Month: July 2020

Diamond Aircraft’s twin diesel DA42-VI has won dozens of aviation awards but it has also caught the eye of one of the most prestigious design awards in the world. The efficient and speedy twin won […]

While the major airlines have eliminated many routes to concentrate on their main moneymaking service, Flair Airlines is filling in on the suddenly underserved routes. The upstart budget carrier announced it will be launching service […]

A Nunavut teen, who is also an avid social media supporter of Air Canada, has launched a petition urging the federal government to give airlines more financial support to cope with the effects of the […]

Those hoping for a reprieve from steep increases to Nav Canada fees are likely to be out of luck. The not-for-profit corporation, which depends almost exclusively on fees paid for the air navigation services it […]

A new cooperative in Quebec is hoping that local governments and individuals will invest in the new airline it’s trying to develop to fill in for gaps in service left by Air Canada’s regional service. […]

Quebec-based Nolinor Aviation has launched a new airline at a time when many existing airlines are hanging by a thread. The company has purchased 10 Boeing 737-400s, some of them retired by Kelowna-based Flair Air […]

A legendary pilot with deep roots in northern aviation has been identified as the instructor who was aboard a Murphy Moose that crashed near Edmonton last week. Keith Krueger, who spent most of his 50 […]

Canadian troops were forced to hitch a ride on a British transport aircraft when the RCAF ran out of serviceable planes last week. The RCAF is using a single Polaris transport to manage the rotation […]

Canadian adversary aircraft operator Top Aces has more than doubled its fleet with the purchase of all 25 of Belgium’s Alpha Jets. The Alphas were put up for sale by the Belgian Air Component in […]

Three people are dead after a float-equipped Murphy Moose crashed near Edmonton on Friday. Cooking Lake Airport Operations Manager Tom Steele told the CBC that the plane took off from the airport with the owner, […]

The RCAF says a fuel leak likely led to the ejection of a Snowbirds pilot and the loss of his CT-114 Tutor in Georgia last October. The investigators also said in their final report that […]