boeingboy wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 4:22 pm
I think your making this more than it is Gilles.
The last one (TXU) was exported to Austria, back to either the leasing company or the new operator. Just because it was Canadian registered doesn't mean anything.
The C of R does not prove title to the aircraft and in fact it was de-registered the next day. Canadian companies can operate foreign registered aircraft in Canada for certain periods of time and vise versa.
Aircraft transactions both private and commercial are done this way all the time - where the registered owner is not necessarily the operator. The aircraft would simply be flown by the owner, contract company or new lease holder.
But - If you are worried about it....just bring it up to the union.
For a commercial aircraft to be flown, it must have an operator and it must be dispatched by the operator's dispatcher.
If the flight plan to this aircraft was supplied to ATC by Air Transat Dispatch, its an Air Transat Flight flown under the TSC Certificate. In which case Air Transat pilot must fly it.
Even for ferry and delivery flights, such as aircraft being exported, there is a chapter in the Ops Manual that covers such flights:
4.1.11 Flight with aircraft not on the AOC
The procedure for operating a flight on an aircraft that is not on the Air Operator Certificate is used for import, export or regulatory maintenance purposes. .......
C) Flight crew requirements
• Only Air Transat pilots will be assigned to these flights according to the Company policies and procedures.
If the aircraft was to be used by another operator while remaining for a short period of time registered to Air Transat, that is covered under CAR 203. Transport Canada maintains on online database of aircraft who are being operated under CAR 203 here:
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ ... &ts=L&ro=0
C-FTXZ is not listed.
There may be a legal method of doing this, but no one has explained it to me yet.