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NTSB On Air Canada Incident
Members of the U.S. Transportation Safety Board didn’t mince words in their analysis of the near catastrophe involving an Air Canada A320 at San Francisco International Airport last July.
Month: September 2018
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NTSB Cites Crew Rest In Air Canada Incident
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has cited Canada’s less stringent crew rest requirements as a factor in a close call at San Francisco International Airport in which an Air Canada A320 crew lined up […]
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Chorus Wins Air Baltic Contract
Chorus Aviation, of Halifax, has won a contract to do heavy maintenance of an eastern European airline. Air Baltic will fly its 12 Next Generation Bombardier Q400s to Halifax to have the work done. Jazz […]
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Sport Aircraft Expands
Sport Aircraft Canada is growing and changing. It’s changed its name to Sport Aircraft Canada to better reflect what it does, which is to market great aircraft for the sport minded and recreational pilot. “We’re […]
TSB Incidents
Chinook Helicopters – Diamond DA 42 – Engine Noise and Smoke – Emergency Landing
2018-09-12 C-FSGN, a Diamond DA 42 aircraft operated by Chinook Helicopters, was on a local training flight in the vicinity of Abbotsford, BC (CYXX) with 2 persons on board. During the flight, the left engine […]
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British Airways – Boeing 787-9 – Smoke Fumes in Cabin – Flight DIverted
2018-09-12 G-ZBKA, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft operated by British Airways, was conducting flight BAW103 from London/Heathrow, England (EGLL) to Calgary Intl, AB (CYYC) with 201 passengers and 12 crew members on board. After the air […]
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Air Transat – Airbus 330-200 – Hand Held Terminal – Smoke Emission
2018-09-13 C-GUBH, an Airbus 330-200 aircraft operated by Air Transat, was conducting flight TSC708 from Vancouver Intl, BC (CYVR) to Paris/Charles de Gaulle, France (LFPG) with 11 crew members and 292 passengers on board. During […]
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Sunwest Aviation – Learjet 45 – Hydraulic Leak – Emergency Landing
2018-09-13 C-GSWQ, a Learjet 45 aircraft operated by Sunwest Aviation, was conducting flight CNK657 from Calgary Intl, AB (CYYC) to Fort Mackay/Albian, AB (CAL4) with 2 pilots and 7 passengers on board. During the initial […]
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Air Canada – Embraer ERJ 190-100 – Cockpit Smoke – Emergency Landing
2018-09-12 C-FHKP, an Embraer ERJ 190-100 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight ACA525 from Boston/General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, MA (KBOS) to Toronto/Lester B. Parson Intl, ON (CYYZ). During the climb to cruising […]
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Lakelse Air – Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2 Helicopter – External Load Issue
2018-09-12 C-FNBR, an Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2 helicopter operated by Lakelse Air, was conducting external load operations approximately 10 nm East of Bronson Creek, BC (abandoned) with only the pilot on board. During the flight, […]
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Chinook Helicopters – Diamond DA 42 – Engine Noise/Smoke
2018-09-12 C-FSGN, a Diamond DA 42 aircraft operated by Chinook Helicopters, was on a local training flight in the vicinity of Abbotsford, BC (CYXX) with 2 persons on board. During the flight, the left engine […]
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British Airways – Boeing 787-9 – Smoke on Flight Deck – Flight Diverted
2018-09-12 G-ZBKA, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft operated by British Airways, was conducting flight BAW103 from London/Heathrow, England (EGLL) to Calgary Intl, AB (CYYC) with 201 passengers and 12 crew members on board. After the air […]
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Privately Registered Cessna T240 – Engine Failure – Forced Landing
2018-09-10 C-FXJS, a privately registered Cessna T240 aircraft, was enroute from Calgary/Springbank, AB (CYBW) to Victoria Intl, BC (CYYJ) with 2 persons on board. Shortly after leveling off at FL200 while in Instrument Meteorological Conditions […]
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Elroy At Markham
A passenger carrying drone built by Texas-based Astro Aerospace underwent testing at Toronto Markham Airport this week. The drone, called Elroy, was flying under a Transport Canada special flight operations certificate.
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Passenger Drone Tested At Markham
Those flying into Toronto Markham Airport (CNU8) this week might have encountered an unusual flying object. A Texas company has wrapped up a week of flight testing of a passenger carrying drone at the small […]