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Cherrier v. Attorney General of Canada, 2017 ONSC 7336
Application – Seniority
Discrimination claim under CHRC – Seniority allegedly reduced upon merger of airlines – Previous litigation dismissed – Seniority and/or seniority ranking not analogous to protected grounds under s. 15 (1) of CHRC – Application dismissed
DECISIONS
- Grievance – Pairings – Jazz Aviation LP v Canadian Flight Attendants Union, 2017 CanLII 83326
Grievance over splitting of pairing and assignment to two casual employees – Union contends should have been offered to employee on work day off (WDO) tracker – Language gives Employer discretion to assign paIrings to reserve attendants by way of best fit, followed by better fit, followed by splitting a pairing, or to assign any one or more of the pairings by way of WDO - Unjust Dismissal – Preliminary Objection – Thuna v. Avmax Aviation Services Inc., [2017] C.L.A.D. No. 242
Complaint of unjust dismissal of Manager – Complainant empowered with managerial duties such as ability to hire, fire staff; had decision making latitude in his department and paid higher salary than those who worked under him – Complainant found to be a manager and exempt from unjust dismissal provision – Complaint dismissed
CIRB DECISIONS
- Certification – Air North Charter & Training Ltd. – Order No.: 11206-U
USW – all employees of Air North Charter and Training Ltd., c.o.b. as Air North, Yukon’s Airline, working as passenger service agents at the Vancouver International Airport, excluding passenger service supervisors, those above the rank of passenger service supervisor, account manager and product manager. - Certification – Snowbird Aviation Services Limited Partnership – Interim Order No.: 11196-U
Teamsters – all employees of Snowbird Aviation Services Limited Partnership working at the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, in the Province of Saskatchewan, excluding human resources generalists, administrative positions, customer service attendant supervisors, supervisors, managers and those above the rank of manager. - Certification – Avjet Holding Inc. – Order No.: 11207-U
USW – all employees working in airport ground services at the Sept-Îles Airport at 1000 Laure Boulevard East, Sept-Îles, Quebec, G4R 4K2; at 17, 20 and 21 Aviation Générale East, Sept-Îles, Quebec, G4R 4K2; and at 34 Aviation Générale West, Sept-Îles, Quebec, G4R 4K2, excluding fuelling supervisors, operations manager, office employees and those automatically excluded by the law. - Certification – Trans-Sol Aviation Service Inc. – Order No.: 11208-U
USW – all employees working in airport ground services at the Sept-Îles Airport at 1000 Laure Boulevard East, Sept-Îles, Quebec, G4R 4K2; at 17, 20 and 21 Aviation Générale East, Sept-Îles, Quebec, G4R 4K2; and at 34 Aviation Générale West, Sept-Îles, Quebec, G4R 4K2, excluding ramp supervisors, counter supervisors, office employees and those automatically excluded by the law.
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – Sunwing Airlines Inc., on behalf of itself and Travel Service, a.s. – Determination No. A-2017-205
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 – VIH Execujet Ltd. – Order No. 2017-A-217
Exemptions from 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 - Application – UAB Avion Express, on behalf of itself and Cubana de Aviacion S.A. – Determination No. A-2017-206
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 – Air America Flight Services, Inc. – Determination No. A-2017-207
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Suspension – Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. c.o.b. as Centurion Air Cargo – Order No. 2017-A-218
Licence No. 050123 - Suspension – Sky Lease I, Inc. – Order No. 2017-A-219
Licence No. 140083 – License reinstated effective December 18, 2017
TC/TSB NEWS
- Minister Garneau’s statement on an accident involving a West Wind Aviation aircraft
- TSB deploys a team of investigators to an aircraft accident near Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan
- TSB deploys a team of investigators to a helicopter accident near Tweed, Ontario
- TSB deploys a team of investigators to an aircraft accident near Baldur, Manitoba
- TSB will provide a news briefing on its investigation into the helicopter crash that occurred near Tweed, Ontario
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- ATAC: ATAC is very sad to hear of the passing of Bill James
- CAC: Canada’s Airports Welcome the Royal Assent of Bill C-23
- CATSA: Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) 2017 annual public meeting
- HAC: HAC’s 22nd Annual Convention – A Success!
- ICAO: ICAO signs new agreements with RTCA, EUROCAE, SAE and ARINC to better align international aviation standardization
UNION NEWS
- CUPE: Parliamentary committee says keep airports public
- PSAC: Privatization of Canada’s airports rejected by Commons committee
- PSAC: NAV CANADA bargaining kicks off today
- UNIFOR: Productive meeting between Bombardier and Canadian and Irish unions, says Unifor
- UNIFOR: Unifor and Unite to meet Bombardier on Boeing dispute
- UNIFOR: Envoy Air: Members accept a new three year collective agreement
- UCTE: Airport “profitization” campaign update
AVIATION MEDIA
- 4 dead in Hydro One helicopter crash in Tweed, Ont.
- Airbus announces management shakeup
- Airmedic implements new call dispatch system
- Air North to offer flights between Victoria, Whitehorse
- All 25 people on crashed Saskatchewan flight ‘accounted for’ but some require air ambulance, RCMP say
- An accidental ‘customs breach’ causes long lineups in Toronto Pearson’s Terminal 3
- Bell Helicopter’s Mirabel facility celebrates 5,000th aircraft
- Bombardier and Qazaq Air sign order for 2 new Q400 aircraft
- Cabin pressure: Are airline contractors cutting corners on safety to earn business?
- Canada is one step closer to expanding preclearance operations with the U.S.
- Canada set to add airport preclearance for Billy Bishop and Quebec City with U.S. border agreement
- CATSA’s naughty-or-nice list for airport security
- Facial scanners now in use at customs in Halifax airport
- Flair Airlines enters interline agreement with Hahn Air
- Government launches open and transparent competition to replace Canada’s fighter aircraft
- Harv’s Air joins Air Georgian’s SOAR Program
- Mississauga refusing to negotiate with airport authority on proposed transit hub
- Prepare to say goodbye to paper boarding passes, EIA tells passengers
- Up to 100,000 Canadians could be affected by no-fly list, research suggests
- WestJet has a radical — and risky — plan to get you on its planes
- YYC receives Ella Anderson Accessible Transportation Award