... and it only took 6 years to do this!! The Government of Canada takes action to enhance air safety No. H120/11 For release - December 2, 2011 OTTAWA — The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced proposed new regulations to enhance the safety ...

I think this is the right action even if it doesn't gain traction. In recent months there have been a number of high profile issues that didn't get traction and then one day it all blew up - examples: bad senior management at the RCMP, torture by the CIA; collapse of the financial system. All of the...

Standard procedure in these events - you file a lawsuit naming everyone that was standing within 1000 miles of the event. Later on when all the info is available, you refine who you are going after and drop many of the names. At the outset I would name the aircraft manufacturer, airline, regulator, ...

Some of you have sent me private information related to the overtemping of the blade. The information is really interesting, but without hard facts nobody will print it. the risks are too high. If any of you have any factual information supporting the overtemping I will ensure the source's ID is pro...

I have heard the rumours before about overtemping. I want to assure everyone that it is not true. I am an engineer. The blade was taken to Ottawa and was subjected to microscopic examination by the Engineering Branch Laboratory of the TSB and I have examined the photographs. The blade failed because...

Call for zero-tolerance flight safety Father of killed pilot says 'red flags' raised over airline were ignored By Susan Lazaruk, The Province; with files from Canwest News ServiceFebruary 22, 2009 A father whose pilot son died three years ago after his small plane crashed on Vancouver Island said he...

For those that think you need a plane to fly, have you thought about trying this:

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And you don't need any paperwork!

The most alarming thing is that neither the Conservative government, nor the three opposition parties have said a damn thing about all this. As we all suspected, politicians of all political stripes are a waste of space and fresh air. This is why we elected them - to hold people accountable.

ROBERT MATAS From Monday's Globe and Mail November 24, 2008 at 5:06 AM EST VANCOUVER — In the spotlight following two fatal crashes, a senior Pacific Coastal Airlines official lashed out yesterday at customers who push pilots of small planes who go into remote areas to fly in marginal conditions. "T...

Author - Nikolas Chapman Nikolas Chapman is a Transport Canada certified, Class 1 flight instructor and Airline Transport licensed pilot. Nikolas has been employed as a Chief Flying Instructor and Chief Pilot for a flight training unit and a commercial airline. Currently, he resides in Victoria BC, ...

Nothing heard since - presumably TC filed a statement of defence. Interestingly Mr. Chapman is listed as an aviation instructor on a website offering on-line pilot instruction: http://www.dauntless-soft.com/Products/GroundSchoolCanada/pp.asp "1000+ total Questions, representative of actual Transport...

DowneastGuy's comments are very poignant. Until you have gotten close to a family that has experienced a loss like this, you have no idea what the impact is. We can all understand that somebody died, and there are tragic accidents every day, but for the friends and relatives this is a live changing ...

SMALL-PLANE CRASHES 'Lives could have already been saved' What caused Sunday's deadly crash in B.C.? One of the first assumptions is pilot error - but there could have been more to it than that ROBERT MATAS rmatas@globeandmail.com November 22, 2008 VANCOUVER -- Hugh Danford believes he knows what wa...

And its only taken 3 years - I hate to rush them, after all it might cause TC senior management a lot of undue stress!! Aviation under review By Tracy Holmes - Peace Arch News Published: November 20, 2008 4:00 PM Updated: November 20, 2008 5:13 PM Transport Canada is exploring how it can “further im...

At the end of the day, the blade failed because there was a metallurgical defect in the blade that had been there since manufacture. It had not been detected. All the lawsuits have now been settled out of court (most with an accompanying gag order - except for the pilot's father who refused to sign ...

Dangerous moral arguments here - so if I willingly agree to take a risk and put my life in jeopardy thats OK. So now we get to the heart of the arguments on other issues - so if I am a young pilot pressured into an unsafe situation that's my problem too. Interestingly society and the courts don't ag...

Just anticipating an upcoming change in regulations (you can likely guess what is coming) - so if a particular aircraft/flight classification was deemed unsafe for passengers and so was restricted to freight only, does that imply that a pilot's life is not as valuable as a passenger's. I would like ...

If anyone has any evidence that any airline in this country is not paying in accordance with the Canada Labour Code, and/or meeting the required labour standards, let me know that exists, even if you are not sure what the requirements are, particularly if you are an employee of that airline, and I w...

Oh and by the way, the Auditor General of Canada is about to publish an audit on Transport Canada - won't that be interesting?!!! But that is another topic for another day!

Some good comments and interesting thoughts, but really missing the point. The issue is quite simple. The FAA requires a plane to demonstrate that it can fly 14.7 miles in icing conditions. The lawsuit alleges Cessna conducted 5 shorter test flights, added the total miles together, and told the FAA ...

Just so that you know I am not making any allegations, I am simply reporting the facts - they are reported by a highly reputable law firm and can be seen at: http://www.washingtoninjury.com/WA-aviation-lawsuit.asp I don't think a law firm would tell lies, even on the web, - they know the penalties t...

Love them or hate them - our friends to the south don't take too may prisoners in these situations. If the allegation, and it is only that until proven in a court of law, turns out to be right, some people in Cessna could find themselves in jail for the rest of their lives. They should move to Canad...

Well you shouldn't fly them over mountains, and with any luck you won't be able to fly them in icing at all, so so long as it is a bright clear sunny day over the prairies you may be OK - see below: Brett & Coats representing victims of Cessna crash Brett & Coats is pursuing a lawsuit on behalf of t...

I see three realistic opportunities for that to happen: 1. The inquest into the death of Ed Huggett which we are confident the chief coroner will approve 2. The October 2008 lawsuit brought by passengers of Sonicblue 3. The Nikolas Chapman lawsuit the Transportation Appeal Board should have done som...

I think we all want safety as the first priority. One key requirement is an effective regulator, particularly when the industry has been financially deregulated - and I like low cost fares. Its not being anti TC - it is simply stating the obvious - for whatever reason - the whole management structur...