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Float Plane Dock Causes Uproar at Lake

June 9, 2023 0

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 […]

Nav Canada Staff Shortage Delays YVR Flights

June 9, 2023 0

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 […]

CAHS Marks 60th Anniversary

June 9, 2023 0

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 […]

Buttonville Airport Closing Nov. 30

June 3, 2023 0

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 […]

Give Hope Wings 2023 Expeditions Set to Take Off

June 3, 2023 0

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 […]

TC Extends VMC/IMC Consultation Period

June 3, 2023 0

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 […]

DND To Consolidate Flight Training Programs

May 27, 2023 0

The Department of National Defence will consolidate its RCAF flight crew training programs into one contract when the current contracts that are in place expire. The new program has been named the Future Aircrew Training […]

ALPA Reaches Agreement for Bearskin and Perimeter Pilots

May 27, 2023 0

Another deal has been reached with pilots flying for Canadian airlines. The Air Line Pilots Association International has been negotiating with Perimeter Airlines and Bearskin Airlines of Winnipeg for more than three years. Both airlines […]

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May 20, 2023

Bombardier to Bid for Airborne Surveillance Fleet Replacement

In February we reported that Defence Minister Anita Anand and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne met with Boeing officials in Washington, D.C. to discuss the eventual procurement of P-8 Poseidon surveillance ...
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May 13, 2023

Red Deer to Host Air Races

The inaugural Canadian International Air Racing Championships will be held in conjunction with the Red Deer International Airshow on July 29 and 30 at that city’s airport. What the city ...
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May 13, 2023

Canadian North Retires Last 737-200

The last gravel kit-equipped Boeing 737 ended its four-decade-long career in Canada’s North this week with a round-trip flight between its Yellowknife, NWT base and Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Boeing provided ...
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Featured Videos

Eternity

https://vimeo.com/463642245/4ae9bb4d1d 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 ...
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Leading the Way

An OPP helicopter crew led searchers to the location of a missing six-year-old boy using a laser ...
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How To Fly A P-51

The RCAF flew P-51s for almost a decade and this film was likely part of the curriculum for new pilots ...
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Fly-In Fishing

It’s time to wet a line in one of the thousands of wilderness lakes in Canada and Setting North Camp shows us how they open up for the season ...
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Air Show Pilot Qualification

A lot of training and practice goes into qualifying for air show flying and B.C. pilot Kevin Maher was put through his paces by Transport Canada evaluator Robert “Scratch” Mitchell, ...
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Missile With A Man In It

The Canadair CF-104 was legendary for its speed and it’s challenging flight characteristics and was the backbone of Canada’s nuclear deterrent for more than a decade ...
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Recent Incidents

January 8, 2020

C-GHGR Holdings-Cessna 525 aircraft-Engine Cowling Departure

2019-12-18 C-GOJG, a Cessna 525 aircraft, operated by C-GHGR Holdings, was enroute from Casper (KCPR), WY to Western Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig Field/Scottsbluff (KBFF), NE, with the pilot and 4 passengers on board. During cruise ...
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January 8, 2020

Jazz Aviation-DHC 8-301-Fire Onboard

2019-12-09 C-GNON, a DHC 8-301 was being operated by Jazz Aviation as flight JZA842 from Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl. (CYUL), QC to Hartford/Springfield/Bradley Intl. (KBDL), CT. While enroute the flight crew observed smoke/fire emanating from ...
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January 8, 2020

Jazz Aviation-LP CRJ-900-Brake Overheat Indication

2020-01-06 C-FIJZ, a Jazz Aviation LP CRJ-900 was conducting flight AC8624 from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl. (CYYZ), ON to Ronald Reagan Washington National (KDCA), DC. During initial approach and prior to landing gear extension, flight ...
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January 8, 2020

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