Determination No. A-2020-180

October 26, 2020

APPLICATION by Indro Robotics Inc. (applicant) pursuant to section 61 of the Canada Transportation Act, SC 1996, c 10 (CTA).

Case number: 
20-06608

The applicant has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) for a licence to operate a domestic service, all-cargo aircraft.

The application is for the commercial operation of an air service using drones for the carriage of cargo.

Pursuant to subparagraph 61(a)(ii) of the CTA, the applicant must hold a Canadian aviation document (CAD) in respect of the service to be provided under the licence.

In the instance of drone operations, there is no single CAD equivalent to an air operator certificate. The applicant possesses CADs in the form of a Special Flight Operations Certificate and drone registrations. The applicant's drone operators possess CADs in the form of a drone pilot certificate.

The Agency is thus satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements of subparagraph 61(a)(ii) of the CTA and, upon review of the applicant's submission, is satisfied that the applicant meets all of the other applicable requirements of section 61 of the CTA.

Accordingly, the Agency issues the licence.

The licensee is reminded that, pursuant to section 57 of the CTA, it shall not operate an air service unless, in respect of that service, it holds a CAD. It is the licensee's responsibility to ensure that it continues to hold the appropriate CAD, which may include drone registrations, Special Flight Operations Certificates or any other document required pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, RSC 1985, c A-2.

Member(s)

Scott Streiner
J. Mark MacKeigan
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