TOP STORY
Lack of coordination contributed to a 2016 runway incursion at Calgary International Airport, Alberta
DECISIONS
- Passenger Complaint – Motion to Strike – Sultana v. Air Canada, 2018 CanLII 3446
Passenger claim for $50,000 due to failure to be provided Halal meals as pre-ordered on two flights – Claim untenable at law – Motion to strike granted as no reasonable cause of action – $1,000 in costs awarded to Air Canada - Grievances – Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique, section locale 4041 c Air Transat A.T. inc., 2018 CanLII 4649
Grievance over two suspensions and dismissal for “no show” status of flight director – Procedure in collective agreement required calls to be placed in specific order and returned within specified timeframe – Calls not placed in order as per collective agreement – Suspensions upheld, dismissal overturned - Appeal – Ongoing Entitlement – Decision No. 2942/17, 2018 ONWSIAT 109
Denial of ongoing entitlement for tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome – Worker responsible for loading beverage carts for airplanes – No correlation between workers injuries and work duties found – Appeal dismissed
CIRB DECISIONS
- Certification – Canadian Helicopters Limited dba Canadian Helicopters Offshore, Order No.: 11223-U
COPE – all regular line pilots conducting flights for, or in support of, any offshore operation of Canadian Helicopters Limited doing business as Canadian Helicopters Offshore, excluding the Flight Operations Manager and the Chief Pilot
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS
- Application – Acropolis Aviation Limited – Order No. 2018-A-27
Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Plus Ultra Lineas Aéreas S.A. – Determination No. A-2018-14
Pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – Executive Jet Management, Inc. – Order No. 2018-A-28
Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended - Application – Perimeter Aviation LP, as represented by its general partner, Perimeter Aviation GP Inc. c.o.b. as Bearskin Airlines – Determination No. A-2018-16
Pursuant to subsection 73(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended - Application – Bullock Charter, Inc. – Determination No. A-2018-15
Cancellation of Licence No. 967575 - Suspension – Héli Mistral Service Inc. – Order No. 2018-A-26
Licence No. 150103 – Licence reinstated effective February 6, 2018 - Suspension – Freedom Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2018-A-25
Licence No. 160007
TC/TSB NEWS
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- ICAO: ICAO and Singapore formalize joint agreement supporting Next Generation Aviation Professionals
- ICAO: Asia and Pacific ministers endorse joint declaration on regional aviation safety and efficiency priorities
UNION NEWS
- ACPA: Air Canada Pilots Association elects new Chair of Governing Council
- ALPA: ALPA takes legal action against WestJet and WestJet Encore
- UNIFOR: Jazz Customer Service and Aircraft Services members say YES!
- UNIFOR: Worldwide Flight Services ratifies collective agreement
AVIATION MEDIA
- Bombardier foresees 2,050 new aircraft for Asia-Pacific by 2036
- CAE launches its newest pilot training innovation, the CAE Rise Training System, with Airasia
- Canada Jetlines appoints former Spirit Airlines Senior Executive as Independent Director and Key Talent to Advisory Board
- Fredericton International Airport’s growth soars to new heights
- Gatineau biofuel company makes history with Qantas flight
- International Class Action against Air Canada – Flight Pass expiry and fees
- Jazz Aviation Pathways Program’s growth continues with addition of Brampton Flight Centre
- Low-cost Swoop airline attracting new breed of infrequent flyers, WestJet says
- On-time departure: The C Series in service
- Pratt & Whitney Canada signs maintenance agreements with Qantas Airlines
- Regulations in the real world
- Transat at the top of the list of Canada’s Best Employers and second among airlines