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A Tour of Twin Otter Plant

Viking Air’s parent company Longview Aviation Capital bought Bombardier’s Q400 program earlier this week. Russ Niles toured Viking’s Twin Otter plant in Victoria a few years ago.

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Q400 Production Stays In Canada

The new owners of Bombardier’s former Q400 type certificate say they’ll keep building the ubiquitous regional airliner in Canada but they’re not sure where. In a move that surprised most in the industry, Victoria-based Longview […]

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Updated Stealthy F/A-18

Just to make things interesting as Canada gets ready for its latest attempt to buy new fighters, Boeing has created a new stealthy version of the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

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Electrical Sabotage By Airplane

Crown prosecutors are recommending the maximum 10-year sentence on mischief charges against a Quebec kit aircraft manufacturer and pilot who used a light aircraft to almost cut off electricity to the entire province of Quebec. […]

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Fighter Rules Change Again

The federal government has moved the goalposts to the other end of the field in the ever more convoluted quest for a new fleet of fighter aircraft. The government released new criteria for a competitive […]

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Textron Buys Calgary Company

  Textron Aviation is expanding its footprint in Canada with the acquisition of Aspect Aircraft Maintenance in Calgary. Textron is focusing heavily on the business jet market with the launch of its Lattitude and Longitude […]