Translation of "Simulateur de vol à l'industrie du transport aérien " (French → English) :

Question No. 125 Hon. Joseph Volpe: With respect to the motion M-465 (Airline Passenger Bill of Rights), which was adopted unanimously by the House during the 2nd Session of the 39th Parliament on June 12, 2008, calling upon the government to bring forward a passenger bill of rights, what actions has the government taken since to bring forward an airline passenger bill of rights similar in scope and effect to legal instruments being either proposed or enacted by jurisdictions within Europe and the United States for the purpose of protecting passenger interests in a consistent and rules-based way and to provide a means of ensuring adequat ...[+++]e compensation being offered by the airline industry to airline passengers who experience inconveniences such as flight interruptions, delays, cancellations, issues with checked baggage and other inconveniences incurred while travelling on commercial passenger airline services originating from anywhere in Canada?

That the House call upon the government to bring forward an airline passenger bill of rights similar in scope and effect to legal instruments being either proposed or enacted by jurisdictions within Europe and the United States for the purpose of protecting passenger interests in a consistent and rules-based way and to provide a means of ensuring adequate compensation being offered by the airline industry to airline passengers who experience inconveniences such as flight interruptions, delays, cancellations, issues with checked baggag ...[+++]e and other inconveniences incurred while travelling on commercial passenger airline services originating from anywhere in Canada.

.adequate compensation being offered by the airline industry to airline passengers who experience inconveniences such as flight interruptions, delays, cancellations, issues with checked baggage and other inconveniences incurred while travelling on commercial passenger airline services originating from anywhere in Canada.

The DOT, however, retains the authority to prohibit unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition in the airline and airline distribution industries, and the DOT can use that authority to address apparent anticompetitive practices by a system in its marketing of airline services.

This is likely to have an impact on civil business and commercial transport aircraft industries.

Whereas the U.S. government, which is generally disinclined to provide government assistance to the private sector, has provided substantial support to its airline industry; whereas Canadian airlines have been substantially affected by the tragic events in New York and Washington; whereas air transportation in Canada is essential to the population — in remote regions in particular — and to our businesses; and whereas the over 50 per cent reduction in the activities of Canada's airlines is jeopardizing financial stability throughout ...[+++] our economy; therefore, I invite my colleagues in the Senate and in the government to provide assistance similar to the assistance provided by the U.S. government to its industry, both to preserve a Canadian infrastructure and to reassure the public in general and the workers in this industry in particular.