Year: 2016

The London Jet Aircraft Museum in London, Ontario will soon take delivery of an ex-RAF Hunter Hawker fighter-bomber. Museum volunteers simon Pont, his wife Laura and Graham Rawlinson bought the recently-retired aircraft at an auction […]

Officials at one of Manitoba’s busiest general aviation airports say a new housing development could become a safety hazard. The development, about 5.6 kilometres north of St. Andrews Airport, just north of Winnipeg, will include […]

Porter Airlines has signed on as a major sponsor for the Northern Light Award Foundation and its mission to recognize the achievments of female aviation professionals. The sponsorship coincides with launch of the airline’s Women Soar […]

Private aircraft orphaned by the closure of Waterville Airport in Nova Scotia will find a home at the nearby RCAF base at Greenwood. The Freedom Aviation Society, which represents the pilots based at Waterville, signed […]

Virtually every municipal and regional government organization in and around Collingwood, Ontario is fighting the provincial government’s approval of a wind turbine farm about two nautical miles from Collingwood Airport. No less than six formal […]

Georgian Bluffs, Ontario, which owns Wiarton-Keppel International Airport near Wiarton, Ontario is launching a fund-raising drive to improve facilities at the airport. The airport was turned over to local communities in 1996 when Transport Canada […]

The sixth Women of Aviation Worldwide Week attracted 44,000 participants worldwide  and Canada hosted 21 of the 120 events held on four continents. The Canadian events were held in six provinces and attracted hundreds of […]

WestJet says it’s addressing concerns raised by its pilots about fatigue. The airline conducted focus groups with nine different pilot groups, totalling 94 pilots based at Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver in response to a unionization […]

More than 100 activities on four continents registered under the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, exposing girls and women to flights, plant tours and military hardware. Early estimates suggest about 50,000 participants were to have […]

There will be no decision on federal investment in Bombardier until sometime after the Liberals’ first budget is tabled March 22. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said there is still much work to do before a […]

Air Canada has cut a deal with the Manitoba government to create 150 jobs in a “centre of excellence” in exchange for the dropping of a lawsuit over the closure of Aveos four years ago. […]

Women of Aviation Week is in full swing and there are about a dozen flying events planned in Canada plus dozens more around the world. President (and Canadian Aviator columnist) Mireille Goyer said response to […]

Those hoping to achieve the honour of being named Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot will have another test to take to make the grade. For the past few years, the nine finalists in the competition, who […]