DECISIONS
- Constructive Dismissal – Training Bond – Wildcat Helicopters Inc. v. Ellis, 2016 BCSC 2214
Employer claim for reimbursement of training bond as per employment agreement – Employee failed to prove constructive dismissal – Employer awarded full training bond - Judicial Review – Security Clearance – Britz v Canada (Attorney General), 2016 FC 1286
Flight Attendant denied security clearance renewal – Association with Hells Angels – Decision unreasonable – Judicial Review granted – Redetermination ordered - Application – Jurisdiction – Jaffary v. ASP Incorporated, 2016 HRTO 1528
Allegation of discrimination by ASP – Duty of ASP security officers at GTAA – Work performed found to be federal in nature – Tribunal has no jurisdiction – Dismissed
- Claim – Refusal to allow passenger to board – Ramtohul c. Transat Tours Canada inc. (Air Transat), 2016 QCCQ 13758
Passenger claim for compensation due to refusal to allow boarding by carrier – Unclear requirements for transiting without a visa – Granted in part
CIRB DECISIONS
- Certification – Aéroport d’Alma Inc., Order No.: 11082-U
All employee bargaining unit – CUPE certified as bargaining agent
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – Air Canada also c.o.b. as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo (Air Canada), on behalf of itself and United Airlines, Inc. c.o.b. as United, as United Airlines, as Continental, as Continental Micronesia and as Air Micronesia (United) – Decision No. 358-A-2016
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended, and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Nihon Koku Kabushiki Gaisha (Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.) c.o.b. as Japan Airlines and JAL (Japan Airlines), on behalf of itself and Malaysia Airlines Berhad c.o.b. as Malaysia Airlines (Malaysia Airlines) – Decision No. 357-A-2016
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended, and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Jet Linx Aviation, LLC – Order No. 2016-A-199
Exemption from the application of section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – My Corporate Jet, Inc. – Decision No. 356-A-2016
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended - Application – “Silk Way Airlines” LLC – Decision No. 359-A-2016
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – Air Canada also c.o.b. as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo (Air Canada), on behalf of itself; Jazz Aviation LP, as represented by its general partner, Aviation General Partner Inc. c.o.b. as Air Canada Express and as Jazz (Jazz); and Air China Limited (Air China) – Decision No. 360-A-2016
Pursuant to section 60 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended, and section 8.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – 1590877 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. as NorthStar Air Tours – Decision No. 361-A-2016
Pursuant to section 61 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – 1590877 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. as NorthStar Air Tours – Decision No. 362-A-2016
Pursuant to subsection 73(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – 1590877 Alberta Inc. c.o.b. as NorthStar Air Tours – Decision No. 363-A-2016
Pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – SIA, “SmartLynx Airlines” – Decision No. 364-A-2016
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – Jet Exchange Limited – Decision No. 365-A-2016
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – VIH Execujet Ltd. – Order No. 2016-A-202
Exemptions from the application of paragraphs 33.1(b) and 73(2)(c) and sections 33.2 and 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Suspension – Altoft Helicopter Services Ltd. – Order No. 2016-A-200
Suspension of Licence No. 000166 - Suspension – Windy City Charter, Inc. c.o.b. as Ventis Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2016-A-201
Suspension of Licence No. 120011 - Suspension – Air Greenland A/S – Order No. 2016-A-203
Suspension of Licence No. 977290
TC/TSB NEWS
- Statement by the Minister of Transport in response to the 2016 Fall Report of the Auditor General of Canada
- Degraded situational awareness led to July 2015 fatal helicopter accident near Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador
- MMEL Temporary Revision
- TC MMEL Supplement
- Airworthiness Directive
- Airworthiness Directive
- Airworthiness Directive
- Airworthiness Directive
UNION NEWS
- ALPA: Presents 4-pronged UAS safety solution to Canada’s House of Commons
- IAMAW: Strike Averted at Vancouver International with New Agreement
- UNIFOR: Stop Bill C-27! Don’t let the federal government roll the dice with your future
- UNIFOR: Jazz Technical Services: Certification Update
- UNIFOR: Membership at ATS Calgary say YES to new agreement
AVIATION MEDIA
- Airplane seized by border guards after owner flies into Canada
- Airport privatization a costly mistake
- Canadian General Aircraft president charged with conspiring to bribe Thai officials in plane deal
- Drone sighting delays flights at Toronto island airport
- First global partnership between Destination Canada and Air Canada expected to boost Canadian Tourism industry growth
- New control tower for airport
- Nunavut’s new airline war: Canadian North tells First Air to bring it on
- Perimeter Airlines apologizes to customers as backlog continues
- Pilot failed to note tower wires, leading to fatal helicopter crash: TSB
- Squamish family angry with Air Canada, says mother’s pre-flight injury preventable
- Toronto Pearson poised to unlock growth across Canada as one of world’s top international airports
- Toronto’s Pearson Airport wants to be a mega-hub, but high costs and congestion stand in the way
- Transport Canada releases Gary Polonsky’s report on potential Pickering airport
- Vancouver airport workers reach agreement, strike avoided
- YVR Celebrates Record Passenger Growth with Air Canada