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Feds Invest in Aviation Training

Calgary’s Mount Royal University (MRU) is the recipient of a $3-million federal grant to expand the university’s flight training program. The funding will allow for the doubling of pilot training positions to 80 per year […]











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CFB Bagotville to Get New Facility
CFB Bagotville to Get New Facility
The construction of a $131-million, 15,000 square metre facility that will house the 2 Air Expeditionary Wing was announced earlier this week (Wed, Nov. 15) by the federal government. It ...
Minister Champagne Coy on Aurora Replacement
Minister Champagne Coy on Aurora Replacement
Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne refused to confirm to reporters on Tuesday (Nov. 7) if the contract to purchase replacements for the RCAF’s fleet of CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft ...
RCAF Remembrance Day Flypasts
RCAF Remembrance Day Flypasts
The Royal Canadian Air Force has announced a series of flypasts across Canada to mark Remembrance Day 2023, in addition to its annual flight over Parliament Hill in Ottawa, which ...

Featured Videos


Canadian C-17 Globemaster Takeoff

AMAZING C-17 GLOBEMASTER III CLOSE-UP TAKEOFF with AMAZING ENGINE SOUND! ...

Back To The Moon

Canada is part of the effort to get back into deep space and this video explains the steps toward trips to the moon and beyond ...

Ready To Roll

Roger Hadfield, the patriarch of Canada’s first family of aviation, bought himself a helmet cam and took advantage of the warm fall weather in southern Ontario in early November to ...

Max’s Way

When Max Ward broke into the tightly controlled Canadian airline market in the 1980s, it was remarkable enough to spawn an hour-long National Film Board documentary ...

Canada’s Longest Runway

Calgary International Airport’s Runway 17L/35R is 14,000 feet and Alex Praglowski explains why it was built ...
Eternity

Eternity

In Eternity, poet Angela Leuck presents a poem that will be included in a forthcoming anthology of poetry by twenty-two women writers in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The anthology, ...
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Recent Incidents

C-GINH, a C-172 – Victoria Flying Club – Forced Landing
2020-02-18 C-GINH, a C-172 operated by Victoria Flying Club, was on a sight-seeing flight south of Victoria International Airport (CYYJ) when smoke was noticed coming from the instrument panel. Shortly after, the engine (Lycoming O-360-A3A) ...
C-FORD, amateur-built BD 4 – Runway Tip
: 2020-02-14 C-FORD, a tail-wheel-equipped amateur-built BD 4, was operating at the Pitt Meadows (CYPK), BC airport. While approaching the active runway the brakes were applied to hold short and the aircraft tipped onto its ...
Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367ER – Smoke in Cockpit
2020-02-01 B-KPQ, a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367ER, was operating as CPA865D from Vancouver Intl (CYVR), BC to Chek Lap Kok Intl (VHHH), Hong Kong with 18 crew and no passengers on board. As the aircraft ...
Jazz Aviation – CRJ 900 – Clear Air Turbulance
2020-02-09 C-FNJZ, a CRJ 900 operated by Jazz Aviation LP was conducting flight AC8670 from Vancouver Intl. (CYVR), BC to San Diego Intl. (KSAN), CA. While on top at FL270 Vicinity of PASKE (Porter, CA), ...
Air Canada Airbus A320-211 – Engine Failure
2020-02-06 The Air Canada Airbus A320-211, C-FKCO, operating as ACA396 on a flight from Calgary (CYYC), AB to Montreal (CYUL), QC experienced an engine (CFM International CFM56-5A1 S/N 731775) failure during taxi from the gate ...
Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100- Runway Overrun
2019-12-30 C-GVJV a commercially registered Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 aircraft was being operated by a single pilot, and was inbound to Lake Simcoe Regional (CYLS), ON from Columbia Metropolitain (KCAE), SC. On arrival at CYLS, ...
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