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Mr. Bentley Goes Flying
B.C. Helicopter pilot Bradley Friesen has earned a wide audience for his nicely shot and edited videos featuring his Robinson R-44 helicopter. Mr. Bentley is his fun-loving bulldog.
Month: October 2018
News
Swoop Cleared For U.S.
Swoop Airlines has fixed its regulatory issues with the U.S. FAA and flew its first revenue flight to the U.S. on Saturday. The airline, a budget subset of WestJet, cancelled 24 flights last week because […]
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Bombardier Sues Mitsubishi Over Trade Secrets
Bombardier is claiming in a lawsuit that Mitsubishi stole some of the secret sauce it uses to smooth the aircraft certification process. In a suit filed in Seattle last week, Bombardier said Mitsubishi lured 92 […]
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Multiple Agencies Probe Video Stunt Death
Transport Canada has joined the long list of agencies investigating an aerial stunt gone wrong that killed a Canadian-born “stunt rapper.” Jon James McMurray, fell to his death in a farmer’s field in the rural […]
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Flying the L45 Seabear
The Russians have developed this interesting twin-engine amphib and it’s powered by two Rotax 915iS engines supplied by Rotech Research, of Vernon, B.C.
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Air Georgian Mapping Fatigue
Air Georgian is hoping to get regulatory approval to fit its pilots with monitors that will map their fatigue levels to allow them to better understand their relative fitness to fly. The wearable devices will […]
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WestJet Pilot Leads ALPA
A little more than a year after unionizing, a Westjet pilot has been elected president of the Airline Pilots Association’s Canadian Arm. Capt. Tim Perry will serve in the post starting Jan. 1, 2019. Perry […]
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Swoop Cancels U.S. Flights
Swoop has set up a response centre to deal with thousands of passengers who have to be rebooked or get refunds after it was forced to cancel at least 16 flights to the U.S. In […]
TSB Incidents
American Airlines – Boeing 787-800 – Flap and Slat Issues – Flight Diverted
2018-10-11 The American Airlines Boeing 787-800, N814AA, was operating as flight AAL263 operating from Dallas-Fort Worth Int’l, TX (KDFW) to Beijing / Capital, China (ZBAA). During cruise flight, approximately 200 nm East of Fond-du-Lac, SK., […]
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Alexander Pomeroy
Flight Date: 10/13/2018 Flight School: Alex’s Flight School for Dummies Flight Instructor: Alex Pomeroy Comment:I went from Cape Breton to Halifax, I stopped in the valley to refuel, and I did pretty well.
TSB Incidents
Sky Regional Airlines – Embraer ERJ170 – Bird Strike
2018-10-12 C-FUJA, an Embraer ERJ170 aircraft operated by Sky Regional Airlines, was conducting flight SKV7548 from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl, ON (CYYZ) to Atlanta/Hartsfield-Jackson Intl, GA (KATL) with 4 crew members and 69 passengers on […]
TSB Incidents
Royal Air Maroc – Boeing 767-300 – Engine Failure
2018-10-07 CN-RNT, a Boeing 767-300 aircraft operated by Royal Air Maroc, was conducting flight RAM208 from Casablanca/Mohammed V Intl, Morocco (GMMN) to Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, QC (CYUL). As the aircraft went through 22 000 […]
TSB Incidents
Canadian Flight Center – Cessna 152 – Landing Incident
2018-10-04 C-FNJD, a Cessna 152 aircraft operated by Canadian Flight Center, was conducting flight training circuits at Kamloops, BC (CYKA) with 1 pilot on board. During a touch-and-go, the aircraft veered to the left and […]
TSB Incidents
Privately Operated CubCrafters CC11-160 – Incident after Landing
2018-07-05 N265WA, a privately operated CubCrafters CC11-160 aircraft, was conducting a VFR flight itinerary from Beaver Creek, YT (CYXQ) to Watson Lake, YT (CYQH) with one pilot and one passenger on board. The aircraft completed […]
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