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Challengers Out, Global 6500s In

December 13, 2025 0

Canada’s federal government announced on Dec. 12 that it will be purchasing a fleet of six Bombardier Global 6500s to replace the aging fleet of 1980s-era Canadair Challengers, with options for an additional four depending […]

New RCAF Training Helicopter On Its Way

December 7, 2025 0

Personnel from several organizations were on hand at the Airbus facility in Donauwörth, Germany to inspect the first RCAF CT-153 Juno helicopter before its delivery to Airbus Helicopters’ facility in Fort Erie, Ontario where completion […]

Contaminated Fuel Led to Grumman Goose Crash – TSB

December 4, 2025 0

The crash of a 1942 Grumman Goose operated by Wilderness Seaplanes Ltd. shortly after takeoff from Bella Bella Airport (CBBC), British Columbia in December 2023 was due to contaminated fuel. Both engines of the piston […]

New Readback Instructions to Become Mandatory

December 3, 2025 0

Beginning in November of next year, pilots using controlled airports in Canada will be required to read back certain additional instructions and clearances given them by Air Traffic Service (ATS) providers, be they tower controllers […]

RCAF Kingfishers Finally in Service

May 2, 2025 0

After years of delays, replacements for the RCAF’s fleet of Search & Rescue (SAR) de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalos are finally operational on Canada’s West Coast. The Airbus CC-295 Kingfishers first began arriving at CFB […]

Nolinor Orders Next-Gen Cargo Aircraft

February 9, 2025 0

Quebec-based Nolinor Aviation has placed an order with California-based Natilus for multiple Kona aircraft, a blended-wing-body (BWB) cargo aircraft designed for operation on rough, unpaved runways. With a 3.8-tonne payload, the pusher-configured twin turboprop is […]

Flying the Maple Leaf

February 9, 2025 0

While many people find novel ways to display pride in their country, pilot Mike Jones took to the sky over Southern Ontario in his Grob G 115 to trace a near-perfect outline of a Canadian […]

Some of Last Week’s Highlights in Brief

January 13, 2025 0

Norwegian Air Traffic Service provider Avinor is expanding its remotely operated control tower program. Madrid, Spain-based Indra has contracted Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS to deliver a further seven airport systems that will be operated […]

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Canadian Aviator Magazine

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Challengers Out, Global 6500s In

New RCAF Training Helicopter On Its Way

Contaminated Fuel Led to Grumman Goose Crash – TSB

New Readback Instructions to Become Mandatory