Originally Posted by speaker
I would beg to differ. As long as AC calls itself "Air Canada" it will be a "flag carrier" and has to carry the moral responsibility that comes along with it. ....
So Canaidian Airlines International should be shouldered with the OLA also??
How about Canada 3000???
The issue is about government intervention in areas it does not belong.
The issue is not about safety announcements onboard as that is regulated by Canadian Air Regulations not the OLA.
The issue is about the Canadian government trying to dictate its policy to only one airline and not the rest.
The OLA does more than say that Air Canada must have a bilingual flight attendant or two onboard, or that it must have bilingual passenger agents in Kelowna and Fort McMurray. There is the requirement to provide:
34. English and French are the languages of work in all federal institutions, and officers and employees of all federal institutions have the right to use either official language in accordance with this Part.
This means that the company under the OLA must translate manuals, documents, correspondence and training materials. These are the thousands of manuals used by Pilots, Flight Attendants, Mechanics, ground personell. Westjet, Canjet, Jetsgo are not required to do this.