TOP STORY
YOW’s Kealey named 2023 Ted Bushelman Legacy Award for Creativity and Excellence recipient
DECISIONS
Compensation, delayed baggage – Ferguson v. Flair Airlines Ltd., 2023 BCRT 971
Claim for compensation for delayed baggage – applicant purchased airfare with Flair – applicant had to purchase clothing and footwear while her baggage was missing – applicant claimed $568.00 in compensation – Flair agreed it owed the applicant a refund of $87.15 in baggage fees and $250.00 under its policy for delayed baggage – Flair denied owing anything further – Flair found liable to pay the applicant for delayed baggage – applicant’s purchases found to be reasonably necessary in the circumstances – Flair failed to produce evidence of its alleged policy for delayed baggage – compensation ordered in the amount of $568.00, plus interest and fees
CTA DECISIONS
Suspension – Neptune Aviation Services, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-280
License no. 080070
Suspension – Hawaiian Globetrotter c.o.b. 30 West Jets, 30 West Aviation, 30 West Jets Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-277
License no. 190070
Suspension – Jet Methods, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-283
License no. 130023
Suspension – Southeastern Ohio Air Service, Inc. c.o.b. Zanesville Aviation – Order No. 2023-A-S-282
License no. 030055 – license reinstated effective November 16, 2023
Suspension – Wright Air Service, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-281
License no. 967623
Application – Sunwing Airlines Inc. (Sunwing) – Determination No. A-2023-225
Application by Sunwing, on behalf of itself and Smartwings, a.s. (Smartwings), for approval to permit Sunwing to provide its scheduled international services between Canada and the following countries: Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia and the United States of America, using one aircraft with flight crew provided by Smartwings, beginning on December 9, 2023, to May 13, 2024 – approval granted, subject to conditions
TC/TSB NEWS
- Airworthiness directives
- Funding announced to reduce Vancouver International Airport’s environmental footprint
- Government of Canada announces new funding to strengthen air safety in Northern Ontario
- Government of Canada investing in air safety in Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Undetected defect on helicopter led to engine failure and collision with terrain near Port McNeill, British Columbia
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- AIAC – AIAC announces changes to Board of Directors
- CBAA – Member Services – November 16, 2023
- CBAA – Member Survey – New proposed victim & family requirements for air and airport operators
- CBAA – Need to Know: November 16, 2023
- CBAA – Runway decommissioning at Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport
- CBAA – The IBAC International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) surpasses 300 locations since inception
- COPA – NOTL asked to contribute $96,000 to the Niagara District Airport
- COPA – Rampulla receives COPA Appreciation Award
- COPA – Remembrance Day ceremony at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
- COPA – Waterloo Warbirds open house
- ICAO – ICAO and IAEA to enhance transport of vital radioactive materials
UNION NEWS
- AMFA – AMFA-WJA negotiations update # 4
- AMFA – National President Update – September & October 2023
- CUPE – Canada’s flight attendant union denounces Legault government’s abandonment of regional airlines
- CUPE – Pascan Aviation layoffs mean the loss of an essential service for Quebec regions
- Unifor – IMP Aerospace members call off strike as new tentative is reached
- Unifor – IMP Aerospace members ratify new collective agreement
AIRPORT NEWS
- Airports Council recognizes winners of the 2023 Excellence in Airport Marketing, Communications, and Customer Experience Awards
- City lands $402K for new airport snowplow
- Feds fund wildlife fencing at Sudbury airport
- GTAA reports 2023 third quarter results
- Saskatoon Airport and police team up to build human trafficking awareness
- Second day of delays at Pearson after passengers again misdirected into restricted area
- Top airport technology initiatives and leadership: Submissions open to the 2024 ACI World-Amadeus Technology Innovation Awards
- Video shows Air Canada flight’s bumpy landing at Pearson Airport
- Ways to reduce DDoS attacks on airports
- WestJet’s direct London flight gives St. John’s its 1st European connection since 2019
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
GENERAL AVIATION NEWS
- A Canadian airline is the worst in North America for flight delays
- Air Canada boosts capacity to Asia starting December as airline continues international network diversification
- B.C. woman’s wheelchair arrives on WestJet flight days late and is then damaged on the way home
- Bombardier Defense delivers seventh Global aircraft for SAAB’s GlobalEye airborne surveillance solution
- Bombardier reaffirms commitment to cover totality of flight operations with SAF, maintains sustainability leadership in business aviation
- Cargojet announces leadership transition and appoints co-CEOs
- De Havilland Canada announces two cargo conversion solutions to Falcon Aviation
- Final Air Canada and Dreams Take Flight of 2023 departs Ottawa providing kids the trip-of-a-lifetime
- FlightHub CEO sees early warning signs of softer travel demand
- FLYHT reports third quarter 2023 results
- ‘I was parked luggage’: Accessibility advocates speak out about demeaning air travel
- Mysterious plane wreckage could be fuselage staged for search and rescue training
- Nolinor X Mila – A partnership for innovation and safety in aviation
- Quebec-based aviation expert Aeromag positions itself in North America
- Quebec pulls plug on aid program for flights to remote regions
- Rolls-Royce successfully completes 100% sustainable aviation fuel test program
- Transport minister, RCMP say Canada is investigating ‘threats’ against Air India
- Valdor Aircraft brings the legendary De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver back to life
- Voyageur Aviation Corp. awarded contract to upgrade Canada’s Department of National Defence CT-142 fleet
- WestJet growth plan soars with intercontinental expansion across Canada
- Winter-ready: Sunwing brings nearly 100,000 customers to the tropics in the first half of November, reports strong operational performance as its 2023-2024 winter season takes flight
