Transport committee  In fact we did not ask for subsidies but for a financial partnership in order to set up some training. We had selected a consulting company in the Quebec region to create a training course. Unfortunately, this is very costly. And so we turned to the Montreal office to see if ther

Transport committee  Insofar as feedback is concerned there is always a dialogue between Transport Canada and the carriers. However, it is sometimes difficult to provide feedback to Transport Canada without having it be automatically returned in the form of a reply or an explanation.We sincerely hope

Transport committee  One thing that's very interesting about SMS is that when you apply it to a big company, it's about silo busting, having information flowing throughout all the departments. But when you're a small company, there are no silos. You are the silo. Let's say that you have an issue wit

Transport committee  Pour ma part... I'll try my English. I was working for a 705 operator when they first started SMS. We were actually one of the first companies to put SMS into phase one, phase two, and phase three. Basically, it required a lot of time. And we didn't have any tools. We had to hire

Transport committee  The associations have different interests. The document you are alluding to was tabled in January 23, 2009, precisely to set up partnership programs within the industry. In our case at the AQTA, we looked at this and we rejected the idea of doing precisely what you were describin

Transport committee  In fact, we saw that during the first phase of the implementation of the SMS in carriers of the 705 type and in airports, inspectors were overwhelmed by an increased workload from one day to the next. However, we are not talking about a large number of businesses. In Quebec, tw

Transport committee  We must take that fact into account and also the fact that many inspectors are going to be retiring soon and will have to be replaced. Because of the current demographic picture in Canada, a lot of people are retiring and we have to replace them. We will be experiencing a potenti

Transport committee  Good morning. We thank the committee for giving us the opportunity today to express our concerns about aviation security. The AQTA is a non-profit organization which works to further the development of the air transport industry in Quebec. We represent the following sectors of t

Transport committee  I should remind you that in North America, each and every minute of every day, some 5,000 or 6,000 trips are taking place in the air transport network as a whole. In each case, passengers must either board a connecting flight because the initial aircraft is going somewhere else,

Transport committee  Thank you very much.

Transport committee  Mr. Roy—

Transport committee  Indeed, if people are complaining to the media, it is no surprise that the service is not improving. So the people should probably turn to the right persons. I have worked for a carrier and I know that the Magdalen Islands are one of the most difficult places to access in all of

Transport committee  My answer to this is that if there was a significant need in this area, the Canadian Transportation Agency would have contacted the carriers and would have made recommendations to us. I have personally worked for an air carrier for 10 years and I have seen over the years an impr

Transport committee  How many airlines or how many airports?

Transport committee  There are not many airlines in Quebec. However, there are many small carriers that serve remote areas. Someone jokingly told me recently that if he was required to comply with a schedule, it would be a daily schedule; in other words, the airplane would take off when ready. I bel