Transport committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I will be the only one speaking for the TSB during the opening remarks. Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear today to explain the role of the TSB in Iran's safety investigation into the downing of U

Transport committee  The action was taken, and it obviously has been demonstrated to be the right thing to do, given the ongoing work and the fact that the aircraft is still undergoing testing. Plans are still being made as to when, how and what additional requirements will be put in. I think it was

Transport committee  No.

Transport committee  They're experts in their fields. I think it would be totally inappropriate for me to comment on their testimony or on the reports issued by other agencies, other than to say that we are paying attention and keeping a watchful eye on it.

Transport committee  The Transportation Safety Board applies the conventions under annex 13 of the International Convention on Civil Aviation. We would lead the investigation. We would involve all the other states that have a role that is formally outlined. If another state were in our position, we

Transport committee  We have a very good safety record in Canada in aviation. We're about to release—tomorrow—our statistics for 2019. It was a very challenging year for some sectors of aviation, notably general aviation, but the safety rate in commercial aviation, the type of aircraft that most pe

Transport committee  Yes. All of our reports, recommendations, assessments and our watch list are publicly reported.

Transport committee  If we're talking about being part of a foreign investigation because of an accident that happened on foreign soil but in which Canada has a direct interest, the body that sets those standards and recommended practices is the International Civil Aviation Organization. If we use

Transport committee  We would not normally comment on an investigation report by another country. Talking about the Ethiopian Airlines, we're certainly watching very carefully to see what the FAA, Transport Canada and other regulators are going to do before they put that aircraft back into service.

Transport committee  The way we do it, yes, we've issued multiple recommendations over the years relating to certification issues on a variety of aircraft. We were talking about the Sikorsky S-92, and just to clarify, they are making improvements to that aircraft to allow it to fly 30 minutes without

Transport committee  Yes, in the case of those particular recommendations, they remain outstanding and active.

Transport committee  With respect to the Swissair accident, a little less than half of the 23 recommendations related to certification and the flammability standards. Most of those were adopted by industry, not only in the U.S. and in Canada but also in Europe. The material that was in use in that ai

Transport committee  First, our mandate is to investigate events, and accidents are events. Following the Ethiopian Airlines accident, there was a worldwide flight ban. Also, investigations by Ethiopian Airlines and by the United States were ongoing. In reality, we had no formal role to play. As I to

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Because in that particular accident the interest was due to the Canadian fatalities, our status under ICAO annex 13 was limited to “expert”. We immediately, following that accident, tried to become involved. We contacted the Ethiopian investigation agency and worked closely with