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March 28, 2021

ALPA: One Level of Safety/Security for All Commercial Airline Pilots

Identifies Key Safety & Security Protections That Could Help Advance All-Cargo Operations

Via a recently published white paper, ALPA has detailed a number of policy recommendations for 'rebuilding a strong, sustainable airline industry.' In addition to advancing aviation safety and security for commercial passenger operations, ALPA also renewed efforts to achieve one level of safety and security for all-cargo pilots. While many of the same federal regulations are used for both commercial passenger and cargo airlines, ALPA claims that lesser requirements are used for all-cargo operations in several crucial areas, which results in unnecessary safety and security risks.

Cuts Will Undermine Safety, Say Air Traffic Controllers Surveyed

More than 80 per cent of Canadian Air Traffic Controllers say public safety will be put at risk if NAV Canada proceeds with intended Area Control Centre layoffs and Air Traffic Control tower closures, according to a survey commissioned earlier this month by the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA), which heard from 1,400 of Canada's 1,800 licensed controllers. Just over 40 per cent of controllers said the looming cuts pose a high risk to public safety, while roughly 39 per cent indicated there would be a moderate safety risk if the cuts go ahead. Notably, only two per cent of those surveyed said there is no safety risk.