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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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 ...

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Polaris At Work

The A310 fleet is dwindling worldwide but the RCAF makes good use out of its five airframes, including two that are set up for in-flight refuelling ...

Global 5500, 6500 Cockpit

Bombardier’s latest business jets naturally have the latest in cockpit technology. Pretty neat stuff ...

Kelowna To Vancouver From the Cockpit

A young first officer who goes by the name pilotemilie has produced a few popular videos of her journey up the career ladder ...

Learning To Fly The Mars

In 2016, Coulson Air Tankers took its Martin Mars to Airventure in Oshkosh and vintage aircraft collector Kermit Weeks was at the controls. It took him some time to produce ...

737-200 Combi

Airline blogger Sam Chui normally checks out the lie-flat comfort of first class but he recently took a trip on a Nolinor Boeing 737-200 Combi for a milk run through ...

Last of Canada’s ‘Few’ Remembered

John Hart, the last surviving Canadian Battle of Britain pilot died recently at the age of 102. He celebrated his 100th birthday with a flight in a Harvard in 2016 ...
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Recent Incidents

United Airlines – A320-200 – Engine Failure
2019-03-23 N492UA, an Airbus 320-200 aircraft operated by United Airlines, was conducting flight UAL1799 from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl (CYYZ), ON to Denver Intl (KDEN), CO with 5 crew members and 71 passengers on board ...
Privately Registered – Cessna 340A – Engine Failure
2019-03-20 C-FUOW, a privately-registered Cessna 340A aircraft, was conducting a flight from Vernon (CYVK), BC to Ponoka Industrial (Labrie Field) (CEH3), AB with 1 pilot and 2 passengers on board. Passing through 16 000 feet ...
Superior Airways – Cessna 208B – Near Miss
2019-03-18 C-FYMK, a Cessna 208B aircraft operated by Superior Airways, was conducting a flight from Red Lake (CYRL), ON to Pikangikum (CYPM), ON with the pilot and one passenger on board. During the initial climb ...
Missinippi Airways – Beech 200 King Air – Engine Issue – Emergency Landing
2019-02-25 C-GOGT, a Beech 200 King Air aircraft operated by Missinippi Airways, was conducting flight MA03 from Thompson (CYTH), MB to Norway House (CYNE), MB with 2 crew members and 1 passenger on board. While ...
Harbour Air – DHC-3T – Engine Power Issue – Forced Water Landing
2019-02-24 C-GOPP, a float equipped de Havilland DHC-3T aircraft operated by Harbour Air, was conducting sightseeing flight HES305 from Vancouver Harbour (CYHC), BC with 1 crew member and 9 passengers on board. During cruise flight, ...
Porter Airlines – DHC-8-400 – Erratic Propeller Issue
2019-02-07 C-GLQQ, a Bombardier DHC-8-400 aircraft operated by Porter Airlines, was conducting flight POE122 from Newark/Liberty Intl (KEWR), NJ to Toronto/Billy Bishop Toronto City (CYTZ), ON with 4 crew members and 27 passengers on board ...
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