Transport committee  I would say that the notice to airmen, the NOTAM, is the awareness mechanism that Russian-owned, -operated, -leased and -controlled aircraft—for Belarus aircraft, it's now the same—are banned. It's the responsibility of aircrew to be aware of the NOTAM. It is the international no

Transport committee  Leading up to the decisions, we were in contact with our international colleagues around actions that were being considered as well. That included colleagues within the European Union and the U.K. as well as the United States. We were also looking at potential language that may o

Transport committee  Mr. Chair, I can start with that question and speak within the air sector. Over the last number of weeks, we've been informing our air sector colleagues about information coming out of other government departments around ensuring that their cybersecurity plans are in place and

Transport committee  Mr. Chair, I wonder if I could add to that. The notice is for the crews who are operating in and around the area that's impacted. I'll give an example. We issue NOTAMs quite frequently, such as for an incapacitated aircraft on a runway, lighting issues on another runway or pote

Transport committee  Mr. Chair, I'll speak to that initially. If we do find that there's a situation where we feel that there is a threat to Canadian airspace, to individuals operating within Canadian airspace or to Canadians themselves, we will liaise through a protocol with our Canadian Forces col

Transport committee  Thank you, Ben. Thank you, Mr. Chair. The way Canada defines humanitarian or emergency flights is very clear in the CANSCA. That would be medevac, search and rescue, or those related to transport during an international emergency. In this case and in our reviews, we are conce

Transport committee  Thanks for that question. I've had the opportunity to speak with the Canadian families, individuals associated with victims who were close to Canada, on a number of occasions now. I've learned a great deal from all of them. My condolences again go out to each and every one of t

Transport committee  None for me.

Transport committee  I will be the first to say that we look for experts in the field who may be working with design and manufacture when we look to recruit individuals. There are certain areas within aircraft certification where the labour market is very small and very tight. We're always encouragin

Transport committee  I do truly appreciate that question. I think we first have to look at the authority that we're provided with regard to aircraft certification. It goes back to a previous question of how we manage as a certifying authority to ensure that we are up to date and able to certify, rev

Transport committee  I will repeat the message that now is not the time to fly because of our pandemic and COVID-19. I would encourage individuals to fly only if it's essential. As soon as it is the time to fly, I can't wait to get on the 737 or another aircraft that our national aircraft certificat

Transport committee  Absolutely. In a discussion by my colleague David, he mentioned one of the key things. One of the unique changes we had was the ability for crew to pull a circuit breaker to help alleviate some of the workload issues that are found within the cockpit. If we have that procedure

Transport committee  There are two pieces there, and it is very important. When Transport Canada certifies an aircraft, that's a Canadian-made product. That's a Canadian manufacturer coming to us for an initial-type certification for a product. That wasn't the case here. We were a validating authori

Transport committee  From a certification component—and we've explained in a few of the responses we've had—we believe our certification approach in Canada is very sound. We have very strong oversight and a very strong relationship with our manufacturers. I don't believe that certification approach i

Transport committee  Thank you for that question. What I can say is, at that point, conversations with the FAA started right away after the aircraft accident of Lion Air, just like it would with other accidents that occurred. I'll even refer to an accident that occurred for another 737 variant model