Soundair v. Air Transport Commission, (1984) 57 N.R. 1 (FCA)

• Judge: Mahoney, Ryan and MacGuigan, JJ.
• Court: Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
• Case Date: November 23, 1984
• Jurisdiction: Canada (Federal)
• Citations: (1984), 57 N.R. 1 (FCA)

Soundair v. Air Transport Comm. (1984), 57 N.R. 1 (FCA)

MLB headnote and full text

In The Matter of Soundair Corp. v. Air Transport Committee of the Canadian Transport Commission

(A-1077-83)

Indexed As: Soundair v. Air Transport Commission

Federal Court of Appeal

Mahoney, Ryan and MacGuigan, JJ.

November 23, 1984.

Summary:

The Canadian Transport Commission suspended an air carrier's licence for fourteen days. The carrier appealed.

The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

Administrative Law - Topic 8310

Administrative powers - Powers of suspension - Licences, procedure, show cause order - The Canadian Transport Commission suspended an air carrier's licence for fourteen days - The Federal Court of Appeal approved the procedure used by the commission, including the issue of a show cause order (see paragraph 5).

Statutes Noticed:

Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. A-3, sect. 16(9) [para. 5].

Air Carrier Regulations, Schedule 13, sect. 43(2) [para. 8].

Counsel:

Thomas A. McDougall, Q.C., and Anne L. MacTavish, for the appellant;

Joseph A. Pethes, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard by Mahoney, Ryan and MacGuigan, JJ., of the Federal Court of Appeal at Ottawa, Ontario on October 16, 1984.

The decision of the Court of Appeal was delivered by Mahoney, J., on November 23, 1984.