Nolinor Orders Next-Gen Cargo Aircraft

Quebec-based Nolinor Aviation has placed an order with California-based Natilus for multiple Kona aircraft, a blended-wing-body (BWB) cargo aircraft designed for operation on rough, unpaved runways. With a 3.8-tonne payload, the pusher-configured twin turboprop is […]

Flying the Maple Leaf

While many people find novel ways to display pride in their country, pilot Mike Jones took to the sky over Southern Ontario in his Grob G 115 to trace a near-perfect outline of a Canadian […]

Top Aces Training RCAF Pilots

Top Aces, a privately owned Montreal-based advanced airborne training contractor, is providing training to RCAF pilots using their fleet of McDonnell Douglas A-4N Skyhawk trainers. The aircraft type is being used for fighter lead-in training […]

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Some of this Week’s Other Highlights in Brief
Some of this Week’s Other Highlights in Brief
The Grey Cup arrived in Vancouver on board an RCAF CH-149 Cormorant helicopter ahead of Sunday’s CFL football game. “In 1942, during the height of World War II, with the ...
Remembrance Day 2024
Remembrance Day 2024
We at Canadian Aviator Magazine honour not only the sacrifices made by members of the Royal Canadian Air Force since its inception, but also all service members from the Canadian ...
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Inductees
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Inductees
The 2025 inductees include: Bruce Aubin (for his life-long contributions to the aviation industry and the advancement of more efficient maintenance and improved aircraft safety). Tracy Medve (for her contributions ...

Featured Videos


Ejection Seat In Slow Motion

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oI4iPp-aUvc The violent but mostly life-saving action of an ejection seat is both spectacular and sobering ...

DC-6 Full of Dogs

A stranded team of Norwegian sled dogs from the Iditarod Race in Alaska hitched a ride on the final flight of DC-6 headed for a Norwegian museum and stopped for ...

AN225 Landing at Pearson

The world’s largest airplane flew a whole lot of medical supplies to Toronto on Saturday and there were lots of cameras on it ...

Snowbirds Crash Analysis

The CBC prepared this video report featuring former Snowbird 1 Robert “Scratch” Mitchell and his step by step description of what is known about the crash ...

Operation Inspiration

The Snowbirds will wrap up their cross-country tribute to frontline workers in the next few days. Here’s tank cam video of the Belleville/Trenton flypast ...

Snowbirds Spring Training – 2019

Likely the only chance most Canadians will get to see the Snowbirds this summer will be during Operation Inspiration in the next week or so. Here’s an interesting topside view ...
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Recent Incidents

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
WestJet-C-FUJR, a Boeing 737-800-Runway Overrun
2019-12-26 C-FUJR, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by WestJet, was conducting flight WJA248 from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl (CYYZ), ON to Halifax Stanfield Intl (CYHZ), NS with 172 passengers and 6 crew. During the landing ...
Wasaya Airways – de Havilland DHC-8-102 – loss of control on landing
2019-10-22 C-FABA, a de Havilland DHC-8-102 aircraft operated by Wasaya Airways, was conducting flight WSG815 from Pickle Lake (CYPL), ON to Fort Severn (CYER), ON with 2 crew members on board. While enroute, the crew ...
Keewatin Air – Beech B200 – Autofeather Failure
2019-10-18 C-FZPW, a Beech B200 operated by Keewatin Air, was operating flight KEW206 from Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson Intl (CYWG), MB to Rankin Inlet (CYRT), NU. During the takeoff from runway 18 in CYWG, the flight ...
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