Translation of "opérations d'un transporteur " (French → English) :

Airlines that claim extraordinary circumstances too often will risk getting even tougher rules in the future. Bill C-310 applies to all Canadian air carriers and all air carrier operations that take place in Canada, rather than to the flight rights only, which cover only four carriers and have no specified penalties.

The airlines of each Party shall not be precluded from entering into franchise or branding arrangements, including conditions relating to brand protection and operational matters, provided that: they comply, in particular, with the applicable laws and regulations concerning control; the ability of the airline to exist outside of the franchise is not jeopardised; the arrangement does not result in a foreign airline engaging in cabotage operations; and applicable regulations, such as consumer protection provisions, including those regarding the disclosure of the identity of the airline operating the service, are complied with.

Airlines may elect to perform their own surface transportation or to provide it through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and indirect providers of cargo air transportation.

My question is whether the government is willing to accept one national airline whose major shareholder and creditor is an American airline, which could easily treat it as a partly-owned subsidiary. In effect, when it comes time to allocate hangar space or landing rights or whatever, the influence of that major shareholder could penalize the Canadian carrier to the advantage of the American carrier's other operations.

3. In the case of all carriage performed by Community air carriers, the limits indicated in accordance with the information requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be those established by this Regulation unless the Community air carrier applies higher limits by way of voluntary undertaking.

The restrictions on the operations of the professional hauliers -and the high costs involved in their operations - have encouraged manufacturing companies to use their own lorries.