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Royal New Zealand Air Force Selects Thomas Global’s Flight Displays for Boeing 757 Fleet Modernization

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has selected Thomas Globals TFD-7000 Series flight displays for its Boeing 757 fleet.

Key Points: 
  • The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has selected Thomas Globals TFD-7000 Series flight displays for its Boeing 757 fleet.
  • The TFD-7000 Series displays deliver the most cost-effective and lowest risk display upgrade solution for Boeing 757, 767 and 737 aircraft.
  • The Royal New Zealand Air Force uses B757s for a broad range of missions, including transport, freight, cargo and troop movement roles, said Robert Pandis, Vice President of Military Markets for Thomas Global.
  • The TFD-7076/7066 LCD solution replaces legacy Collins Aerospace EDU-776/766 CRT displays currently installed on Boeing 757, 767, and 737 Classic flight decks.

PAVE Canada coalition to run broad-based public education campaign on automated vehicles

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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OTTAWA, Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Partners for Automated Vehicle Education today launched PAVE Canada, a nonprofit coalition of organizations joining together to help inform the Canadian public and policymakers about the potential and the reality of automated vehicle technologies and self-driving vehicles.

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  • OTTAWA, Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Partners for Automated Vehicle Education today launched PAVE Canada, a nonprofit coalition of organizations joining together to help inform the Canadian public and policymakers about the potential and the reality of automated vehicle technologies and self-driving vehicles.
  • PAVE Canada is a new arm of PAVE, which launched in the United States in 2019.
  • PAVE Canada members include Algolux, Audi Canada, Blackberry, CAVCOE, Flir, Gatik, !important, Insurance Office of America (IOA), Liberty Mutual, Quantiv Risk, Stantec Generation AV, Travelers, and Toyota Canada.
  • The public can learn more about PAVE Canada on its website ( pavecampaign.ca ), or on social media:

Government of Canada takes steps toward implementing innovative technologies to improve rail safety

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Friday, February 4, 2022
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These technologies will provide an additional layer of safety in transporting people and goods across the country's vast railway network.

Key Points: 
  • These technologies will provide an additional layer of safety in transporting people and goods across the country's vast railway network.
  • At their most advanced level of functionality, Enhanced Train Control technologies can stop a train's movement to prevent a collision or derailment.
  • Enhanced Train Control technologies represent an innovative means to further improve rail safety in Canada."
  • Both the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and the 2018 Railway Safety Act Review Panel recommended that Transport Canada develop a Canadian approach to implementing Enhanced Train Control in Canada.

Transport Canada can do more to protect critically endangered right whales in the Cabot Strait

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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OTTAWA, Feb. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana Canada’s latest report, Protecting Right Whales from Ship Strikes, reveals more can be done to reduce the threat of ship strikes for the last remaining North Atlantic right whales and to halt their extinction. The report finds that most vessels did not comply with a two-year trial voluntary slowdown, put in place in 2020 by Transport Canada in a key migratory route, the Cabot Strait, meant to protect them.

Key Points: 
  • Transport Canada must do all it can to protect right whales by making the slowdown mandatory and shifting to a permanent, protection regime.
  • With only around 330 North Atlantic right whales left in the world and only 70 breeding-aged females, these whales are on the brink of extinction.
  • Oceana Canada is urgently calling on the government to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in a new way.
  • We are calling on the government to create a permanent management regime for these critically endangered whales.

Mecanica Presents the Transport Canada Commercial Bus Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder Feasibility Study

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Friday, January 28, 2022
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OXNARD, Calif., Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Under the aegis of Transport Canada, Mecanica Scientific Services Corporation (Mecanica), published the Commercial Bus Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder Feasibility Study it recently completed in 2020 on a dedicated website, https://www.transcanadahvedr.ca .

Key Points: 
  • OXNARD, Calif., Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Under the aegis of Transport Canada, Mecanica Scientific Services Corporation (Mecanica), published the Commercial Bus Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder Feasibility Study it recently completed in 2020 on a dedicated website, https://www.transcanadahvedr.ca .
  • Transport Canada, based in Ontario, Canada, is the federal agency which is responsible for transportation policy and programs throughout Canada, relating to safe, secure and environmentally sound transportation.
  • Mecanica is an Oxnard, California based scientific and engineering consulting firm that specializes in event data recorders and accident reconstruction related to vehicle crashes and fatalities.
  • The feasibility study examines implications for developing a commercial passenger bus event data recorder (EDR) standard, focusing on the feasibility of equipping heavy vehicle event data recorders (HVEDRs) in motorcoaches, buses and school buses.

