March 28, 2017 – Facial recognition at airports now a reality

DECISIONS

  • Order – The Commissioner of Competition v Vancouver Airport Authority, 2017 CACT 4
    Confidentiality Order
  • Grievance – Discipline – Thunder Bay International Airports Authority v Canada (Public Service Alliance), 2017 CanLII 14958
    Grievor worked during driver’s license suspension without advising employer – Employer’s practice to provide leave without pay – Grievor received six-day suspension: three for days worked and paid instead of being on unpaid leave, and three disciplinary – Arbitrator agreed but directed personnel file to only show disciplinary portion of suspension
  • Appeal – Security clearance – Mohamed v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 271
    Cancellation of security clearance of Customer Service Specialist – No procedural unfairness – Broad and unfettered discretion of Minister –  Assessment of possibility to interfere with civil aviation – Dismissed
  • Passenger complaint – Singh c. Air India, 2017 QCCQ 2049
    Passenger contested penalty and rebooking fees for new tickets after showing up late for check-in – No evidence that fees were contrary to airline conditions of carriage – Dismissed

 

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS

  • Application – EPE SPA Air Algérie carrying on business as Air Algérie (Air Algérie)Decision No. 54-A-2017
    Pursuant to section 77 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c.10, as amended
  • Application – Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft (Lufthansa German Airlines) [Lufthansa], on behalf of itself and Lufthansa CityLine GmbH (CityLine)Decision No. 56-A-2017
    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 – I.M.P. Group Limited carrying on business as, among others, Execaire, a Division of I.M.P. Group Limited (Licensee)Order No. 2017-A-35
    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
  • Suspension – Hudson Bay Helicopters Ltd. (Licensee)Order No. 2017-A-34
    Licence No. 980071
  • Consumer complaint – Aymen Zammel against EPE SPA Air Algérie carrying on business as Air Algérie (Air Algérie)Decision No. 55-C-A-2017
    Flight delays – Merits of claim not demonstrated – Dismissed

 

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