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COVID-19 AOSH: Understanding the right to refuse
COVID-19 UPDATES
- Applications Open for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy on April 27, 2020
- Federal Government Announces Expanded Eligibility Rules for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
- Ontario Government Makes Emergency Order Regarding Work Redeployment Measures for Municipalities in Relation to Critical Municipal Services
- Ontario Government Extends State of Emergency to May 12th and Passes Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support and Protection Act
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Xiamen Airlines Co., Ltd c-o-b as Xiamen Airlines – Determination No. A-2020-72
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Med Flight Air Ambulance, Inc. – Determination No. A-2020-67
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act - Application – Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. c-o-b as Avianca – Determination No. A-2020-66
To amend Condition No. 1 of Licence No. 120088 in order to operate a scheduled international service between Canada and Colombia using its own aircraft, pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the Canada Transportation Act - Cancellation – Trans States Airlines, LLC c-o-b as United Express and as American Eagle – Determination No. A-2020-73
Licence nos. 020120 and 180058 - Suspension – Dreamline Aviation, LCC – Order No. 2020-A-62
Licence no 100093, licence reinstated effective April 24, 2020 - Suspension – Georgian Bay Airways Ltd. – Order No. 2020-A-61
Licence no. 030062 - Suspension – Northsky Aviation Ltd. – Order No. 2020-A-60
Licence no. 080088 - Suspension – ELT Aviation Ltd. – Order No. 2020-A-59
Licence nos. 170021, 170022 - Suspension – Far West Helicopters Ltd. – Order No. 2020-A-58
Licence no. 962036
TC/TSB NEWS
- COVID-19 and the 3 Employees’ Basic Rights / COVID-19 et les 3 Droits fondamentaux des employés
- MMEL Notifications
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
CBAA
COPA
- COPA Members ‘hearts’ Nove Scotia victims
- Canadian drones track American COVID infections
- Diamond and Centennial College sign MOU
- Yukon Helicopter chief retires
ICAO
- International cooperation critical to economic recovery of Central American and Caribbean aviation-centric national economies
- Potentially 1.2 billion fewer international air travellers by September 2020, says new ICAO forecast
UNION ASSOCIATION NEWS
UNIFOR 2002
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI report shows the importance of the airport industry to the global economy
- Canada’s airports need federal financial relief to endure COVID-19 crisis
- COVID-19: Leveraging airport employee experience in a period of health crisis
- COVID-19: Using techonology in airports to fight a pandemic
- COVID-19: Why airlines should return slots whenever flights are cancelled
- Some lights are off, but Canada’s airports are still planning for a bright future
- NAV Canada reports March traffic figures
- New guidance for mitigating the risks created by aircraft overflow parking
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Bell 525 Relentless completes noise testing milestone
- Drone delivery study says drones aren’t efficient enough
- HAC says helicoter operators facing uncertain future with COVID-19 crisis
- S-64 Skycrane: the story continues!
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada extends flight pass expiration dates
- Air Canada to temporarily suspend transborder US flights
- Airline customers legally entitled to refund says passenger rights advocate
- BC Emergency Health Services prepares fixed-wing aircraft for added support to rural, remote and Indigenous communities
- Daher deploys its Kodiak aircarft to airlift medical ventilators
- Flight crews say federal wage subsidy unfair to those affected by 737 Max grounding
- Fox Flight Air Ambulance: specialists in care
- IATA: show recovery needs confidence boosting measures
- Jazz Aviation to be the first operator on the recently approved Dash 8-400 Simplified Package Frieghter
- No more middle seats? Airlines ponder new normal of flying in era of COVID-19
- Statement on vouchers update from Canadian Transportation Agency
- STS Aviation Services revamps Canadian MRO facilities to manufacture supplies for COVID-19
- WestJet continues suspension of all transborder and international routes
- WestJet suspending 4K domestic flights per week as travel demand drops
- WestJet Update: 23 April – repatriation flights added