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Embraer May Join FWSAR Bids

Embraer has confirmed that it is interested in bidding to replace Canada’s ancient fleet of de Havilland Buffalo search and rescue aircraft. The company was actively promoting its KC-390 tactical transport aircraft at a potential […]

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Bombardier Outlines Turnaround Plan

Flush with a $2.5 billion infusion of cash from its home province of Quebec, Bombardier executives hit the road Tuesday for their annual investors day in New York and assured them a turnaround is coming. CEO Alain […]

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Canada Still In F-35 Group

Canada has not formally withdrawn from the global partnership creating the F-35 advanced fighter program even though the new Trudeau government has been in power for a month and doing so was a major plank […]

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Pilot Reports Nearly Hitting UAS

The pilot of an aircraft taking off from Region of Waterloo International Airport said he missed hitting a small unmanned aerial systems aircraft by about three metres on Sunday. The pilot was leaving on a […]

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Diamond Back at NBAA

Diamond Aircraft, of London, Ont., is coming out of the financial crunch that resulted from the 2008  bank crisis and is attending the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas. It’s the first visit […]

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Mattew Serrano

Flight Date:11/20/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Matthew Kirzinger Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Mattew.

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Tom Maurer

Flight Date:11/19/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flight Centre Flight Instructor: JP Singh Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Tom.

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Flight Testing Complete For CS100

Bombardier has completed certification flight testing for its CS100 airliner and is in the last phase of the certification program. The test article is now on a tour of North America, landing at dozens of […]

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Flying Colours Honoured by Bombardier

Peterborough-based Flying Colours has been named an authorized service facility for Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 6000 business aircraft. Bombardier gave the MRO and completions specialist “heavy” status to enable it to work on the […]

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Kickstarter Campaign For Lanc

The Alberta Aviation Museum has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise almost $90,000 to restore an historic Lancaster to running condition. The aircraft, one of 430 Lancs built at Victory Aircraft in Malton, Ontario toward […]

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Keystone Air Grounded

Transport Canada has suspended the operating licence of Winnipeg-based Keystone Air over safety concerns. “This is a severe action that the department only takes when we identify serious safety deficiencies and must act to protect […]

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Justin Serrano

Flight Date:11/14/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Tyler Adams Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Justin.

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Mason Voinorosky

Flight Date:11/11/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Randy Kerney Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Mason.

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Theoren Ring

Flight Date:10/29/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Matt Kirzinger Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Theoren.

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Firm Hopeful For F-35 Work

A Montreal company that makes landing gear components isn’t giving up on getting work from the F-35. Heroux-Devtek makes gear for a wide variety of aircraft and is in line for millions of dollars worth […]