I recommend we ban Air France from flying to Canada. They had a runway excursion in YYZ and from what I understand both pilots were French!!

Gilles: Is this an aviation safety issue or a labour and immigration issue?

Gilles:

I hope this is not your real everyday attitude:

A Union's goal is supposed to protect its members against the the employer, not against the competition.

You are fighting globalization. Good luck.

I would say right cause, wrong track! I will ask one more time: Is this a genuine aviation SAFETY issue or a labour and immigration issue? Don't give me the "you don't read my posts" because "TC is supposed to uphold all the rules".

Insurance companies are always looking for reasons not to pay out so I am not so sure they see unqualified pilots as a negative.

Let me approach this from a different angle. Should FLVCs be issued for general commercial line flying? Absolutely not. Is it the intent of the CARs to allow TC to issue FLVCs for general commercial line flying? Probably not. Is there anything in the CARs that clearly prohibits it? In my opinion, no...

Gilles: I do read your replies. What suggest that I am not reading them? Is it the fact that I am standing by my opinion regardless of what you throw at me in terms of references and interpretation? Just because a handful inspectors agree with you isn't unanimous with success in a court. You said it...

First of all, you might as well forget about "public interest" as it has yet to be legally defined. The problem is that someone could easily argue that nowhere does the CARs state that a pilot CAN NOT fly commercially with an FLVC. Yes, the CARs lists what FLVC can be issued for but does not clearly...

Gilles Hudicourt wrote:How can I get Trey Kule to commit to eating his underpants in public and keeping his word if I manage to block foreign pilots ?

I was under the impression that reciprocity was your goal?

Gilles: I think you are also failing to consider this part of the aeronautics act: (2) The Minister or an officer of the Department of Transport authorized by the Minister for the purpose of this subsection may, on any terms and conditions that the Minister or officer, as the case may be, considers ...

Against a good lawyer, 421.07 (2) (j) will not find a foot to stand on. Evrything supports my position. 421.07 (2) (j) by itself and taken out of context will not stand a chance. I don't think context, purpose or intent means anything in a court. Only the legal interpretation of the wording of the ...

SI 400-005 also says this: To act as a flight crew member in a Canadian registered aircraft, a foreign licence holder shall be in possession of an appropriate Canadian Pilot Licence, Permit or FLVC. ..... and this: The holder of a FLVC issued for commercial purposes, in addition to exercising the sp...

Gilles: You are assuming that your personal interpretation of the regulations is the same interpretation lawyers or a judge would use in a court. A bold stance. I sincerely hope you are successful in your fight for reciprocity, but also hope you are not relying on TC not issuing FLVCs on your quest ...

If Flaherty sticks to what is indicated in this excerpt from last weeks Macleans things are not going to improve anytime soon! “Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives’ planned cuts will make travellers less safe in the air, on the water, or riding the rails,” Olivia Chow declared. “The minister has repeated...

A Foreign Licence Validation Certificate is not and never has been a "licence, rating or and endorsement required by Part IV" for Part VII operations You are right. The Certificate, usually in the form of a letter from TC, gives you the right to exercise the privileges of a Canadian CPL or ATPL in ...

The purpose of the "Certificate" you speak of, is a certificate to provide documented proof (usually a letter) for a foreign pilot to carry around showing that his or her Private, Commercial or ATPL license has been validated by TC for the timeframe stated. What does the certificates these foreign p...

I am repeating myself now, but 705.106 does not clearly exclude FLVCs either. One could probably argue that when validating a foreign license it is a form of endorsement. 705.106 includes the word "endorsement" but when you look at the application of Part IV there is no mention of endorsements. If y...

With all due respect Gilles, it seem you are choosing to ignore 421.07(j)? Have you consulted a lawyer? I can tell you right now that until 421.07(j) is removed from the standards "commercial" does not have to be listed as a purpose. "for reasons other than those mentioned" could be anything from "...

With all due respect Gilles, it seem you are choosing to ignore 421.07(j)? Have you consulted a lawyer? I can tell you right now that until 421.07(j) is removed from the standards "commercial" does not have to be listed as a purpose. "for reasons other than those mentioned" could be anything from "c...

As much as I disagree with the very imbalanced reciprocity scheme some airlines are engaged in, the safety approach is weak at best. My understanding is that all foreign pilots flying for CJ or Sunwing are current and experienced on the NG, and from what I hear, some have 20,000-30,000 hours on 737'...