Month: December 2022

The government of Canada announced last week that the RCAF’s fleet of CH-149 Cormorant helicopters will receive a mid-life upgrade, bringing the fleet up to modern standards. Included in the program is the acquisition of […]

There have been 22 reports of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, so far this year, according to Transport Canada’s Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System, or CADORS. And this system does not include reports by […]

Six CF-118 Hornet fighters returned home earlier this month after a tour of duty patrolling NATO’s eastern European frontiers. The aircraft were based in Romania. Their return to Canada marks the first time the RCAF […]

Sources in the Department of National Defence, who wish to remain anonymous, have said that the DND has received approval to purchase up to 16 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets for a total of $7 […]

Pratt & Whitney Canada has performed the first runup of their hybrid-electric power plant that is destined to propel a de Havilland Dash 8-100 as early as 2024. De Havilland Canada is partners in the […]

Calgary’s Hangar Flight Museum (HFM) is once again recruiting a western-Canada high school student who will then attend the United Space Camp in Houston, Texas next summer. All expenses will be paid for the lucky […]

With the recent delivery of the first of dozens of Embraer E195-ECs to Toronto’s Porter Airlines comes the announcement of the inaugural routes for the airline newest fleet addition. Operating from Toronto’s Pearson airport, the […]

The owner-operator of a drone faces a fine of $10,000 after being caught flying his device near Jasper Lake, located well within the boundaries of Jasper National Park, on September 6 of this year. Rajwinder […]

A fighter jockey’s handle, or call sign, that led to another well-publicized scandal in the RCAF was homophobic in nature, it has been reported. Two senior officers are facing charges relating to the incident, which […]

The 50th anniversary of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will be celebrated next year as more high achievers in Canada’s aviation and aerospace industries are inducted into the august body. Those who will join […]

Next spring will see the last flight of Canadian North’s 737-200. The aircraft has been a popular model in Canada’s North over the years due to its ability to routinely and safely land on gravel […]

Dale Nielsen, a Class 1 Flight Instructor in the fixed-wing division of Abbotsford, British Columbia’s Chinook Helicopters, was presented with the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Award at the recently held ATAC conference […]

As reported in the November 11 edition of this newsletter, the Pivot Airlines crew that had been detained in the Dominican Republic in early April, 2022 after reporting to local authorities that a pre-flight inspection […]