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By the time this article goes to press, it will have been five months since Minister of Transport Baird announced that Transport Canada Civil Aviation would be repatri-ating the business aviation POC certification process as of April 1, 2011. During these past five months, CBAA’s staff and the board transition committee have been diligently working and continue to work with Transport Canada Civil Aviation on a myriad of issues to ensure a smooth transition into 2011 and beyond.
While 2011 planning is well in hand, CBAA is turning its think-ing towards CBAA 2012 and what members want its association to be
on their behalf. Notwithstanding that the POC program will revert back to Transport Canada Civil Aviation, members will continue to need POC liaison services with Transport Canada from CBAA in Ottawa and in the Regional Offices of Transport Canada. Our scenario planning also needs to examine how key legislative, regulatory and policy forces, both in Canada and abroad, could affect Canadian busi-ness aviation operations. Business aviation security, the environment, customs and border management, SMS, taxation, fiscal issues, and regulatory burden are a few things that come to mind that are continu-ally making our members operating environments more complex, on both domestic and global fronts.
Starting in the fall of 2010, CBAA staff and board members will start putting together the 2012 Strategic Action Plan for CBAA. This will see the formulation of CBAA’s five-year vision, goals and key strategic initiatives plan. A key element of this process is member input, outreach and consultations. For example, which issues are of importance to our members? What will CBAA 2012 look like given its strategic objectives? What events and professional development op-portunities do CBAA members want? Should activities be more North American/global focused?
This process will include CBAA members and stakeholder focus groups at the CBAA chapter level across the country, member sur-
veys, and comments to ensure that CBAA will continue to be a relevant voice for Canadian busi-ness aviation interests. We encour-age our members to participate in these efforts, the CBAA is, after all, the voice of Canadian busi-ness aviation, and as CBAA mem-bers, we believe your voice should be heard.
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Given the changes in recent years to requirements for flying missions across the
U.S.-Canadian border, how can com-panies using business aircraft be sure they’re in compliance?
That was the focus of a recent in-teractive webinar, which was hosted jointly by the National Business Avi-ation Association (NBAA) and the Canadian Business Aviation Associa-
tion (CBAA), to provide attendees with comprehensive, up-to-the-min-ute regulatory and operational infor-mation on cross-border flying.
In addition to the information provided in the online session, the webinar also served as an opportu-nity for CBAA President and CEO Sam Barone to announce the launch of a new, expanded forum on the topic, which will also be jointly pro-
duced by NBAA and CBAA, and held in Montreal in November 2010.
“Flights between the U.S. and Canada are literally big business,” Barone said, noting that each day, each day, $1.6 billion in trade dollars cross the U.S./Canada border, a sig-nificant portion of which do so by air.
Barone pointed out that cross-border operations between the U.S. and Canada have become more
challenging in recent years, with a multitude of security and other re-quirements that demand detailed planning and research for proper compliance.
The webinar was attended by rep-resentatives from a variety of busi-nesses, located in both the U.S. and
Webinar Ensures Compliance for U.S.–Canadian Cross-Border Missions
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55 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L5Tel: (613) 236-5611 • Fax: (613) 236-2361
E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.cbaa.ca
President and Chief Executive OfficerSam Barone, ext. 238 • [email protected]
Executive AssistantAime O’Connor, ext. 228, [email protected]
Special Advisor to the President and CEOArt Laflamme, ext. 226, [email protected]
Vice-president,Marketing and Communications
Andrew Oestreich, ext. 236 • [email protected]
Marketing and Communications Analyst, Rachel Duchesneau, ext. 221, [email protected]
Director, Membership and Convention ServicesJanet Maslin, ext. 225 • [email protected]
Manager, POC ProgramPeter Saunders, ext. 232 • [email protected]
Certification Specialist, POC ProgramTim Weynerowski, ext. 234 • [email protected]
Assistant, POC ProgramShirley Londry, ext. 229 • [email protected]
Finance, Barb VanDoorn, ext. 222, [email protected]
Board of Directors – Executive Committee
Chair • Doug WareManager; FlightSafety Canada Ltd.
