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Airport Operations Committee

The Airport Operations Committee promotes sustainable aviation safety and secure facilitation practices for airport operational and technical issues.

Mandate: To work with airports to optimize the operational efficiency of Canada’s airports in the following key areas:

• Ground handling requirements
• Deicing specifications
• Irregular operations handling
• Airport planning & construction projects

Chair:  Vacant

Cabin Safety Committee

The Cabin Safety Committee promotes passenger and cabin crew safety, cabin crew training and safety equipment.

Mandate: To ensure a consistent and fair development and application of Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) and other applicable standards by working in partnership with other aviation stakeholders.

Chair:  Jennifer Kalinchuk, Manager, Inflight Regulatory and Government Affairs, WestJet

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee supports the NACC by developing messaging and making recommendations on communications strategies.

Mandate: To provide guidance on communications strategy and tactics, so that NACC fulfills its objectives of being the voice of its members when engaging with government and other stakeholders.   

Chair: Peter Fitzpatrick, Manager, Media Relations, Central Region, Air Canada

Dangerous Goods Committee

(Information will be available soon.)

Mandate: (to follow soon)

Chair:  David Bolton, Manager, Dangerous Goods Compliance, Air Canada

Environment Committee

The Environment Committee focuses on the many activities undertaken by the industry to reduce environmental impacts, as well as on the development and implementation of environmental laws and regulations governing airlines.

Mandate: Foster a policy and regulatory framework that delivers sustainable environmental benefits, and advance the environmental stewardship of member airlines.

Chair:  Teresa Ehman, Director, Environmental Affairs, Air Canada

Flight Operations Committee

The Flight Operations Committee works with the government and other stakeholders to promote effective regulations and practices with respect to airline operations.

Mandate: To bring forward the interests of airlines and to be effective in representing identified needs to the government in order for airlines to operate more efficiently and safely. This shall include all areas of responsibility of an Operations Manager and Chief Pilot of an airline.

Chair:   Michael Barfoot, General Manager Regulatory Compliance – Flight Operations, Air Canada

Maintenance and Engineering Committee

The Maintenance and Engineering Committee provides an industry voice for all aviation maintenance and engineering activities.

Mandate: To work on behalf of all member airlines to ensure safe, secure and appropriate regulations and policies regarding aviation maintenance and engineering activities.

Chair:  Jean Trepanier, Director, Quality Assurance, Air Transat

Monetary Affairs and Infrastructure Committee

The Monetary Affairs and Infrastructure Committee works to support and promote the ongoing viability of the commercial aviation industry through focus on taxation policies, fee structures, efficiency initiatives and prudent infrastructure investment.

Mandate: To pursue the goals of optimizing operational efficiency and financial integrity in the following key areas:

• Airport and infrastructure development
• Industry cost recovery methodologies and related tariffs
• Government policies associated with industry finance, infrastructure, and governance
• Aviation industry specific trends in monetary and infrastructure policies and practices.

Chair:  (Vacant)

Occupational Health and Safety Committee

(Information will be available soon.)

Mandate:  (to follow soon)

Chair:  Johnathan Fleming, CPHR, RN, Senior Manager, Corporate Safety, WestJet

Safety Committee

Mandate: The mandate is to support the shared goal of maintaining the world-class safety standards of NACC member airlines.  This includes working in the following areas:

• Continuous improvement under the evolving Safety Management System (SMS) framework
• Representing NACC to Transport Canada, other regulatory agencies and industry bodies on safety issues
• Sharing of safety information, threats, hazards, mitigations and best practices to support both domestic and International aviation safety goals
• Monitoring of national and international developments in the area of aviation safety
• Working in close partnership with other NACC subcommittees and providing strategic guidance on safety matters
• Liaising with various national and international government and industry stakeholders to advance, develop and promote industry best practices

Chair:  Captain Robert (Bob) Palmer, Vice President, Safety, Quality and Environment, Jazz Aviation LP

Security and Facilitation Committee

The Security and Facilitation Committee is concerned with aviation security policies and procedures. It engages with the relevant authorities on behalf of the members.

Mandate: To represent Canada’s major airlines on security and facilitation issues by developing clear, factual and consolidated positions on key issues.

Chair:  Jared Mikoch-Gerke, Advisor, Aviation Security, WestJet

Service and Accessibility Committee

The Service and Accessibility Committee acts as a voice for the industry on rulings, policies, regulations and consultations that determine standards of service and accessibility for airlines.

Mandate: To ensure that member concerns and views with respect to rulings, guidance material and regulations are clearly communicated to relevant government and non-government stakeholders.

Chair: Lorne Mackenzie, Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs, WestJet