Mid-Air Collision in Alberta

A rare occurrence in Canadian skies to be sure, but a mid-air collision did take place this week not far from Alberta’s Villeneuve airport (CZVL), and remarkably no one was killed or even injured. At […]

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Helicopter Firefighting Fatality

Although wildfire activity across Canada is noticeably lighter this year than in recent years, the risk associated with fighting them remains. Last week a Bell 212 helicopter belonging to Great Slave Helicopters crashed near Fort […]















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Feds Announce New RCAF Training Contract
Feds Announce New RCAF Training Contract
Federal Defence minister Bill Blair announced on Wednesday (May 29) the awarding of a 25-year contract valued at $11.2 billion that will see the acquisition of 71 training aircraft of ...
iPhone as an ELT?
iPhone as an ELT?
There was a tragic loss of two lives in a plane crash in a remote area between Squamish and Vancouver on May 24. The TSB is gathering information. What makes ...
Some of this Week’s Other Highlights in Brief
Some of this Week’s Other Highlights in Brief
The Reno Air Racing Association has announced the new home of the National Championship Air Races, and it is Roswell, New Mexico. The first races will take place in September ...

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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

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 ...
Privately registered Maule M-5-210C aircraft on floats-fuel issue
2019-05-28 C-GORG, a privately registered Maule M-5-210C aircraft on floats, was on a local solo training flight out of Watson Lake, BC. During the return back to Watson Lake, the aircraft ran out of fuel ...
Privately registered Aeroquest Everest Basic Ultra-light aircraft-lost control on landing,
2019-05-27 C-IJAI, a privately registered Aeroquest Everest Basic Ultra-light aircraft, was on a local pleasure flight from Erickson Muni (CKQ6), MB with only the pilot on board. Just prior to the touchdown during the landing ...
Sky Regional – Embraer ERJ 170-200 – Flap Issue
2019-04-20 C-FUJE, an Embraer ERJ 170-200 aircraft operated by Sky Regional Airlines, was conducting flight SKV7675 from Boston/General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl (KBOS), MA to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl (CYYZ), ON. Just before activating the ...
Jazz Aviation – Bombardier DHC-8-400 – loss of cabin pressure
2019-04-19 C-GKUK, a Bombardier DHC-8-400 aircraft operated by Jazz Aviation LP, was conducting flight JZA8909 from Greater Moncton Roméo Leblanc Intl (CYQM), NB to Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl (CYUL), QC with 4 crew members and ...
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