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COPA Announces Psutka’s Retirement

COPA President Kevin Psutka will retire in 2015 and the search is on for his replacement. COPA announced the move on Thursday and noted Psutka’s service. “Kevin’s extraordinary vision and leadership guided COPA through times […]

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Burlington Airpark Hangars Blown Away

The wind storm that blew through southern Ontario on Monday heavily damaged Burlington Airpark but amazingly spared most of the airplanes. The 60-knot winds blew nine hangars up and over the row of hangars immediately […]

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WestJet Flight Attendants Push Back

WestJet flight attendants, who are not unionized, nevertheless have rejected a new deal from the airline and the airline says it will work to resolve the impasse. More than 90 percent of flight attendants voted […]

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Carson Romas

Flight Date: 09/24/2012 Flight School: Harv’s Aviation Flight Instructor: Kyle Message:I had been looking forward to this day since I began flying at the age of 13. My father was there to capture my first solo on video. […]

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TC Service Improvements Coming

Transport Canada is working through service delays and implementing internal measures to try to speed up the various approvals, exemptions and certificates that keep the aviation industry running. In a question-and-answer session at the 80th […]

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Red Light Means…

Nov. 21/14-The privately operated Piper PA-28R-200, C-GGDB, departed the Calgary/Springbank (CYBW) airport on a local sightseeing flight. Not too long after departure, the aircraft’s electrical systems began to fail. Eventually all radio communications were lost […]

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Ice Issues

Nov. 20/24-The crew of C-FAAF (a Transwest Air Piper PA31-350 Chieftan) was planning a flight from Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan to Fond Du Lac. They noted 3 pilot reports that indicated no icing below 4000 ft […]

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Wing Scrape in Palm Springs

The Hawkeye Aviation Embraer EMB-505 (C-GJOL) departed Palm Springs (KPSP), CA for Springbank (CYBW), AB. It was reported that immediately after take-off there was an un-commanded, severe right yaw. The flight requested a return to […]

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Citation Overrun

Nov. 20/14-The privately operated Cessna 525 (CJ1), C-GLBT, was operating on an IFR flight plan from Edmonton, AB (CYEG) to Red Earth Creek, AB (CEH5). On landing, the aircraft overran Runway 31 by approximately 180 […]

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Getting an Education

Nov. 11/14-The Mount Royal University Cessna 172R, C-GTBF, was being flown by a student (PPL holder) in the commercial pilot program. The student was performing multiple circuits at the Calgary/Springbank Airport (CYBW) on Runway 26. […]

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Howard Pounall

Flight Date: 11/15/2014 Flight School: Brandon Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Markus Seitter Message:Congratulations Howard on your first Solo.

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Airport Control Issue Ramps Up

The heads of two of Canada’s biggest aviation groups were to appear before a Senate committee to oppose a controversial move that would allow the minister of transport to dictate the scope and terms of […]

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Action Planned on Laser Attacks

Various authorities are planning to create a new system to help track down those who shine lasers at aircraft. At the Air Transport Association of Canada meeting in Vancouver this week, delegates heard on an […]

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WestJet Pilots Have Tentative Deal

It appears there will be labour peace in the cockpits of the country’s two main airlines for the foreseeable future after a tentative deal was struck between WestJet and its pilots on Tuesday. About 1,300 […]