Passenger plane makes emergency landing at Moncton airport
From CBC News – link to source story Air Canada Jazz flight to Toronto lands safely after smoke detected CBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2021 Smoke in the cabin of a plane carrying 29 passengers from Sydney, N.S., to Toronto was forced to make an emergency landing at the Moncton airport Thursday. The pilot realized during the flight […]
Jazz Aviation Named One of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for the Tenth Year in a Row
HALIFAX, NS, Jan. 7, 2021 /CNW/ – Chorus Aviation Inc. (‘Chorus’) (TSX: CHR) announced that its subsidiary Jazz Aviation LP (‘Jazz’) was recognized as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for the tenth consecutive year. “We are pleased to be recognized as an organization that provides exceptional employee support and development programs as well as forward-thinking workplace policies,” said Randolph […]
An Air Canada Jazz Dash 8 Took Off Without Receiving Clearance
From Simple Flying – link to source story – thanks to PN Jake Hardiman, November 14, 2020 Pilots play a crucial role in ensuring aviation safety by adhering to instructions administered verbally by air traffic controllers. Departures are one such aspect that is regulated by an airport’s control tower. However, two weeks ago, a Canadian […]
COVID-infected flights fall sharply across Canada
From Toronto Sun – link to source story Bryan Passifiume • Nov 23, 2020 Only five international and six domestic flights with passengers infected with COVID-19 landed at Canadian airports last week. That’s compared to 44 international and 60 domestic flights recorded the week previous, according to publicly available data from Health Canada. Five of the six […]
Jazz Aviation Takes Gold at Canada’s Safest Employers Awards
HALIFAX, NS, Nov. 2, 2020 /CNW/ – Chorus Aviation Inc. (‘Chorus’) (TSX: CHR) is proud to announce that its subsidiary, Jazz Aviation LP (‘Jazz’), was named among Canada’s Safest Employers 2020 winning gold in the Public Transportation category. Canada’s Safest Employers awards were announced at a virtual gala event held on October 22. “We are honoured to be recognized once again as one […]
National Airlines Council of Canada Supports Call by Major Unions for Sectoral Assistance
Latest Statistics Canada Data Underscores Depth of Crisis Facing the Sector / Urgent Need for Concrete Plan OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 1, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ -The National Airlines Council of Canada, representing Canada’s largest carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet) welcomed today’s statement by labour leaders from Unifor, the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA), and Air Line […]
‘ESCALATING THE PANIC’: Passengers threatened crew after Toronto plane crash, safety board says
From Toronto Sun – link to story Canadian Press • Sep 03, 2020 The Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a crash between a Jazz Aviation LP flight and a fuel tanker at Pearson airport in 2019 detailing how passengers ignored and threatened staff to be let off the plane. The safety board says the […]
100 Jazz Aviation employees laid off at Halifax maintenance site due to COVID-19
News from CBC News – link to story Layoffs are part of effort to eliminate about 65% of Chorus Aviation’s staff CBC News · Posted: Sep 01, 2020 Chorus Aviation Inc. has laid off about 100 employees at its maintenance site in Halifax, according to Unifor Local 2002, the union that represents some of the company’s workforce. The […]
Chorus Aviation Comments on Air Canada’s Discontinuation of Service to Certain Regional Markets
From Chorus Aviation Inc HALIFAX, NS, June 30, 2020 /CNW/ – Chorus Aviation Inc. (TSX: CHR) (‘Chorus’) provides the following comment on Air Canada’s announcement earlier today regarding the discontinuation of service to certain regional markets. Air Canada has announced the discontinuation of 30 regional routes, 21 of which are operated by Jazz Aviation LP (‘Jazz’), and the closure of […]
Workers at Jazz Aviation and Exploits Valley Air Services oppose service reduction announcement
From Unifor TORONTO, June 30, 2020 /CNW/ – Jazz Aviation and EVAS represented by Unifor Local 2002 are disappointed with Air Canada’s major reduction in services announcement. “Airline workers should not have to continue to bear the burden of this global pandemic’s economic effects due to ongoing travel restrictions,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “What workers need […]