Research & Reference Material

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The following documents relate to research and background material presented at the Round Table event.

Background on Recent US Maintenance Problems (.pdf)
Provided by Richard Balnis (CUPE) This document includes the subheadings: 

  • The crisis situation at Southwest Airlines
  • The crisis situation spreads to other US airlines
  • US Congress holds special hearings
  • What are the lessons for Canada?
  • The importance of effective whistle blowing protection
  • A “cozy” relationship with the regulated
  • The dangers of inadequate resources and limited oversight
  • Self-disclosure of regulatory non-compliance breeds a lax safety regime
  • News Articles

Annotated Index for CBAA Access to Information Materials (.doc)
Provided by Richard Balnis (CUPE) This document includes the subheadings: 

  • Explanatory notes
  • Why delegate powers to the Canadian Business Aviation Association?
  • Is the CBAA industry self-regulation? 
  • The Transport Canada “Assessment” process of the CBAA 
  • Transport Canada’s “Assessment” of the CBAA

Transport Canada’s SMS Does Not Meet International Aviation Standards (.doc)
Provided by Greg Holbrook (CFPA)

Oversight of Air Transportation Safety:  Chapter 3 - May 2008 Report of the Auditor General
Greg Holbrook (CFPA) refers to this report in his presentation.  Also see the press release, Sweeping Condemnation of Transport Canada's Approach to Aviation Safety.

Service Line Plan & Resource Options 2001-2002 (.ppt)
Produced by Transport Canada Civil Aviation to "address the increased safety oversight workload" and resource shortfall of 70 full time employees and $17.3 million, provided courtesy of WapitiWatch.ca, and referred to by Greg Holbrook (CFPA)

Canada Safety Council Recommendations on Bill C-6 (.pdf)
Provided by Emile Therien (Canada Safety Council)
Originally presented to SCOTIC on April 20, 2007
 

In addition to these materials, we suggest reading:

The Role of the Judicary in Aviation Safety: The Inside Story and Legacy of Dryden (.pdf)
Presented to the International Civil Aviation Organizationon October 17, 2007.  Prepared by The Honourable Virgil P. Moshansky, C.M., Q.C., FRAeS, Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Ret.) and Capt. Donald L. Van Dyke, FRAeS, Chairman, Royal Aeronautical Society – Montreal Branch

Implementation of the Transport Canada Aviation Safety Management System (TCASMS):  What's Not Right and Why Change is Necessary
The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) announced that they had submitted this document to Transport Canada on November 4, 2009.  Along with recommendations, the document contains commentary, including a comparison of Transport Canada's SMS implementation with that of the UK, the US, Australia and the ICAO directions.  This attachment was also included in their October 13th, 2009 comment on the US docket FAA-2009-0671 Notice No.09-06 AC120-92 (Safety Management Systems).  All public submissions can be found at http://regulations.gov.

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