ACPA News

Air Canada pilots pulled the plug on a scheduled ratification vote on Friday over a new contract deal after members made it clear they weren’t happy.

"Calin Rovinescu, AirCanada's chief executive, says his plans to launch a low-cost carrier (LCC) as a new subsidiary are paramount to the growth strategy of the country's largest carrier in the years ahead."

The Air Canada Pilots Association has scrapped its April 15-27 ratification vote on its tentative labour pact with the airline.

"Air Canada's pilots will begin voting next Friday on whether to approve a new labour contract, with a decision expected by April 27."

The Air Canada Pilots Association's master executive council has authorized an April 15-27 ratification vote for a tentative labour pact reached last month.

"The amateur video footage illustrates the latest landing gear incident involving a Bombardier Inc. plane in dramatic fashion, this one in Rouyn Noranda on Sunday."

"Air Canada said Friday it has reached its first tentative collective agreement in 2011 after coming to terms with its 3,000 pilots."

"Last week, the 18-year-old air cadet crowned his six years with the Orléans-based 632 Phoenix Squadron by being recognized for his participation in the air cadet program."

"Leduc (right) receives his ACPA award from Capt. Andrew Wilson, former president and pilot with Air Canada Pilots Association."

"Ottawa - The Federal Court heard yesterday that successive Supreme Court of Canada decisions have confirmed that a negotiated age of retirement, such as ..."

OTTAWA - Two Air Canada pilots have been ordered back to work after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled they were unfairly forced to retire after reaching age 60.

"Air Canada must reinstate two pilots who want to return to work and fly beyond the collective agreement's retirement age of 60, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled."

"The Air Canada Pilots Association's policy white paper on aviation security commends the federal government for the progress it has made since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but said..."

"Union leaders for Air Canada's pilots and flight attendants say Robert Milton's pay package has left employees in a foul mood, jeopardizing recent improvements in labour relations."

FEDERAL -- A national pilots' association contends that Canadian regulations governing the number of hours commercial pilots can work are outdated and in desperate need of an overhaul.

"Montréal--Moins d'un an après avoir accepté divers sacrifices, les pilotes d'Air Canada se sont opposés à ce que le transporteur augmente le nombre d'actions disponibles pour récompenser ses dirigeants."

"Air Canada a augmenté substantiellement jeudi le nombre d'actions pouvant être émises pour récompenser ses dirigeants, ce qui a suscité l'ire du syndicat des pilotes du transporteur."

MONTREAL - Air Canada's shareholders rejected Thursday the warnings of its unions that increasing the pool of available stocks to reward executives could damage efforts to rebuild the airline.

Montreal-- Air Canada pilots are opposing a proposed increase in the number of company shares available to executives under the long-term incentive plan.

"Canada is in violation of new international standards to combat pilot fatigue in the cockpit, the country's largest pilot union told parliamentarians Tuesday."

"OTTAWA -- Canada is in violation of new international standards to combat pilot fatigue in the cockpit, the country's largest pilot union told parliamentarians Tuesday."

"In the week mystery writer Linwood Barclay has been stuck in Paris waiting for flights to resume, he's learned how to operate a French laudromat, how capricious Bell Mobility is and how annoying Norah Jones can be."

"Terence Corcoran hates the privatized Air Canada so much that he misses the irony of his argument that the federal government should allow the world's largest, state owned and subsidized airline -- Emirates -- to dump its overcapacity into our market."

The man killed in a out-of-bounds skiing mishap at Revelstoke Mountain Resort last week is being remembered as an accomplished pilot and doting father.

"The Air-1 helicopter is one of two choppers used by Edmonton Police. (CBC)A man from Lacombe, Alta., says he was only trying to fix his son's laser toy..."

The Air Canada Pilots Association announced on Wednesday that its Master Executive Council (MEC) has re-elected Captain Bruce White as chair for two years. Panzer

"As flight attendants demonstrated the safety features of Air Canada's Airbus A330 jet on the tarmac in Port-au-Prince early this morning, a two-year old boy identified by his wristband as Kendy Joseph..."

Barry Rempel says ongoing spending will go towards tasks such as finishing up the new terminal and repairing runways.

OTTAWA - Air Canada pilots are challenging allegations of serious safety problems at the airline including the claim that one plane unsafely refuelled with passengers aboard and took off with ice-covered wings.

Transport Minister John Baird expressed concerns yesterday about leaving aviation safety oversight to airline operators as he responded to parliamentary testimony this week that questioned the validity of the new federal...

The federal department last week sent a letter to the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization declaring that our current regulations governing pilot fatigue are...

"Toronto - Transport Canada isn't taking new UN aviation standards seriously enough and is missing a chance to improve its rules on fatigue in the cockpit, says the country's largest pilot union."

High-powered lasers were fired on passing passenger jets three times from locations between Georgetown and Brampton over the past year.

"Pilots of passenger jets and helicopters say astronomy lasers are being deliberately pointed at them as they fly, disorienting and even blinding them."

"There's an alarming increase in the number of high-powered laser attacks on passenger jets and medical helicopters flying into GTA airspace, and police and transportation authorities aren't sure how to deal with it."

TORONTO -- The Air Canada Pilots Association is launching an initiative to track incidents of pilot fatigue.

The association started collecting the data at the end of May but announced the details of the initiative at its international winter operations conference in Toronto yesterday.

"Air Canada's pilots' union has been collecting data on incidents of fatigue among its members over the past six months with the goal of prompting Ottawa to improve its ""dated and unscientific"" regulations on..."

"For artists, photographers and anyone with an eye for beauty, winter has its attractions. For aviation professionals involved with winter flying, the season brings the need..."

"The Air Canada Pilots Association is seeking to maintain retirement at age 60, asking the Federal Court for a judicial review of a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that questions the union's contract with the airline."