NEWS RELEASES









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
14 May 2018
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
26 March 2014
14 March 2014
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
29 June 2007
11 May 2007
15 March 2007
2 March 2007
1 March 2007
26 February 2007
22 February 2007
21 February 2007
- Press Release – Transport Canada undermines safety, say aviation inspectors