Mr. Les Aalders This is Me

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1. 1. Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council - Board of Directors

   www.camc.ca/en/WhoWeAre/AboutU - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/6/2007   Last Visited: 9/6/2007

   Mr. Les Aalders ATAC Representative

2. 2. www.camc.ca

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   Published on: 10/2/2006   Last Visited: 3/21/2007

   : This morning at an aerospace industry forum in Dartmouth, Les Aalders, past Acting Executive Director of the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC), announced the awarding of national accreditation to Nova Scotia Community College's (NSCC) aircraft maintenance engineering program.
   
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3. 3. www.wingsmagazine.com

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   Published on: 2/12/2008   Last Visited: 2/12/2008

   But Les Aalders, ATAC's vice-president of engineering and maintenance, has concerns.
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   "We were really counting on that because of the additional protection it was providing for the sharing of safety information and the protection of the suppliers of that information," Aalders said in an interview, volunteering that ATAC has been "nervous" about T.C.'s approach.
   
   The new CARs seem to emphasize penalties: up to $5,000 for individuals and up to $25,000 for companies.Since that would be for each infraction, total fines could quickly mount if Transport Canada is aggressive."They've tried to put us in a comfort zone in saying that things will only be dealt with through the accountable executive at the individual company and he won't be held personally liable," Aalders said."It's not something we would support, but it's something they're going to do anyway."
   
   The whole process begs a question: if Canada has such an excellent record, why was all this necessary?Aalders said it's part of a global trend.
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   "We thought so too," Aalders said, quickly adding that the industry here still has a better relationship with T.C. than American operators have with the FAA.
   
   "This one issue was made such a major part of Flight 2005," he said.