New Training Centre at Calgary Airport

Calgary’s airport authority (Calgary Airports) announced on Wednesday (Sep. 9) the breaking of ground for the next phase of their YYC AeroNex project, the Alberta Training Centre of Excellence for Aviation and Aerospace. Occupying a […]

Aviation Record-Setter Remembered

Ninety years ago, on September 6, 1936, a plane crash-landed in a bog alongside Baleine Road, near Louisbourg in eastern Cape Breton Island. It had taken off from Abingdon, England 20 hours earlier. At the […]

Elsie Award Winner

This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]

NWT to Provide Aid for PPL Training

Aspiring commercial pilots in the Northwest Territories may be eligible for financial aid to obtain a private pilot licence (PPL) under new funding regulations passed by the Territories’ Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Previously, […]

Avro Arrow Monument Unveiled

Mere metres from where the legendary Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was conceived, and subsequently built, over 70 years ago, an aluminum replica of the supersonic interceptor was unveiled on August 27. Design work for the […]

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Elsie Award Winner

This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]

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Remote SK Airport Receives $11.6 Million

The federal government announced on Monday (Aug. 31) a grant of $11.6 million for runway, taxiway and apron improvements at Wollaston Lake airport (CZWL) in northern Saskatchewan. The existing 3,793’ x 75’ runway consists of […]

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BC Airports Score Federal Funding

Federal transport minister Steven MacKinnon was in Prince Rupert on August 26 to announce over $23 million in grants to several British Columbia regional airports. The funds came from the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP). […]



















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