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OPAS Centennial Celebrations This Summer

May 17, 2024 0

The Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in Sault Ste. Marie this summer. The main celebratory event will be hosted by the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC), which will be […]

Velis Electro Now Flying in Canada

May 17, 2024 0

As we reported in January, Sealand Flight of Campbell River on Vancouver Island had acquired a Pipistrel Velis Electro aircraft. Earlier this week (Tuesday), Sealand announced that the battery-powered two-place training aircraft is now flying. […]

Some of this Week’s Other Highlights in Brief

May 17, 2024 0

Photos circulated on social media earlier this week of a new Bombardier Global 5500 with a smashed-in nose up against a damaged chain-link fence and what appears to be a light pole protruding from its […]

Some Of This Week’s Other Highlights In Brief

May 10, 2024 0

An Air France Boeing 787 headed to Seattle from Paris diverted to Iqaluit last week following “heat smell” in the cabin. The 260 passengers and 12 crew spent 11 hours in Iqaluit before an Air […]

Air Canada Pilots Call For Pay Equity

May 10, 2024 0

The Union representing Air Canada pilots is calling on the airline to put a generous offer on the table following the latest in a series of positive financial reports. The airline made $453 million in […]

Nolinor Bases 737-200 In Edmonton

May 10, 2024 0

Mirabel-based charter company Nolinor has announced it will be basing a gravel runway-equipped Boeing 737-200 at a new sub-base at Edmonton International Airport. The company says the new base will be used mainly to provide […]

Class B ADS-B Mandate Starts May 16

May 3, 2024 0

Nav Canada is reminding operators that the next stage of the ADS-B mandate comes into effect May 16 but it doesn’t expect a major impact. The next phase is the inclusion of Class B airspace, […]

TSB Cites Training, Preparation In Tanker Pilot’s Survival

May 3, 2024 0

A well-trained and prepared pilot were fundamental to the positive outcome of an aerial tanker crash in B.C. in 2022. In its final report on the accident, the Transportation Safety Board said the pilot of […]

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