Vice-Chair: • Rob MaddenDirector/Flight Operations
Province of Alberta, Air Transportation Service
Secretary • Dave Anderson, Vice-president; Anderson Air Ltd.
Treasurer • Jean MénardVP Commercial and Air Transport Sales,
EMS Technologies
Past Chair • Jean LangevinSenior Vice-president Operations Skyservice Business Aviation Inc.
Board Members-at-Large
Gary Banks • VP, Marketing & Sales Support; John Hopkinson & Assoc. Ltd.
Gordon Berturelli, Senior Vice-presidentInternational Business Development
World Fuel Services
Frank Burke, Operations Manager/Chief PilotTidnish Holdings Limited
William F. Clark • Barrister & Solicitor; Clark & Company
Anne Dinwoodie • Director, Flight Services, Execaire
Leonard Giacomelli, Director/Chief PilotScotiabank
Scott Harrold, GM YVR/BD Canada & Pacific USA,
Landmark Aviation YVR
Adam Keller • President; Chartright Air Inc.
Joe Zigrossi • President and CEO;Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers
Vice-presidentsAirports • Dave Dayment, Airport Operations Manager;
Toronto Airways Ltd.
Airworthiness • François Faust, Assigned Engineer; Skyservice Business Aviation Inc.
Aviation Medicine and Human Factors • Dr. Randy Knipping
Maintenance • David Hall, Chief of Maintenance;Irving Oil Transport Ltd.
Operations • BC Campbell, Vice-president Flight Operations; Skyservice Business Aviation Inc.
Projects • Gary Banks, VP, Marketing & Sales Support; John Hopkinson & Assoc. Ltd.
Training • Doug Ware, Manager; FlightSafety Canada Ltd.
NAV CANADA News 3
Calendar of Events 3
Changes with CBAA News Brief 3
Georgian College - Job posting form for aviation management co-op program
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Innotech-Execaire Appoints Harald Maron Aircraft Sales Eastern Regional Manager
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Innotech Earns FAA STC for Installation of I-CAIR™ Cabin Air-Quality System on Bombardier Global Express and Global XRS Aircraft
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Vietnamese Navy Selects Viking Series 400 Twin Otter for First Air Wing
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ICFSinc/Altitude develops new Training Program 7
2009 Mike Glass Memorial Safety Award 7
YYC Advertorial 8
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55 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L5Tel: (613) 236-5611 • Fax: (613) 236-2361
E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.cbaa.ca
President and Chief Executive OfficerSam Barone, ext. 238 • [email protected]
Executive AssistantAime O’Connor, ext. 228, [email protected]
Special Advisor to the President and CEOArt Laflamme, ext. 226, [email protected]
Vice-president,Marketing and Communications
Andrew Oestreich, ext. 236 • [email protected]
Marketing and Communications Analyst, Rachel Duchesneau, ext. 221, [email protected]
Director, Membership and Convention ServicesJanet Maslin, ext. 225 • [email protected]
Manager, POC ProgramPeter Saunders, ext. 232 • [email protected]
Certification Specialist, POC ProgramTim Weynerowski, ext. 234 • [email protected]
Assistant, POC ProgramShirley Londry, ext. 229 • [email protected]
Finance, Barb VanDoorn, ext. 222, [email protected]
Board of Directors – Executive Committee
Chair • Doug WareManager; FlightSafety Canada Ltd.
Vice-Chair: • Rob MaddenDirector/Flight Operations
Province of Alberta, Air Transportation Service
Secretary • Dave Anderson, Vice-president; Anderson Air Ltd.
Treasurer • Jean MénardVP Commercial and Air Transport Sales,
EMS Technologies
Past Chair • Jean LangevinSenior Vice-president Operations Skyservice Business Aviation Inc.
Board Members-at-Large
Gary Banks • VP, Marketing & Sales Support; John Hopkinson & Assoc. Ltd.
