Transport committee  The frequency of Transport Canada audits and inspections has gone down considerably. The audits themselves, as my friend Mr. Clark points out, are more based on SMS procedures in the larger airlines. When it comes to smaller maintenance outfits, audits don't happen as often as t

Transport committee  I don't care which government's in power. For aviation safety it doesn't matter which government's in power. What's important is that Transport Canada continues to be funded and to act no matter who is in the big chair.

Transport committee  I've seen it stabilize. I haven't seen it change, but in the past two years we've had several instances where we used to have Transport Canada come to our workshops and association meetings, where they could speak to hundreds of aircraft maintenance engineers, but their money has

Transport committee  My name is Stephen Farnworth. I'm the vice-president of the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Association of Ontario. I'm a licensed aircraft maintenance engineer, commonly known as an AME, and I hold Transport Canada M1 and M2 licenses.

Transport committee  Yes, please. Madam Chair, members of the committee, I represent the Canadian Federation of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Associations, commonly known as CFAMEA. CFAMEA consists of six regional AME associations. We're all volunteer, grassroots, and membership-based. We represent