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WestJet Adds to Encore Fleet

WestJet has exercised five options on Q400 aircraft for its Encore regional service. Westjet has exercised options on five more Q400 turboprops for its regional carrier Encore and when the planes are delivered in 2015 […]

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Kenn Borek’s Lidia Flies Home

Lidia, a Basler BT-67, was repaired on the Holtanna glacier in Antarctica and flown back to Calgary. One of the most impressive aircraft recovery efforts ever undertaken was completed successfully in January and a fascinating web […]

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Fuel Leak Prompts Evacuation

March 23/14-The Flair Airlines Boeing 737-400 (C-FLEJ) was operating as flight FLE783 from Whitehorse, YT (CYXY) to Yellowknife, NT (CYZF). While taxiing for departure a fuel leak was noticed. The aircraft returned to the apron […]

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Long Taxi

March 19/14-As the privately operated, float-equipped Cessna 180C (C-GIOK) touched down in Bourgoyne Bay (Saltspring Island, BC) a gust of wind lifted the left wing and the right wing struck the water. Approximately 4 feet […]

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Toronto Moves On Billy Bishop Expansion

Toronto City Council’s executive committee has voted 11-1 in favour of going ahead with negotiations that could result allowing modern jet airliners to use Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport. After nine hours of public […]

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Cory Philips

Flight Date: March 19, 2014 Flight School: Centennial Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Stephen Crawley Message:It was an amazing experience for myself. The plane was so light. I had a crosswind which made my landing a bit of […]

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Ukraine Crisis Stalls Q400 Deal

Bombardier is close to a deal with Russia’s Rostec to build about 100 Q400s. The crisis over Russia’s annexation of Crimea has put a damper on negotiations between Bombardier and a Russian company to assemble […]

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NavCanada Partner in Satellite ADS-B System

NavCanada is a founding partner of a system giving satellite based radar-like coverage worldwide. Innovation by NavCanada could help prevent recurrence of the mystery surrounding the loss of Malaysia Airlines MH370. The nation’s air services […]

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Alphajet Engine Out

March 25/14-The Discovery Air Defence Services Dornier Alpha Model A (C-FOTA) was operating as CHETA61 on a local flight from Ottawa M-CIA (CYOW). While performing aerial work at Petawawa the pilot received RH OIL light […]

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Air Canada Stops Caracas Flights

Air Canada has suspended its thrice-weekly flights between Toronto and Caracas, Venezuela citing the civil unrest that is gripping the South American country. “Due to ongoing civil unrest in Venezuela, Air Canada can no longer […]

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Truck on the Runway

March 13/03-The Thunder Airlines MU-2 (C-FRWK) was operating as flight THU850 from Timmins (CYTS) to Hearst (CYHF). As the aircraft was taxiing for departure on RWY 03, the flight crew was advised that a service […]