Gordon Berturelli, Senior Vice-presidentInternational Business Development
World Fuel Services
Frank Burke, Operations Manager/Chief PilotTidnish Holdings Limited
William F. Clark • Barrister & Solicitor; Clark & Company
Anne Dinwoodie • Director, Flight Services, Execaire
Leonard Giacomelli, Director/Chief PilotScotiabank
Scott Harrold, GM YVR/BD Canada & Pacific USA,
Landmark Aviation YVR
Adam Keller • President; Chartright Air Inc.
Joe Zigrossi • President and CEO;Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers
Vice-presidentsAirports • Dave Dayment, Airport Operations Manager;
Toronto Airways Ltd.
Airworthiness • François Faust, Assigned Engineer; Skyservice Business Aviation Inc.
Aviation Medicine and Human Factors • Dr. Randy Knipping
Maintenance • David Hall, Chief of Maintenance;Irving Oil Transport Ltd.
Operations • BC Campbell, Vice-president Flight Operations; Skyservice Business Aviation Inc.
Projects • Gary Banks, VP, Marketing & Sales Support; John Hopkinson & Assoc. Ltd.
Training • Doug Ware, Manager; FlightSafety Canada Ltd.
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CBAA Dates to Note:
September 15, DorvalQuebec Chapter Meeting. Sponsored by Bombardier. 1730. Information: Jim Leggett, [email protected]
September 30, RichmondPacific Chapter Meeting. Sponsored by Bombardier. 1730. Information: Scott Harrold, [email protected]
October 26, EdmontonNorthern Alberta and the Territories Chapter Meeting. Information: Keith Tilley, [email protected] or Marty Hope, [email protected]
October 27, CalgarySouthern Alberta Chapter Meeting. Information: [email protected]
November 16, St. JohnsAtlantic Provinces Chapter Meeting. Information: [email protected]
Other Dates of Interest:
October 19-21, AtlantaNBAA2010. Information: www.nbaa.org
November 7-9, VancouverATAC 2010. Information: www.atac.ca
CALENDAR | OF EVENTS
n United AirlineS ChiCAgo to
FrAnkFUrt triP will ProdUCe
leSS emiSSionS on Un world
environment dAyNAV CANADA is pleased to
be collaborating with United Air-lines (UAL) on two special flights to demonstrate new greener air naviga-tion procedures in the high altitudes of Canadian airspace and over the North Atlantic.
Flight UAL 945, Frankfurt to Chicago departed at 2:25 a.m., EDT on June 5, this year’s United Nations World Environment Day. Flight 944 departed Chicago for Frankfurt at 3:23 p.m., EDT. The aircraft to be flown for both trips will be a Boe-ing 777.
NAV CANADA Air Traffic Controllers at the Area Control Centres (ACC) in Toronto, Mon-treal, Moncton and Gander will facilitate more flexible routing by protecting a range of altitudes. This “altitude block” allows for greater variations in speed and provides quicker altitude changes.
This will give pilots and con-trollers increased opportunities to use more efficient routes thus sav-ing fuel and greenhouse gas emis-sions as the plane enters Canadian airspace and transits the portion of the North Atlantic controlled by the Gander ACC.
“We are pleased to participate with United Airlines in these World Environment Day demonstration flights,” said Rudy Kellar, NAV CANADA Vice President, Op-erations. “This is just one example among many of the savings in fuel and GHG emissions being gener-
ated by the close collaboration of air carriers and air navigation service providers.”
Assuming operational condi-tions are met, it is anticipated that these flights will save close to two metric tons of GHG emissions and 900 litres of fuel while in Canadian domestic airspace and over the oce-anic portion controlled by NAV CANADA.
NAV CANADA oceanic air traffic controllers in Gander are re-sponsible for the airspace over the Western half of the North Atlantic. They work in close cooperation with their counterparts at U.K. NATS at the Shanwick Oceanic Centre in Prestwick, Scotland, who control the Eastern half.
In addition to the flexible rout-ing at high altitudes, United’s dem-onstration flights will make use of other green procedures from gate-to-gate. United estimates a total sav-ings of 6,400 pounds (3,600 litres) of fuel and a reduction in GHG emissions of nearly nine metric tons.
The real-time progress of United 944 and 945 is being tracked and can be viewed on the NAV CANADA website, using Sabre Flight Explorer technology.
