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Air Canada Union in Talks with U.S.-Based Pilots Union

March 17, 2023 0

As an update to a news report we made in our newsletter of March 3 (Air Canada Pilots Union Energized), the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) has reached a tentative agreement in principle for a […]

Calgary Aviation Museum Suffers Storm Damage

March 17, 2023 0

The Hangar Flight Museum, located at the southern end of Calgary’s international airport, has once again suffered winter storm damage to its annex, a hangar with a fabric-covered roof that is used to house numerous […]

TSB Recommends Tighter Screening for Pilot Medical Certifications

March 17, 2023 0

The Transportation Safety Board, in a final report issued on March 14, has recommended to Transport Canada that it “review and [improve] the Civil Aviation Medical Examiners’ guidelines.” This is a result of an investigation […]

Sunwing Takeover by WestJet Wins Government Approval

March 10, 2023 0

Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced on Friday (March 10) that, after consultations with the Commissioner of Competition and other interested parties, the federal government has given approval for the acquisition of both Sunwing Airlines […]

Captain Judy Cameron Scholarships Awarded

March 10, 2023 0

The Northern Lights Aero Foundation announced on International Women’s Day (March 8) the awarding of eight scholarships to deserving recipients. The number of scholarships has doubled to eight this year, with CAE Inc. joining with […]

Air Races at Reno to End

March 10, 2023 0

The National Championship Air Races scheduled for September 13 to 17 of this year will be the last at the Reno/Stead airport in Nevada. In an open letter issued Friday (March 10), the organizer’s board […]

DND to Pay for RCAF Cyclone Autopilot Fix

March 4, 2023 0

Sikorsky is off the hook for the flight software modification required to allow for the safe operation of the RCAF’s shipborne helicopter fleet. The federal government will pick up the tab because, according to DND […]

Air Canada Pilots Union Energized

March 4, 2023 0

Citing a recent contract settlement between U.S. carrier Delta Airlines and its pilots that saw a 34 percent pay hike over four years, the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) sees an opportunity to address their […]

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February 18, 2023

RCAF Sends Patrol Aircraft to Haiti

In what it considers to be a humanitarian mission, the Department of National Defence has dispatched a CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft to the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Its mission, ...
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February 11, 2023

B.C.’s Coulson Aviation 737 Crashes in Australia

The two pilots escaped major injury after their 737 Fireliner crashed during firefighting activities in Fitzgerald River National Park in southwestern Australia last Monday (Feb. 6). They reportedly walked away ...
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February 11, 2023

U.S. Shoots Down UFO Near Alaska-Yukon Border

Less than a week after taking out one object flying over the U.S., albeit clearly identified as a balloon, the United States has once again shot down what they are ...
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Recent Incidents

October 31, 2019

WestJet Encore – DHC-8-400 – Flap Issue

2019-10-12 C-GWEO, a de Havilland DHC-8-400 aircraft operated by WestJet Encore, was conducting flight WEN3504 from London (CYXU), ON to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl (CYYZ), ON. During the approach at CYYZ, the crew selected flaps ...
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October 31, 2019

Titan Tornado II Advanced Ultra-light – Flipped on Touchdown

2019-09-21 C-IMAG, an amphibious Titan Tornado II Advanced Ultra-light, was on a local flight when it performed a water landing near Port Franks, Ontario. Upon touchdown the aircraft immediately flipped over. The two occupants exited ...
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September 26, 2019

Privately registered Cessna 177B – Engine Failure on Approach

2019-08-27 C-GLFH, a privately registered Cessna 177B aircraft, was on final approach to Salmon Arm (CZAM), BC with 2 persons on board. On short final, the pilot noticed he no longer had engine power. The ...
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September 26, 2019

Sunrise Helicopters – Bell 206L helicopter – Tree Strike

2019-08-25 C-GHUG, a Bell 206L helicopter operated by Sunrise Helicopters, was conducting aerial works flight with chemical spray equipment from a Mix Rig platform, en route for a final spray application. The pilot was watching ...
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September 26, 2019

WestJet – Boeing 737-700 – Turbulence – Flight Attendant Injured

C-GWJF, a Boeing 737-700 operated by WestJet was conducting flight WJA1535 from Houston/George Bush Intercontinental (KIAH) to Calgary, AB (CYYC). While enroute in cruise, WJA1535 entered turbulence. At this time a flight attendant was at ...
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September 26, 2019

WestJet Encore – DHC-8-400 – Windshield on the Captain’s side cracked

2019-08-21 C-GENK, a de Havilland DHC-8-400 aircraft operated by WestJet Encore, was conducting flight WEN3436 from Toronto / Lester B. Pearson Intl (CYYZ) ON to Moncton / Greater Moncton Intl (CYQM), NB. During climb out ...
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