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Popular airlines flagged for safety system non-compliance

McLean, Jesse
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/03/10/popular-airlines-flagged-for-safety-system-non-compliance.html

Publisher:  The Star
Date Written:  10/03/2018
Year Published:  2018  
Resource Type:  Article

The regulatory breach was uncovered by Transport Canada agents during a 2016 visit to the airline's Etobicoke offices, where inspectors reviewing maintenance records also found planes had not received required work.Sunwing is one of several popular commercial airlines that have been flagged for widespread non-compliance by Transport Canada, the details of which are contained in government surveillance reports that are not public and must be obtained through Access to Information legislation.

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The Star obtained surveillance reports for Sunwing and three other commercial airlines: Jazz, WestJet and its regional carrier, WestJet Encore. Together, these airlines are responsible for more than 1,400 flights each day.

Government inspectors found each airline was non-compliant in areas of "safety oversight" and "training, awareness and competence."

In each of these reports, the government assessed the airlines' internal safety management systems (SMS) -- intended to flag risks before they become safety problems. The non-compliance found in the reports relates to the airlines’ own safety monitoring systems, not the safety of the planes themselves.

The reports contain little detail about the specific problems found by inspectors, which range from "minor" issues with record keeping to "major" findings, described by the government as system-wide failures that will take more time and effort to fix. Transport Canada says the country has one of the safest, most secure air transportation systems in the world.

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