Other GHG and fuel savings initiatives are outlined in the Collab-orative Initiatives for Emissions Re-ductions (CIFER) Progress Report. NAV CANADA estimates total an-nual savings from existing initiatives of over 900,000 metric tons of GHG emissions. Projected savings of 8.4 million metric tons GHG emissions were forecast for the period of 2009 to 2016
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Changes with CBAA News BriefTo our valued readers;
The CBAA News Brief has changed once again to better suit the needs of the readership and provide timely, up to date information
to CBAA Members and subscribers to Wings Magazine. The CBAA will now publish six 8 page print editions of the News Brief to appear in Wings Magazine and six 8 page digital versions that will be delivered directly to your e-mail. In an effort to provide CBAA members with continuous communications this initiative will provide CBAA members with the opportunity to receive information on a much timelier basis. In addition to these changes, a section dedicated to the CBAA News Brief has been added to the Wings Magazine website and can be viewed at http://www.wingsmagazine.com/content/view/4180/170/.
The CBAA would like to thank Wings Magazine for this exciting new initiative and would like to express their gratitude to the CBAA News Brief ’s dedicated readership.
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JOB POSTING FORMAVIATION MANAGEMENT CO-OP PROGRAM
GEORGIAN COLLEGE, Barrie, Ontario Canada
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Please complete and return by e-mail to: [email protected] or fax to: (705) 722-5104
WORK TERMS: Jan.- April (4-month) May-August (4-month Sept.-Dec. (4-month)
Graduate Part-time Contract
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Job description & requirements (or attach): ____________________________________________________________________
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Method of Application (Please check appropriate area)
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Application Requirements (Please check appropriate area)
Resume Cover Letter Grade Report Driver’s Abstract Company Application
CO-OP DEPARTMENT WILL GATHER & SEND RESUMES TO YOU!
Sara Christensen, Aviation Management Co-op Consultant, Georgian CollegeOne Georgian Drive, Barrie, ON L4M 3X9
Tel: (705) 728-1968 ext. 5281 Email: [email protected]
CBAA 2010 News to Come in Next CBAA News Brief!
Due to the publication date of this issue of the CBAA News Brief, there will not be any updates from the CBAA 2010 Convention in Calgary, Alta. on July 7-8. Coverage of CBAA 2010 will be presented in the next issue. The CBAA would like to take this oppor-tunity to thank all of those who attended and exhibited this year’s convention and a special thanks to all of CBAA 2010’s sponsors. A complete listing of CBAA sponsors can be viewed at www.cbaa-acaa.ca/conven-tion/cbaa-2010-sponsors.
See you at CBAA 2011!
CBAA/NBAA Cross-Border
Issues Seminar
in
Montreal, QC
Look for more details soon!
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JOB POSTING FORMAVIATION MANAGEMENT CO-OP PROGRAM
GEORGIAN COLLEGE, Barrie, Ontario Canada
www.georgianc.on.ca\aviation
Please complete and return by e-mail to: [email protected] or fax to: (705) 722-5104
WORK TERMS: Jan.- April (4-month) May-August (4-month Sept.-Dec. (4-month)
Graduate Part-time Contract
Company: ______________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ___________________________ Fax #: ____________________________________________
E-mail ______________________________ Web Site: ________________________________________
Contact: ____________________________ Title: ____________________________________________
Position title: ________________________ Location: _________________________________________
Job description & requirements (or attach): ____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Interviews will take place: On Campus Employers Location
Telephone: __________________ Hourly Wage/Salary:_____________________ # of positions: _________
Method of Application (Please check appropriate area)
E-recruiting college on-line system Email Fax Hand Delivery
Application Requirements (Please check appropriate area)
Resume Cover Letter Grade Report Driver’s Abstract Company Application
CO-OP DEPARTMENT WILL GATHER & SEND RESUMES TO YOU!
