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Forbes Names Air Canada a Top Employer

January 28, 2023 0

Just a week after Jazz Aviation was recognized as Atlantic Canada’s and Nova Scotia’s top employer by MediaCorp Canada, U.S.-based media company Forbes has named Canada’s flag carrier as one of this country’s ‘Best Employers’ […]

Commercial Pilot Shortage Becoming Acute

January 28, 2023 0

A combination of factors is being blamed for a reportedly severe pilot shortage in the Canadian airline industry. The COVID-19 pandemic caused many flight schools to scale back or shut down completely, one of the […]

Buttonville Drone Collision Report Released

January 28, 2023 0

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) recently released its report on the collision between a police-operated drone and a Cessna 172 at Toronto’s Buttonville airport (CYKZ) on August 10, 2021. The 172 with a flight instructor […]

Jazz Aviation Again Top East Coast Employer

January 20, 2023 0

For the twelfth consecutive year, Nova Scotia’s Chorus Aviation-owned Jazz Aviation has been named the top employer in both Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia by Mediacorp Canada Inc. “We’re proud of our long history in […]

Fokker On a Farm

January 20, 2023 0

Alberta aviation enthusiast Jesse Millington is creating a visual attraction on his property in Vulcan County, some 50 kilometres northeast of High River, having recently relocated a Fokker F28 ‘Fellowship’ to his back yard. It […]

Shatner Recognized as Aviation Legend

January 20, 2023 0

Montreal-born William Shatner, best known for his TV and movie roles as Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise, is today (Jan. 20) being officially recognized as a Living Legend of Aviation, […]

Lethal Iranian Drones Use Rotax Engines

January 14, 2023 0

News surfaced in Canadian media this past week that a Rotax engine was discovered in an Iranian-manufactured, Russian-operated drone that crashed in Ukraine last September. Rotax is an Austrian company wholly owned by Quebec-base Bombardier […]

Spaceport Nova Scotia

January 14, 2023 0

Maritime Launch Services Inc. (MLS), based in Nova Scotia, is aiming to become the first commercial spaceport in Canada. The first launch is planned for 2025, using the Ukraine-designed and manufactured Cyclone-4M rocket, which has […]

Featured Videos

Mission Accomplished : GHW 2021

This year's Give Hope Wings trip originating from Drumheller, Alberta accomplished the combined goals of reaching Churchill, Manitoba and raising $400,000 for the national charity Hope Air. This video is ...
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Float Dreams

What pilot in Canada doesn’t dream of getting a float rating. Some B.C. students give a glimpse of what’s involved and why it’s worth doing ...
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406 Mandate

You will need a 406 ELT in your airplane within five years and Artex would like to sell you one so it’s created this short video to explain the mandate ...
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ADS-B In Canada

With the mandate looming, avionics companies are waking up to the opportunities. Avidyne prepared this explanatory video ...
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Icy Landing

Pilots in winter countries (and sometimes Texas) never really know for sure what the surface of the runway is like on weather days ...
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Getting There Is Half The Fun

Ice fishing is the great winter pastime in much of the country and these Manitoba pilots combine both their passions on the winter runways that Mother Nature provides. Thanks to ...
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Recent Incidents

March 29, 2020

Sea Land Air Management-Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse-Rough Landing

2020-03-20 C-GRTJ a Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse owned by Sea Land Air Management Ltd was cleared for a touch and go landing on Runway 13 at Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB), BC when the aircraft was observed ...
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March 29, 2020

Southern Interior Flight Centre-Cessna 172S-Power Loss

2020-03-19 C-GSFR, a Cessna 172S operated by Southern Interior Flight Centre (1993) Ltd, was conducting circuit training flights at Kelowna International Airport (CYLW), BC, with 1 flight instructor and 1 student on board. During the ...
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February 25, 2020

C-GINH, a C-172 – Victoria Flying Club – Forced Landing

2020-02-18 C-GINH, a C-172 operated by Victoria Flying Club, was on a sight-seeing flight south of Victoria International Airport (CYYJ) when smoke was noticed coming from the instrument panel. Shortly after, the engine (Lycoming O-360-A3A) ...
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February 25, 2020

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