Sirius Signal welcomes two new Canadian distributors

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, Jan.27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Sirius Signal, the leader in marine safety innovations, announced today that two new Canadian distributors now offer the Transport Canada-approved C-1002 electronic visual distress signaling device (eVSDS).

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Jan.27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Sirius Signal, the leader in marine safety innovations, announced today that two new Canadian distributors now offer the Transport Canada-approved C-1002 electronic visual distress signaling device (eVSDS).
  • "We are pleased to welcome these new distributors to the Sirius Signal family," said Steven Caldero, Vice President Sales.
  • In addition to these premier marine distributors and many others, the C-1002 is available for purchase on the Sirius Signal website and Amazon.com.
  • To learn more about purchasing Sirius Signal devices or being a part of our team, visit us at http://www.siriussignal.com or call 888.526.0005.

Titan GPS, Powered by Certified Tracking Solutions, Obtains Canadian ELD Certification

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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Titan GPS (Company), powered by Certified Tracking Solutions, a leader in GPS telematics, today announced it has obtained Canadian Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Certification, becoming the first ELD solution to be certified by CSA Group against the requirements published by Transport Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Titan GPS (Company), powered by Certified Tracking Solutions, a leader in GPS telematics, today announced it has obtained Canadian Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Certification, becoming the first ELD solution to be certified by CSA Group against the requirements published by Transport Canada.
  • Certification of the Titan GPS ELD 2.0 solution represents several industry breakthroughs while also providing the opportunity to better serve fleets nationwide.
  • The company boasts the first and only certified ELD solution that offers alternate day start time.
  • About Titan GPS: Titan GPS, powered by Certified Tracking Solutions, is an innovator and leader in GPS telematics, fleet tracking and management, and workflow optimization.

Pyrotechnic flares to be removed from Coast Guard Auxiliary aircraft

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Sirius Signal, the leader in marine safety innovations, announced today that a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary policy letter from December 2021 mandates that day/night pyrotechnic flares are to be removed from its search and rescue aircraft and replaced with at least one Coast Guard-approved electronic visual distress signaling device (eVSDS) by June 2022.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Sirius Signal, the leader in marine safety innovations, announced today that a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary policy letter from December 2021 mandates that day/night pyrotechnic flares are to be removed from its search and rescue aircraft and replaced with at least one Coast Guard-approved electronic visual distress signaling device (eVSDS) by June 2022.
  • "We were pleased to hear this news," said Anthony Covelli, Sirius Signal CEO.
  • Sirius Signal manufacturers both a single color eVDSD, the C-1003, and the only USCG approved two-color eVDSD, the C-1002.
  • Sirius Signal produces U.S. Coast Guard- and Transport Canada-approved day and nighttime distress devices with a focus on safety, technology, effectiveness, and sustainability.

Statement by Ministers Alghabra, Duclos, and Mendicino on non-compliance with public health and air safety requirements on a recent Montréal to Cancun flight

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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We are aware of unacceptable behavior and cases of non-compliance with mask wearing and other air safety requirements that occurred on a privately chartered flight from Montral to Cancun on December 30, 2021.

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  • We are aware of unacceptable behavior and cases of non-compliance with mask wearing and other air safety requirements that occurred on a privately chartered flight from Montral to Cancun on December 30, 2021.
  • We have directed our respective departmental officials to immediately launch an investigation into these allegations of non-compliance with COVID-19 and air safety rules and regulations.
  • "The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and key partners coordinate the processing of travellers returning to Canada.
  • "We continue to work closely with airlines, airports, and our other transportation partners to safeguard the health of Canadians and Canada's air transportation system."

Space Engine Systems featured in Aerospace America Year-in-Review

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) featured Space Engine Systems in its Year-in-Review publication:

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  • EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) featured Space Engine Systems in its Year-in-Review publication:
    Space Engine Systems, based in Canada, developed a scale-model engine and a three-degree-of-freedom thrust test cell to validate engine thrust, moments and flow characteristics across the full range of simulated flight speeds (Mach 1.8-5).
  • https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/year-in-review/hypersonic-flight-syste...
    Pradeep Dass, President and CTO of Space Engine Systems is proud of this prestigious validation of this technology, developed here in Canada.
  • Since these reported milestones, SES has continued development of its Sexbomb platform, including the recent upgrade of its control systems.
  • Space Engine Systems is building the Future today.