Sara Christensen, Aviation Management Co-op Consultant, Georgian CollegeOne Georgian Drive, Barrie, ON L4M 3X9
Tel: (705) 728-1968 ext. 5281 Email: [email protected]
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MEDIA | RElEaSES
Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group has appointed Harald Maron as eastern regional sales manager for
the company’s aircraft sales division. He brings 15 years of aviation experi-ence to the team, which is responsible for the company’s sales and marketing of Cessna Citation business jets in Canada and pre-owned business air-craft to clients throughout the world.
Since 2007, Maron has been working in the aircraft management division at Innotech-Execaire, and before that was the sales & acquisi-tions director for seven years at a business jet brokerage firm.
Innotech-Execaire vice-president aircraft sales, Ray Kuliavas said, “We appointed Harald as our new sales manager because we are confident his experience, qualifications and profes-sionalism will make him a valuable addition to our team.”
“Over his years at Innotech-Ex-ecaire, Harald has consistently pro-vided outstanding customer service to our aircraft management clients. I am sure he will continue to provide the level of service they have come to expect from Innotech-Execaire.”
Maron also holds a commercial pilot’s licenses, with a multi-engine/ instrument rating, and prior to work-ing in aircraft sales and management, acted as chief flight instructor at a flight college aviation program.
Innotech-Execaire Appoints Harald Maron Aircraft Sales Eastern Regional Manager
Canada that rely on a general avia-tion airplane. Participants on the call included flight department personnel, owner-pilots, dispatch-ers, and others in business aviation.
Webinar presenters from Uni-versal Weather & Aviation and Canada’s Skyservice Business Avia-tion discussed in detail topics such as customs notification (for the US Part 91 as well as Part 135-125-121 operations, and Canadian CAR 604), including information on in-bound and outbound notification, required documents, and airports of entry. Other topics included eA-PIS (Electronic Advance Passenger Information System), US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immi-gration Status Indicator Technol-ogy), NSEERS (National Security
Entry-Exit Registration System), and use of the Visa Waiver System.
The benefits, requirements and procedures of the CANPASS system for business operators were also covered, as were cabotage con-siderations, which can particularly impact Canadian charter operators in the United States.
“I attended the NBAA webinar on U.S.-Canadian border-crossing issues, and it was an excellent presentation,” said Dorrette Kerr, Manager, Flight Administration for John Deere Global Aviation Services.
A play-back of the webinar has been made available online, at a cost of $99 for NBAA and CBAA members, or $149 for non-members. To access the webinar, contact the CBAA for more infor-mation.
Webinar Ensures ComplianceContinued from page 1
Innotech Earns FAA STC for Installation of I-CAIR™ Cabin Air-Quality System on Bombardier Global Express and Global XRS Aircraft
Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group received STC approval from the FAA on June 14 to install its Cabin Air-quality (I-CAIR) System on Bombar-dier Global Express and Global XRS business aircraft.
The I-CAIR system was jointly developed by Innotech Aviation and Montreal-based Air Data Inc., using its JetAir™ Bio-Protection Systems (BPS), with installations being performed at Innotech’s completion cen-ter in Montreal. The system can be installed on the aircraft as it under-goes initial interior completion or as part of a retrofit program.
Innotech director of sales and marketing, Tony Rawlinson, said, “Our installation and certification experience, combined with Air Data’s expertise in cabin air-quality management systems, brings to market the most advanced systems available today.”
European EASA approval of the system installation is expected with-in the next few weeks.
Pioneered in space, the system is derived from patented “cold plasma ionic interaction” technology and is currently in use on the International Space Station. Unlike traditional, simple air filters, the I-CAIR system is an “active” design; it uses an electric sterilization technique to “catch and inactivate” air contaminants. In addition to its germicidal effect, the technique has a further advantage of simultaneous reduction in a wide range of harmful and annoying gases, against which traditional air filters have no effect.
Olivier Laville, Air Data VP of sales and marketing, said, “At a time when there is increasing concern about the transmission of infections within aircraft cabins, the certified I-CAIR system provides significant increases in cabin air purity, protecting passengers and crew from a wide range of contaminants, both biological and chemical.”
A key example of the system’s effectiveness can be seen with the sub-stantial reduction in cabin ozone levels, which are naturally elevated at high altitudes. Studies have shown that ozone reacts with many surfaces and substances within an aircraft cabin, creating gaseous by-products that are sources of dryness and discomfort for passengers’ eyes and nasal membranes.
