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Government Affairs
AIRPORT INSECURITY
For what seems like an eternity, Canadian airport authorities have been hammering away at Ottawa and various municipalities to give them a break
Alternate Approach: Willing to pay a premium
Your humble correspondent does not live the high life very often.
Racing toward the future
Aéro Montréal is an organization that brings together all the major decision makers in Quebec’s aerospace sector, including manufacturers, educational and research institutions, associations and unions.
Sound course of action
It was a week to celebrate royalty in Calgary in early July but newlyweds Kate and William weren’t the only ones under the microscope.
What is the Bottom Line?
When a lone terrorist walked into Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Jan. 24 and detonated a powerful bomb that killed 35 and injured more than 165, it underscored just how vulnerable airports can be – and Canadian authorities are constantly reviewing and implementing new security measures to keep them safe.
Canada on the world stage
We’re here to sell what Thompson has a lot of – minus 40 degree Celsius weather,” said Roxie Binns, development coordinator at Thompson Unlimited, Thompson’s Economic Development Corporation. “If anything is going to break in your airplane, it will do it at these temperatures.” It was a quintessentially Canadian moment. This Manitoba town was at Farnborough selling its bone-chilling climate as a centre for aerospace testing.
45 ° 42' North: Above it all
Two hundred and sixty-five feet above Wellington Street in Ottawa is an aircraft that has been airborne for some 80 years.
Waypoint: Good is not good enough
You are buying fuel. This is a fairly normal activity for most, and a fact of life for anything that has an engine.
Leading Edge: Who pays?
In the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Wings magazine, John McKenna, president and CEO of the Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC) wrote a guest column called, “Olympic Security Yes; But not to the detriment of the B.C. air transport industry.”
Waypoint: CBAA out, Transport Canada in
Transport Minister John Baird’s March 16 announcement that the POC oversight is reverting to Transport Canada (TC) represents a major change for CAR 604 flight departments. It’s a key step involving CBAA POC operations and one that, in the opinion of many, is heading in entirely the wrong direction. This change is going to bear a significant cost in time and money – for everyone.
New Link for Canadian Beacon Registry
May 3, 2010- Astra, Ont. The Canadian Beacon Registry has a new link. http://canadianbeaconregistry.forces.gc.ca
Canada Aviation Museum names new Director General
April 29, 2010, Ottawa - Denise Amyot, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Quick as Director General of the Canada Aviation Museum.
Toronto Pearson signs IBM agreement
April 28, 2010, Toronto - The GTAA is pleased to announce that a five-year, $130 million agreement to support airport technology and services has been signed with IBM.
William A. Restall Named CAC Chair
 April 27, 2010, Ottawa – Saskatoon Airport Authority President and CEO
William A. Restall has been elected chairman of the association for the
next two years.
Eruption disruption
April 23, 2010, Vancouver - One-in-six Canadians know someone who has been directly impacted by the volcanic eruption in Iceland.
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