Media Headlines:
Posted by admin in Media Headlines on April 10, 2010
- Aug 18: Air Transat pilots serve strike notice.- Montreal Gazette
- Aug 16: Airline industry takes flight.- Globe and Mail
- Aug 09: Ottawa startup hopes to set a fire under de-icing technology.- Montreal Gazette
- Aug 05: WRAPUP 1-Air Canada, WestJet see operating earnings rise.- Reuters
- Aug 05: Air Canada reports 2010 second quarter results.- CNW
- Aug 04: ACE cleared for windup as Air Canada completes financing.- Globe and Mail
- Aug 04: Jazz is tuning up for contract with Thomas Cook to service sun spots this winter.- CanadianBusiness
- Aug 03: Groupe Aeroplan Receives Repayment of Air Canada Credit Facility.- DigitalJournal.com
- Aug 03: ACE Aviation receives repayment of Air Canada credit facility.- CNW
Notice of Nominations & Elections of Negotiations Representatives:
Posted by admin in IAMAW Local Lodge 1763 on May 17, 2010
Date of Nomination:
- July 06 / 2010
Date and location of Election:
- September 07 / 2010
Election to be held on Tuesday, September 07 from 07:00 – 19:00 at the Quality Inn, Halifax Airport, formerly the Halifax Airport Hotel. The usual monthly meeting to follow in the same location.
The monthly meeting for August has been canceled as allowed per the by-laws.
Any member entitled to receive an absentee ballot shall make written request to the Recording Secretary of the Local Lodge 1763 by delivering in person or mailing such request no later than thirty (30) days before the election, to:
Mike Scully- Recording Secretary
LL1763
11 Thornhill Dr.
Suite 238
Dartmouth , NS
B3B 1R9
D.L. 140 Bulletins:
Posted by admin in Communication on April 15, 2010
Letter to the Honourable Transport Minister, J. Baird:
Chuck Atkinson, President & Directing General Chairperson, wrote a letter to Minister Baird on March 24, 2010 concerning the aviation industry in Canada. … View Chuck Atkinson’s March 24th, 2010 letter.
Letter to the Honourable Finance Minister, James Flaherty:
Chuck Atkinson, President & Directing General Chairperson, wrote a letter to Minister Flaherty on October 23, 2009 concerning the Air Canada Public Participation Act (“The Air Canada Act”) … View Chuck Atkinson’s October 23rd, 2009 letter.
Letter to the Honourable Finance Minister, James Flaherty:
Chuck Atkinson, President & Directing General Chairperson, wrote a letter to Minister Flaherty on July 13 concerning Air Canada’s Heavy Maintenance Division “ACTS” … View Chuck Atkinson’s July 13, 2009 letter.
The Honourable Finance Minister, James Flaherty’s response:
Flaherty’s response to Chuck Atkinson’s July 13, 2009 letter.
District Lodge 140 bulletins:
A complete list of District Lodge Bulletins are available for viewing … DL 140 Bulletins.
Atlantic Canada Profile:
Posted by admin in IAMAW Local Lodge 1763 on April 4, 2010
Gordon Hurst, ret'd mechanic
Weird News
Posted by admin in Media Headlines on April 3, 2010
From the weird news files of the aviation industry….
With the assistance of IAMAW member, Stephen Helms, we have gathered some “real” news items that should bring about a daily smile. We hope you enjoy this rather eclectic collection of new articles.
- Aug. 14: JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater: Is He a Hero to Airline Workers?- Wall Street Journal
- June 28: This Year, Aeroflot VIP Flyers Get a Calendar Full of Nude Flight Attendants.- Jaunted
- June 20: Too fat to fly to dying aunt.- News of the World
- June 20: Drunk driver steers onto runway as plane was about to land.- The Daily Mirror
- June 16: American 777 loses door at D/FW.- Sky Talk
- June 18: Human Heads Found In Boxes At Arkansas Airport.- CBS
- June 09: Illegal immigrant SURVIVES flight to Heathrow from Austria… stowed away inside landing gear of jumbo jet.- Daily Mail
- June 09: Two off-duty BA cabin crew ’caused fatal inferno at Bangkok hotel after lighting candles in their room’.- Daily Mail
- June 08: Proud Owner of Russia’s Largest Silicon Breasts Sues Airline.- Pravda
- May 02: BA caught short as all airliner’s toilets fail.- Associated Newspapers Ltd
- April 17: Who knew, a video of airline tivia.- Yahoo! News
- April 16: How Facebook ruined my career.- CANOE
- April 09: Ryanair Announces Pay to Pee Plan.- Self-catering-breaks.com
- April 08: Ryanair in stink over ticket ink.- The Sun
- April 06: Women try to take body on plane at Liverpool airport.- BBC
- April 01: Nigeria: Man crashes car into 737 aircraft.- thestar.com.my
- April 01: Unpaid Spanish air hostesses strip off for saucy calendar in protest.- Yahoo.com
- March 28: Drunk man sleeping in plane engine.- The Times of India
- March 01: Flight cancelled by air stewardess fight.- Cheapflights.co.uk
IAMAW Canada:
Posted by admin in Communication on February 24, 2010
- The 2010 Federal Budget: Canadian Labour Congress Analysis.- IAMAW Canada
- Air Canada Refuses to Fly the Extra Mile to Save Jobs!- IAMAW Canada
- It’s Time to Re-Regulate Aviation- IAMAW Canada
- The Middle Class is Growing – but not in North America warns DaCosta!- IAMAW Canada
- International MRO/Airline Report – 2009 by Carlos Da Costa.- IAMAW Canada
IAMAW International:
Posted by admin in Communication on February 21, 2010
- Mar 04: Air Canada to Furlough 1,000 Aircraft Mechanics.- IAMAW International, Machinists News Network
Have you Heard?
Posted by admin in Communication on February 2, 2010
The following are electronic copies of “Have you Heard”
- Feb. 24 / 09: The NAFTA ShuffleHave you heard 71 Canada English
- Feb. 24 / 09: Le remaniement imposé par l’ALENAHave you heard 71 Canada French
- Feb. 24 / 09:: El Trastorno de NAFTAHave you heard 71 Spanish
Videos:
Posted by admin in Communication on January 5, 2010
- Sept. 28: Headline : The Conversation Continues: Changing Our Culture.- YouTube video
- Aug. 19: Headline : August 19, 2009 : Calin Rovinescu: Part Three.- BNN
- Aug. 19: Headline : August 19, 2009 : Calin Rovinescu: Part Two.- BNN
- Aug. 19: Headline : August 19, 2009 : Calin Rovinescu: Part One.- BNN
- Aug. 07: The Conversation Continues: Moving Ahead.- YouTube video
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