Laville added, “Feedback from clients has been that crews are no-ticing a significant difference in air quality that has made flying a more enjoyable experience.”
Thank you to our CBAA 2010 Sponsors! A complete list can
be seen at www.cbaa-acaa.ca
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Vietnamese Navy Selects Viking Series 400 Twin Otter for First Air WingMulti-Aircraft Contract with Missionization, Convertibility, Spares and Training Pushes Viking Backlog in Excess of 200 Million
Viking Air of Victoria, B.C., Canada and the Vietnam Navy have finalized a pur-
chase agreement for six DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft. With this his-toric purchase, the Vietnam Ministry of Defense has acquired its first ever western built aircraft, and the forma-tion of the Navy’s initial fixed-wing-aircraft Air Wing.
The Series 400 Twin Otters are scheduled for delivery between 2012 and 2014, and will be equipped for amphibious operations. The six air-craft will be configured with convert-ible interiors covering VIP, commuter, and utility layouts, with three of the six designated “Guardian 400” maritime patrol variants. Ideally suited for the Navy’s operations, the Twin Otter Se-ries 400 aircraft will be used for trans-
port, resupply, maritime surveillance and search and rescue throughout Vietnamese coastal regions.
Included in the agreement are sen-sor package options, air conditioning, galley and lavatory installations, and a comprehensive spares support pack-age. All technical and flight training from ab-initio through commercial multi-engine, and including Twin Ot-ter Series 400 amphibious float op-erating experience will be provided by Viking’s sister organization Pacific Sky Aviation, a flight training unit lo-cated in Victoria International Airport, Canada.
Representatives of the Vietnamese Navy, in collaboration with the GAET Company from the Ministry of De-fense, have been working with Viking and its local representative, Canam
Active Enterprises Inc., over the past several years to develop the contract. Following an extensive evaluation and configuration phase, the DHC-6 Series 400 was selected as best suited to meet the operational requirements of the Vietnam Navy.
David Curtis, Viking President and CEO, commented, “After a long and thorough procurement process, Viking is proud to have been selected by the Vietnamese Navy to supply new DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, perfectly suited for use over Vietnam’s extensive 3400-kilometre coastline. It is also significant to note that the Series 400 is the first western built, fixed-wing air-craft to be selected by the Vietnam De-partment of National Defense, another highlight to add to the long list of Twin Otter program milestones.”
2009 Mike Glass Memorial Safety Award
T he Mike Glass Memorial Safety Award is awarded each year to
the person in Shell Aircraft who made the greatest contribution to the Shell Group’s health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) performance.
The CBAA is proud to announce Matthew Cox, a member of CBAA’s Board of Directors as well as a mem-ber of the CBAA Safety Committee, as the recipient of this award for 2009. Through his leadership, the safety and operational performance of the Calgary Fleet during 2009 was excep-tional. Subject to a challenging opera-tional environment, and often flying in extreme weather conditions, both the Dornier and Embraer aircraft delivered a quality and added value service to its customers, contributing directly to the business’s requirement for ‘more upstream and more profitable down-stream’. Throughout this, Cox set high expectations of safety performance in his business, and through personal example, sponsored and developed an open and honest reporting culture. Indeed, within System Architecture and Interface, Calgary continues to set the height of the bar in safety re-porting and mitigation. Through the medium of operational directives, Cox has continually refined Standard Operating Procedures, and he has put considerable energy into improving the Calgary Safety Case. During the year, and supported by space and ad-ministrative and domain staff, Cox also took a leading role in influencing NAV CANADA to introduce new airspace procedures to facilitate safer flight op-erations in the airspace regions abut-ting the heavy oil operating sites.
Cox has received tremendous sup-port from all other departments in sys-tem architecture and interface (SAI), particularly from his maintenance, flight crew and operations staff in Cal-gary. His safety leadership, both per-sonally and at a business level, has been exemplary, and he is a worthy recipient of the Mike Glass Safety Award.
