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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 Armed Forces, and its predecessors, […]












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BC Helicopter Crash Report Cites Medical Event
BC Helicopter Crash Report Cites Medical Event
In November of 2022 a Geotech Aviation Ltd. Airbus AS350 helicopter was conducting an aerial survey near Kitsault in northwestern British Columbia when it crashed in heavily forested and mountainous ...
Some of this Week’s Other Highlights in Brief
Some of this Week’s Other Highlights in Brief
The Antonov An-124 cargo jet sitting idle at Toronto-Pearson airport for the last 2-1/2 years will probably continue to collect parking fees for another six months, according to news out ...
RCAF Centennary Toonie Released
RCAF Centennary Toonie Released
A reminder of the rich heritage of the Royal Canadian Air Force will soon be jingling with your pocket change. The Royal Canadian Mint has released a toonie commemorating the ...

Featured Videos


Stoney Creek Airport

One of the interesting operations at Stoney Creek Airport in Ontario, which had a major fire on Friday, is winch launched paraglider flights. This short video shows the airport and ...

Flying to Camp

Andrew McNamara and his golden retriever Maverick spent some quality time at their Setting North Outpost Camp last fall ...

Air Canada A220 First Flight

YouTube reviewers were among those aboard the first revenue flight of Air Canada’s A220 from Montreal to Calgary and Everyday Reviews was one of them ...

Why We Fly

There may be an airline pilot shortage but those who’ve made it to the front office still get a giggle out of the whole thing, like Air Canada Capt. Jeff ...

Golden Hawks Film

Golden Hawks creator Fern Villeneuve died Christmas Day and his legacy is celebrated in this 1971 Department of National Defence film ...

RCAF Training

Every budding military aviator in Canada flies the Harvard II in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan ...
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Recent Incidents

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 ...
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 ...
Cessna 185 E floatplane – Landing Issue – Flipped – Pilot Killed
2019-08-04 C-GBUI, a private Cessna 185 E floatplane, was operating a flight from Orillia airport (CNV6) to Upper Raft Lake, approximately 48 nm north of CNV6 with the pilot and six passengers on board. During ...
Jazz Aviation – DHC-8-300 – Landing Gear Issue
2019-08-02 C-GTAT, a De Havilland DHC-8-300 aircraft operated by Jazz Aviation LP, was conducting flight JZA8734 from Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl (CYUL), QC to Iles-de-la-Madeleine (CYGR), QC. When the crew extended the gear for landing, ...
Jazz Aviation – DHC-8-300 – Hyddraulic Leak – Emergency
2019-07-29 C-FACF, a De Havilland DHC-8-300 operated by Jazz Aviation LP as flight JZA697 with 3 crew members and 42 passengers on board was on the initial climb out of Sept-îles (CYZV) QUE when the ...
Province of Ontario – CL-415 water bomber – Water scoop issue
2019-05-29 C-GOGZ, a Bombardier CL-415 water bomber aircraft operated by the Province of Ontario, was conducting fire suppression operations near Pikangikum (CYPM), ON with 2 pilots on board. While scooping water on a lake, the ...
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