rebounds from pandemic, but travel down from China
- YVR delays amid NAV Canada issues symptom of bigger issue: union
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Air crane lands on pickup truck
- Drone Delivery Canada receives approval for BVLOS flights and dangerous goods transportation on its Care by Air commercial project
- IBAC announces IS-BAH Standards Board for 2023/2024
- Jaunt’s Côté joins board of Aéro Montréal to help build Quebec as AAM center
AVIATION NEWS
- 2 new firefighting aircraft join fleet as B.C. gears up for intense wildfire season
- Air Canada pilots kickstart bargaining, hot on heels of WestJet crew wage gains
- AIRHAWKE to take aircraft completions segment to new heights with acquisition of Berletex Aero Design
- AirSprint accepts 32nd aircraft delivery
- ATAC says Canada’s air transportation system could be “irreparably compromised”
- Canada just seized one of Russia’s dwindling supply of massive heavy-lift cargo planes
- Canada’s aerospace industry has begun pandemic recovery, remains important to economy: AIAC report
- Canada’s first Pipistrel Velis Electro training aircraft takes flight at YKF
- Canada’s visaless entry system crashes, leaving many travellers stranded
- Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation to host ‘Gathering of the Classics’
- Flair Airlines continues commitment to better customer service through specialist customer service team in Montreal
- Flair leases two new airplanes with goal of more than doubling fleet
- Fuel shortage disrupts general aviation in Southern Ontario
- Here’s how the Canadian government and military handle UFO reports
- Jazz Aviation pilot pathway program expands to include Airmedic
- Providence partners with Canadian North Airlines to train Inuit pilots
- Sabre and Air Canada form strategic distribution and retailing partnership
- Swoop is no more: WestJet to integrate its ultra-low-cost subsidiary into mainline operation
- Teenager solo pilots plane above GTA, one of youngest to man aircraft alone
- WestJet Group and ALPA agreement ratified
- Why passengers are not filing complaints and taking airlines to small claims court instead
