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Transport Committee says Canada’s aircraft certification process needs to be ‘even more robust’
CTA DECISIONS
- Suspension – Seattle Seaplanes, LLC – Order No. 2021-A-S-148
License No. 967324
- Suspension – 26 North Aviation Incorporated – Order No. 2021-A-S-149
License No. 110025
- Application – Advanced Airborne Applicators Ltd. – Determination No. A-2021-83
Application for license to operate a domestic service, small aircraft – Agency issued the license
TC/TSB NEWS
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS
- CAC – Airports Council urges President Biden, Prime Minister Trudeau, and G7 leaders to support the development of interoperable digital health passes at the G7 summit
- CAC – Easing of quarantine restrictions for Canadians a good step, but Canada still needs a restart plan
- CBAA-ACAA – Travel restart plan: Canada’s testing and screening expert advisory panel offers a sound way forward
- COPA – Garmin Autoland wins Collier Trophy
- COPA – Give Hope Wings summer flying expedition in support of Hope Air
- COPA – NAV CANADA cancels surplus notices for air traffic controllers
- COPA – Proposed fees for RPAS lower-risk BVLOS operations
- IATA – April travel demand a tale of 2 markets: Domestic recovery & international stagnation
- IATA – Hopes rise for vaccinated travelers in Europe, but global restart still stalled
- ICAO – New ICAO VDS delivers important benefits for secure and efficient COVID-19 testing and vaccination validation
- NACC – Federal government announces easing of restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers
UNION NEWS
AIRPORT NEWS
- ACI urges G7 to support development of interoperable digital health passes
- Carbon goal will guide sustainable recovery and growth to 2050 and beyond
- Comox Valley Airport CEO cautiously optimistic about summer
- ICAO statement on ACI’s world long term carbon goal study
- New zero by 2050: ACI sets global long term carbon goal for airports
- Post-pandemic flights: Edmonton hopes $10M investment will bring new routes to EIA
ROTARY OPERATOR NEWS
- Drone detection system keeping an eye on the skies at the Ottawa Airport
- Emergency landing of helicopter involved in fighting forest fire under investigation
- First rescue helicopter flies on sustainable aviation fuel
AVIATION NEWS
- Air Canada extends deadline of its COVID-19 refund policy by 30 days
- Air Canada set to recall 2,600 workers as demand for travel rebounds
- Canadian travel and tourism leaders call on Federal Government to release comprehensive reopening plan ahead of G7 summit
- Conair: Blazing a new trail
- Could augmented reality be the future of aircraft maintenance & inspections?
- Edmonton council approves $10 million for air service development
- Flair Airlines begins service with the first of 13 new Boeing 737-8 aircraft
- Global airline alliances renew calls for governments to adopt aligned travel measures to restart international travel and global connectivity
- Ottawa’s easing of travel restrictions falls short, critics say
- “They have started to lay out a plan, and we needed this”: Industry reacts to eased quarantine restrictions
- Transat continues takeover talks with Pierre-Karl Peladeau as losses mount
- Travel reacts to lifting of quarantine for vaxxed Canadians
- Trudeau says government looking at plan for return of international tourists
- US lifts ‘do not travel’ warnings for Canada, Mexico, much of Europe
- U.S. to consult experts from Canada, other countries on post-COVID-19 travel
