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An anonymous director reports AIR CANADA RESPONDS TO MISLEADING AND FALSE ALLEGATIONS BY THE CANADIAN FEDERAL PILOTS ASSOCIATION Safety is Air Canada's first priority and the airline provides the following comments on false and misleading allegations made today by the Canadian Federal Pilots Association, a union representing Transport Canada's aviation inspectors.
The allegations refer to Flight AC 271 en route from Toronto to Winnipeg on Oct. 9, 2009, which diverted to Grand Forks, N.D., due to a runway closure at the Winnipeg airport.
The Canadian Federal Pilots Association alleges falsely that AC 271 departed Grand Forks with ice on its wings. In fact, the flight only departed after a visual inspection of the wings by flight crew, in accordance with Transport Canada regulations, determined there was no ice on the wings.
The Canadian Federal Pilots Association also alleges safety was compromised during the refuelling process at Grand Forks. Due to the unavailability of ground power at the diversion airport, Air Canada's flight crew, in consultation with flight dispatchers, elected to refuel the aircraft with the passengers on board and one engine running. While Air Canada is not certified by the regulator for this procedure, the aircraft manufacturer's specifications allow fuelling with the engines running. As an additional safeguard, emergency vehicles were present.
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