Month: January 2017

The Transportation Safety Board has reiterated its call for improved crash survivability of emergency locator transmitters in its investigation of a 2015 helicopter crash in Ontario. Two people in the Robinson R-44 were killed in […]

Nominations are now being accepted for the Northern Lights Aero Foundation annual awards. People are encouraged to enter their picks for female aviation industry leaders in a variety of categories. “Each year, the national not- […]

Canadian Red Bull Air Race pilot Pete McLeod is hoping to put it all together in the 2017 race season. McLeod, who is based in London, Ontario, finished a respectable eighth in total race points […]

The French Air Force’s demonstration team the Patrouille de France will return to Canada for the first time in 31 years with a performance at the rescheduled Wings Over Gatineau show on April 30. The […]

Canada’s premiere private aircraft collection has changed the way it operates Vintage Wings of Canada will continue to allow public access to its planes. At a meeting in December, the board of directors of the […]

Two prominent Canadian aviation leaders have joined the executives of major international organizations. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association President Bernard Gervais has been elected the North American vice president of the International Aircraft Owners and […]

Capt. Matthew Kutryk will put a specially painted CF-18 through its paces at air shows all over North America as the demo pilot for 2017. Kutryk earned his wings in 2012 and was stationed at […]

An RCAF CF-18 pilot has graduated at the top of the class of recent graduates at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland. Maj. Maxime Renaud was judged the top student in […]

The Transportation Safety Board released reports this week saying unstable approaches were behind two potentially serious landing mishaps by Canadian airliners in 2014. The board said a narrowly-avoided runway overrun at Billy Bishop Toronto City […]

The actions of a Slovakian pilot working for Sunwing Airlines on a temporary work permit is putting the spotlight on the controversial hiring of foreign pilots in Canada. Miroslav Gronych will appear in court in […]