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Gear Down Landing Wrecks Icon
One of a handful of Icon A5 aircraft in Canada was destroyed in a landing mishap on Okanagan Lake earlier this week. The aircraft, a U.S.-made Light Sport amphibious design, was landing on the lake […]
Month: June 2019
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Bombardier Exits Airliner Business
A year ago, Bombardier was the fourth largest airliner manufacturer in the world and earlier this week it ceased to be one. The company announced it had sold its CRJ business to Mitsubishi for $550 […]
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Record Crowds At Bagotville
By Jean-Pierre Bonin A total of 143,409 aviation aficionados attended the Bagotville International Air Show last weekend. There was no admission charged and the caused an unprecedented crush of more than 93,000 on Saturday so […]
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‘Flying Sucks’ Says New Airline
As it continues to announce its imminent launch, ultra low cost carrier Canada Jetlines has unveiled a marketing slogan that doesn’t raise too many expectations of the onboard experience. The Vancouver-based airline, which will charge […]
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Second Off-Airport Landing In A Week
For the second time in a week a training aircraft made an off-airport landing in metro Vancouver. The Cessna 152 with an instructor and student on board landed in a bushy area next to a […]
incidents
Basler Dunked In Northern Ontario
Both North Star Air crew members escaped unharmed when their empty Basler BT-67 ended up in the shallow water of Eabamet Lake near the Eabametoong First Nation early Friday morning. Early reports suggest the turboprop […]
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CL-515 Promotional Video
Viking Air is heavily promoting its proposed CL-515 multipurpose firefighting aircraft at the Paris Air Show and this video outlines the program.
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Longview At Paris Air Show
Longview Aviation Capital has become Canada’s largest exhibitor at the Paris Air Show this year with its recent acquisition of airliner and air tanker programs from Bombardier. The company, which includes the newly revived De […]
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Aerobat On A Freeway
Friday evening traffic was snarled in Surrey, B.C., just east of Vancouver, when a Cessna 152 Aerobat made an emergency landing on one of the area’s busiest commuter routes. The pilot reported an issue with […]
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Orbis Eye Hospital Makes Canadian Stops
A flying eye care hospital made public relations stops in Ottawa and Toronto this month to spread the word about the unique services it provides. The Orbis MD-10 widebody, which spends most of the year […]
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Air Canada Teams With Drone Company
Drone Delivery Canada is planning extensive services in rural and urban areas of Canada using drones that can carry up to 400 pounds.
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Air Canada To Sell Drone Delivery
Air Canada is getting in the drone delivery business but it won’t be flying the aircraft. Air Canada Cargo, instead, will be offering its marketing and sales muscle to the rollout of Drone Delivery Canada. […]
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Bombardier, Mitsubishi Talk CRJ
Bombardier is reportedly in talks to hive off the last of its commercial aircraft business. The CRJ program used to be the bread and butter of the company’s aviation division but it’s now losing money […]
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De Havilland Nameplate Returns
The De Havilland name returned to aviation earlier this week as Longview Aviation Capital Corp. formally took ownership of Bombardier’s Dash-8 program and immediately went back to the aircraft’s roots. The current iteration, the Q400, […]