Transport committee  Certainly, what we're talking about here is obviously a sensational issue in the news, a very acute risk in the whole thing and a one-off. What we're talking about is.... Of course no one approves of anyone operating impaired, and impairment relates to a whole number of issues, n

Transport committee  Certainly. I already spoke to the frequency of takeoffs and landings. They're definitely the most taxing portions of the flight. The length of the flight is a consideration: the longer you go, obviously, your time on task is going to be longer. The other consideration is the ci

Transport committee  Yes, sir. I have an airline transport pilot licence. I am qualified on the Airbus 320 as a captain.

Transport committee  Certainly. First of all, I'd like to commend the minister for a proactive approach to drone safety. That was a safe and responsible move to make. I'd also like to commend the minister on the “fit to fly” workshop that's been put together for this June. We'll be attending that

Transport committee  I'll speak to that 1:50 rule right off the hop, since you brought it up. The 1:50 rule brings up some very serious issues in the cabin in regard to safety and security. There are smaller aircraft, and if you have a 1:50 rule, if the flight attendant is up front and let's say the

Transport committee  Yes, definitely. The most important safety device on any aircraft is a well-trained pilot. The focus has been on cost. They've gone to a system in Canada called AQP, advanced qualification program. In layman's terms, I believe this was a cost grab. We used to do a check ride eve

Transport committee  Absolutely.

Transport committee  Are you talking about on a daily or a monthly basis?

Transport committee  Currently, there is no differentiation in the Canadian Aviation Regulations. You can fly 14 hours with two pilots, and you can extend that up to 17 hours. This is way, way beyond science. There is some hope on the horizon. The draft regulations do propose time-of-day sensitivity

Transport committee  More than likely, with permission, I could have those provided to you. That being said, you bring up a very interesting point, because there is time-of-day sensitivity in the Air Canada mainline pilots' working schedule. At Air Canada Rouge, they operate to the bare regulatory m

Transport committee  Certainly I'm very aware of the safety management system. I spoke to Transport Canada about this at the HFiAM conference with Jacqueline Booth, and in Canada when the SMS system was implemented, at least for aviation, they didn't first put in place the protections for that inform

Transport committee  Well, aviation is certainly a dynamic environment. We can talk about all sorts of threats to aviation safety in terms of changing weather patterns, drones, lasers, economic pressures, and so on, all of these sorts of issues. Truth be told, again, past performance isn't indicative

Transport committee  Yes, sir, there are. There is an obligation under the law to keep track. It's essentially a logbook or a list of duty time and flight time.

Transport committee  Definitely. There are some different issues at play there. When you're looking at fatigue, you're looking at sleep debt, time on task, and circadian rhythm. In the case of a long-haul flight, you're looking at a lot of time on task and changes in time zones based on circadian r

Transport committee  Certainly. That's a great point there. First of all, fatigue does not discriminate. We all have the same physiology. The science shows that, whether you're a ground handler, a mechanic, or a flight attendant on board the aircraft, you are impacted in terms of performance by fatig