ICFSinc/Altitude develops new Training Program
ICFSinc/Altitude, a Canadian company founded in 2000, has just developed a generic PAOBD training for 704 operators. The goal of this project was to facilitate training for operators who would like to use the services of PAOBD but not necessarily be responsible for the training programs. The PAOBD manual has been approved by Transport Canada and the training program
is in the final stages of the approval process. The training program covers two different aspects: The required training for light aircraft (PAOBD not required) and also the heavier aircraft which covers the requirements for Annex A of the Canadian Aviation Regula-tion 740.01 (Global, G550, GV: PAOBD required).
ICFSinc/Altitude offers its program on a membership basis and each company has a section of the manual dedicated to its own operations. The company’s president and founder Michele Mentink, who is also Vice President for Cabin Safety and In-Flight Services at CBAA, has been in the corporate sector for over 10 years. During this time, she has focused on understanding the needs for facilitated Corporate PAOBD training and solutions for their corporate clients.
For more information on this program and for other services offered by ICFS, please consult the website or contact us: Company Phone: 514-833-0553 • E-mail: [email protected] bookings: [email protected] • Website: www.icfs-altitude.com
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Responsible for the management and maintenance of Calgary International Airport (YYC), The Cal-gary Airport Authority is committed to creating and sustaining a world-class airport facility; adding value to the community and creating a positive first impression to travellers visiting the city. YYC is
focused on developing a complete customer experience. As one of Canada’s fastest growing and friendliest airports, YYC’s 15,000 employees work cohesively to deliver an exceptional experience to the millions of pas-sengers that visit YYC each year.
In its commitment to customer service, YYC goes above and beyond, offering complimentary luggage carts, wireless Internet throughout the Air Terminal Building, and free parking in the short-term lot for the first 30 minutes. Travellers can also catch a show on the free digital TV, take the kids to one of the Kidsport play ar-eas, or learn about space and aeronautics at Spaceport. New to YYC is the Cell Phone Park and Wait Lot where arriving travellers can call their friends or family waiting for them in the designated complimentary lot, and let them know when they are ready to be picked up at the designated pick-up area curbside on the arrivals level.
YYC contributes over $6 billion in value-added GDP for the Alberta region (about 10 per cent of the econ-omy). Passenger traffic has doubled over the last 15 years, making YYC Canada’s fourth busiest airport with 12.2 million passengers in 2009. In response to projected passenger growth, the airport has embarked on a $3 billion Airport Development Program, which includes a Parallel Runway and new International Concourse. Scheduled to be in service by 2014, the Parallel Runway will be Canada’s longest commercial runway at 14,000 feet and the new International Concourse will double the size of YYC’s existing terminal. These projects are heading the airport into an exciting and dynamic future!
The airport isn’t just growing; it is also becoming more comfortable. YYC’s award-winning concession program allows travellers to choose from a selection of 120 shops, restaurants, and services. Arriving passen-gers are welcomed by White Hat Volunteers in their white Stetsons and red vests. With over 220 volunteers, the White Hatters are a true testament to Calgary’s warm western hospitality and spirit of volunteerism. White Hat Volunteers are always ready to greet travellers with a welcoming smile and answer any questions. Their enthusiasm, dedication, genuine care, and desire to go the extra mile make YYC one of the friendliest airports in the world.
YYC is more than passengers; it is also a major international cargo hub. Calgary International Airport is situated in a prime strategic location ideal for receiving, transferring, storing, and distributing air, rail, and highway cargo, both domestically and internationally. In fact, cargo can be shipped from Calgary to anywhere in the world within 48 hours!
YYC was recently recognized as one of the most efficient airports in Canada, according to a 2009 global air-port benchmarking report, based on operating efficiency and cost-competitiveness. It was also the first airport in Canada to be recognized for its environmental practices by the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada. Most recently, The Calgary Airport Authority was recognized as one of Alberta’s Top 40 Employers for 2009.
YYC: The Energy Starts Here!
The Calgary Airport Authority
2000 Airport Rd. N.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2E 6W5
Canada
Phone: 403-735-1200
Toll Free: 1-877-254-7427
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