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Glider, Towplane Tangle

May 4/13-The Montreal Soaring Council Burkhart Grob glider (C-GLTQ) with an instructor and student on board, was being towed to altitude by the Montreal Soaring Council Cessna 305A (C-FERD). At an altitude of approximately 3000 […]

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Donations Fuel Lancaster Engine Work

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Lancaster will fly as scheduled this summer, fueled by donations from across the country. It’s engine overhaul time for Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Lancaster The Packard Merlin engines on the […]

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Mooney Belly Landing

May 2/13-C-FFFV, a Mooney M20S aircraft, touched down with its landing gear unintentially retracted on runway 22 at the Swift Current airport. The aircraft slid along the runway incurring damage to the underbelly, lower cowling, […]

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Minor Injuries In Forced Landing

May 2/13-The amateur built Glastar (C-GCPA) took off from the Chilliwack Airport and stayed in the circuit for a touch-and-go. On climbout following the touch-and-go the engine (Lycoming IO-360-B1B) rpm only increased to about 1700 […]

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industry

WestJet Top Employer

TORONTO, May 2, 2013 – Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, is pleased to announce that for the second year in a row WestJet Airlines Ltd. has been named the winner […]

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Kitson ‘First To Solo’

A Manitoba girl whose dream of being a pilot was kickstarted by the Women of Aviation Worldwide event at St. Andrews Airport in March wasted no time fulfilling that dream. Lindsay Kitson was the first […]

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Sonex Runway Overrun

May 1/13-The privately owned amateur built Sonex aircraft (C-GGDR) was on a local flight at Lindsay (CNF4). After completing the circuit, the aircraft touched down and the pilot was unable to bring the aircraft to […]

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industry

DAC Aviation Receives First Caravan EX

MONTREAL, April 30, 2013 – DAC Aviation International (DAC), a provider of aircraft charter and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services with expertise in serving aid and relief agencies in remote and conflict-affected areas, today announced […]

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Air Canada Loses Court Battle

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled against Air Canada in a jurisdictional issue that could see the airline having to repay millions in fuel surcharges that it allegedly disguised as taxes. Air Canada is […]

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Canada Fights To Keep ICAO

Montreal is too isolated and has an extreme climate according to a lobbying effort to have the International Civil Aviation Organization’s office moved. Qatar, a tiny country next to Bahrain is trying to convince the […]

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industry

WestJet Starts Dallas/Fort Worth Service

WestJet today launches new daily non-stop service between Calgary and Dallas, Texas. The first flight leaves Calgary International Airport at 10:25 a.m. MST. “Today marks the launch of service to a key destination,” said Chris Avery, WestJet Vice-President, Network Planning, Alliances and […]

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Ultralight Crash Injures Two [Updated]

April 25/13A privately-registered basic ultralight Ries Azuro, C-IEOG, was en route at 1500 feet asl when the flight encountered severe turbulence and the pilot could not maintain aircraft control. The aircraft descended and collided with […]

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Super Cub Ground Loops

April 27/13The pilot of the Piper PA-18-150, C-GZLY, was conducting circuits on Runway 31L at Whitehorse, YT (CYXY). Just prior to touching down, the pilot corrected for a right wing drop and the aircraft touched […]