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22 August 2018
20 August 2018
- Transport Canada to scale back government oversight of commercial pilot testing – CBC
CBC National – Video
CBC News – Article
CBC Radio – Audio
20 June 2018
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26 April 2018
12 March 2018
10 March 2018
22 February 2018
20 February 2018
- Spike in aviation accidents and incidents mirror cuts to oversight
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/commercial-aircraft-accidents-tsb-1.4543896
30 October 2017
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/check-yourself-feds-under-fire-for-shifting-check-pilot-responsibility-to-operators-1.3653924
- https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/29/transport-canada-to-cut-pilot-evaluators-leaving-responsibility-to-airlines.html
- https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/government-to-cut-pilot-evaluators-for-canadas-largest-airlines/article36759823/
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/government-of-canada-pilot-evaluation-1.4377896
- http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/government-to-cut-pilot-evaluators-for-large-airlines-risking-safety-critics-1.23078218
- https://sherbrooktimes.com/ottawa-will-cease-to-evaluate-the-pilot-inspectors-for-airlines/29661
- http://ipolitics.ca/2017/10/29/government-to-cut-pilot-evaluators-for-large-airlines-risking-safety-critics/
19 October 2017
13 July 2017
03 July 2017
18 May 2017
02 May 2017
- CFPA’s Presentation to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (Speaking Notes)
24 April 2017
11 April 2017
04 April 2017
- Chronical Herald- Canadian pilots association sounds warning over safety cuts
- Huffingtonpost.ca – Sécurité aérienne: un syndicat craint un accident d’aviation «majeur» dans un «avenir rapproché» (en français)
03 April 2017
- CFPA Press Conference 03 April, 2017 – Aviation inspectors warn of impending disaster
- Aviation inspectors warn of impending disaster (link to press release)
- ABACUS Survey Report – English and French
- National Observer – Cuts to Transport Canada have been eating away at its civil aviation flying program
24 October 2016
03 October 2016
- New Exemption to Regulations
- Media Coverage:
- 18-Jan-2017 Toronto Star – Foreign Pilots working in Canada are not being vetted
- 3-Oct-2016 The Globe and Mail – Canadian pilots no longer have to fly real aircraft to keep valid licenses
- 3-Oct-2016 La Presse – Aviation: Ottawa abaisse les exigences pour le permis de vol, des pilotes s’inquiètent
- 26-Aug-2016 Ottawa Citizen – Is air travel in Canada safe? – Ottawa Citizen
24 April 2014
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29 October 2013
19 September 2011
23 July 2009
- Federal inspection for planes is far weaker than for cold cuts
The Ottawa Citizen
6 May 2008
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26 February 2007
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21 February 2007
- Press Release – Transport Canada undermines safety, say aviation inspectors
Airlines in Canada ‘on the precipice of something bad,’ say critics
By Monique Scotti National Online Journalist, Politics Global News The chances of passing the twice-yearly competency test required of most commercial airline pilots in Canada seems to hinge at least partly on who is doing the testing: a Transport Canada inspector, or a fellow commercial pilot. Critics say that it’s a longstanding pattern that represents […]
the Star – Weak aviation oversight making skies less safe: Opinion
Opinion Commentary by Greg McConnell … After more than a decade of budget cuts, it is little wonder Canada is falling offside when it comes to safety in the air. As a result, the checks and balances that have delivered one of the safest aviation systems in the world are falling victim to cost cutting […]
Aviation safety concerns addressed by Transport Committee report
20 June 2017 This morning, the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities tabled its report on aviation safety following a three-month study. The Committee heard enough troubling testimony about the state of Canada’s aviation safety oversight system that it called on the government to invite the International Civil Aviation Organization to conduct a comprehensive […]
CBC – Random alcohol, drug testing for pilots under consideration at summit
By Ashley Burke, CBC News … Greg Holbrook with the Canadian Federal Pilots Association says it’s worth reevaluating if Canada’s system is stringent enough and if it could be safer. (Submitted) Holbrook said the fact the Sunwing pilot last year was intercepted before taking off in Calgary shows the current system is working. “We really […]