HAC members (Operator or Associate) who would like to gain access to the HAC Committees Site, should identify a Company “Delegation Authority” who will control access by your company employees by contacting fred.jones@h-a-c.ca (please provide the person’s email address and phone contact). You can enable access to one employee or all of them; it is up to each member company. Individual HAC members can also gain “User” access to the site by contacting fred.jones@h-a-c.ca.
In a recent announcement by Transport Canada, the department has indicated that they will be delaying the in-force date for CAR 703 and 704 operators until early 2011.
Transport Canada has cited the need to provide operators and their own inspectorate staff with more time to prepare for the phased implementation.
Parliament recently passed an amendment as part of its January ’09 budget package that will raise the foreign-ownership cap on Canadian carriers to 49% from 25%.
In recent years, recurrent media campaigns on helicopters accidents have focused the public's attention on helicopters safety, generating a negative perception of our industry with regards to safety which has always been, and will remain, of utmost importance to us.
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