Year: 2018

Airbus is investing in the A220 plant at the former Bombardier facilities at Mirabel Airport as it ramps up production of the former CSeries airliner according to industry blog Fliegerfaust. The company, which took over […]

The federal government is creating a new flight test centre at Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport that will be operated jointly by the Department of National Defence, Transport Canada and the National Research Council’s Flight Research […]

Air Canada has embraced the rebirth of one of the U.S.’s most historic major airports with the construction of a new Maple Leaf Lounge at New York’s La Guardia Airport. The airline invited media (including Canadian […]

Harbour Air was awarded Hope Air’s Outstanding Philanthropist Award at the Air Transport Association of Canada meeting in Vancouver in November. Hope Air arranges free flights to specialized medical services for patients living in rural […]

A House of Commons committee will investigate Canada’s pilot shortage and report back to Parliament by next June. In a rare move, the Commons gave unanimous support to Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr’s private member’s bill […]

A dedicated long-time instructor who helped develop curriculum for a post secondary degree is the winner of the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Award. Wayne Cave, works for the fixed wing division of […]

U.K. authorities say a Sunwing pilot’s data keying error led to his Boeing 737 hitting a runway end light before staggering into the air at Belfast Airport for Corfu on July 24, 2017. Outside temperature […]

Flair Airlines has apologized after one of its pilots called police to speak with passengers frustrated by a 12-hour flight delay in Vancouver and in the process became deputized as customer service agents. The flight […]

Nav Canada has implemented new separation standards at Calgary International Airport that will allow simultaneous arrivals on parallel runways and increased use of continuous descent approaches. The RNP-AR EoR (Established on RNP) standard will result […]

Edmonton pilot Scott Holmes is in Hannan, China this weekend participating in his second Air Race 1 event. Last year the event was held in Thailand but moved to China this year as the fledgling […]

A big gap on the air show circuit is being filled with the resurgence of the Saskatchewan Airshow in 2019. 15 Wing Moose Jaw Commander Col. Denis O’Reilly said the 14-year-hiatus will end July 6-7 […]