Month: June 2023

The United States’ State Department announced this week that it has approved the potential sale of Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Canada. Although Canadian federal officials have stated that no decision has been […]

Late last week Transport minister Omar Alghabra announced proposed changes to CARs Part 9 (which concerns Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems) that would allow the routine operation of drones beyond visual line-of-sight (commonly referred to as […]

For the second year in a row, Toronto’s Downsview Airport is inviting the public to roam their runway during their ‘Play on The Runway’ event. Scheduled for Sunday, July 16 between the hours of 3 […]

A new Twin Otter model, the Classic 300-G, is being launched by De Havilland Canada (DHC) with the announcement made earlier this week at the Paris Air Show. DHC disclosed it had purchase agreements and […]

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board released on June 21 its report on transportation occurrence statistics for 2022. While the marine and rail sectors saw year-over-year increases in occurrences, the aviation sector saw a decrease, from 191 […]

François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced in Paris the creation of the Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology program, or INSAT, that aims to accelerate the development and adoption of ‘green’ innovation […]

The last airworthy Martin Mars flying boat, the Hawaii Mars, is reportedly headed to the British Columbia Aviation Museum located on the grounds of Victoria International Airport in Sidney. “It would be one big jewel […]

In another example of general aviation coming to the aid of those stranded by catastrophic events, a craft brewery owner near Comox on Vancouver Island threw eight sacks of malt into a Cessna and flew […]

Cottage owners at Three Mile Lake, near Armour, Ontario are up in arms after they discovered that federal aviation regulations trump municipal and provincial regulations when it comes to the registration of water aerodromes and […]

Sunday, June 4 saw Nav Canada implement a Ground Delay Program (GDP) that required aircraft on IFR flight plans to Vancouver airport to remain on the ground at their point of origin as the air […]

The Canadian Aviation Historical Society was formed in 1963 with a goal to record, preserve and share the aviation history of Canada. To this end, CAHS publishes monthly newsletters and a quarterly journal and boasts […]

In a move that everyone knew was coming, Buttonville airport tenants were notified by letter on May 30 that the privately owned airport, known as Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ) and located in the Toronto suburb […]

Now in its sixth year, Give Hope Wings (GHW) is again taking off on a mission to raise funds for, and awareness of, Hope Air, the national charity that provides travel arrangements for those in […]

In our May 20, 2023 newsletter we reported to you on Transport Canada’s Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA 2023-005) to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) that would, among other things, tighten criteria used for defining […]