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High Speed Abort

Feb. 5/14-The Air Canada Airbus A330-300, C-GFAH, was on the take-off roll on RWY 35R at Calgary Intl. when an “ENG THRUST LOSS” ECAM (Rolls Royce Trent 772B-60 engine) caution prompted a rejected take-off at […]

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Beaudoin Ousted As Bombardier CEO

Bombardier has fired CEO Pierre Beaudoin and given him the largely ceremonial post of executive chairman, a position held by his father Laurent for the past 30 years. Replacing Beaudoin is Alain Bellemare, who left […]

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Lost Pressurization

Jan. 28/15-Westjet Encore Flt. 3214, a DHC-8-400, C-FOWE, departed the Thunder Bay airport with a crew of four and 19 passengers on board. While climbing through 14000 feet, a loud bang was heard and the […]

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Search On for New COPA President

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association will begin accepting applications next week for only the third president in its more than 50-year history. COPA President Kevin Psutka left the post after 18 years last week and […]

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Women of Aviation Edition in March

Canadian Aviator has just finished a special supplement aimed at encouraging women to get involved in aviation. The Women of Aviation publication will be included with the March/April edition of the magazine and 5,000 extra […]

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Jerad McFarlane

Flight Date: 02/01/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flying Service Limited Flight Instructor: Christopher Hilbert Message:Congratulations Jerad on your first Solo.

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182 in a Snowbank

Jan. 19/15-The privately registered Cessna 182N, C-GWMN, was operating on a VFR flight from Rocky Mountain House (CYRM) to a private runway (1400 feet in length, compacted snow and ice over gravel) located 20 nm […]

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Turbulence Injures FA, Damages Plane

Jan. 18/15-The Air Georgian B1900D, C-GAAR, was operating as flight GGN7226 from Cranbrook, BC (CYXC) to Calgary, AB (CYYC). During the descent into Calgary, GGN7226 encountered severe turbulence passing through 14 000 feet. GGN7226 landed […]

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Flashlight in the Nosegear

Jan. 16/15-The Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ 705 (AC8903, C-FTJZ) was in climb after take-off when the crew retracted the landing gear and received a nose landing gear unsafe light. The crew decided to return […]

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Wind Pushes Buffalo Over the Edge

Jan. 7/14-The Summit Air Charters Ltd. de Havilland DHC-5A, C-FASY was operating on a cargo flight from Yellowknife, NT (CYZF) to Ekati, NT (CYOA). After landing at CYOA on Runway 02/20T, a gust of wind […]

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Smoke in the Cabin-Twice

Jan. 8/14-The SkyWest Airlines CRJ200, N975SW, was operating as flight SKW5530 from Winnipeg, MB (CYWG) to Denver, USA (KDEN). Immediately after takeoff, smoke was detected in the cabin. The flight crew advised ATC and returned […]

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Sandhill Crane Ingested

Dec. 24/14-The Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319-100 aircraft (AC1865, C-FYNS) was on the takeoff run from Runway 17R at Orlando Intl airport when the #2 engine ingested a Sandhill Crane at a ground speed just […]

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Runway Excursion

Dec. 31/15-The PZL-104 Wilga aircraft, registered as C-FAEM, with one pilot on board was returning from a local flight at St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil airport, QC (CSB3). Upon touchdown in a 15-20 knot crosswind, the aircraft bounced off […]

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Citation Brake Fire

Jan. 2/15-The Provincial Aerospace Cessna S550, registration C-FABF, was conducting high speed taxi runs on Runway 29 at St. John’s, NL (CYYT) as part of a post-maintenance burn-in procedure carried out following the replacement of […]