Some Of This Week’s Other Highlights In Brief

Canada has set aside $5 billion to buy advanced early warning aircraft but the procurement process has not begun. The funding was confirmed by government officials to Aviation Week and the procurement will occur between […]

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Class B ADS-B Mandate Starts May 16

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

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TSB Cites Training, Preparation In Tanker Pilot’s Survival

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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Two Historic Hangars Destroyed By Fire

Structural fires at opposite sides of the country have claimed two historic hangars that played key roles during the Second World War. On April 19, Hangar 8 at CFB Goose Bay (5 Wing) in Labrador […]

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Billy Bishop Airport Honours RCAF Centennial

Representatives of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, the RCAF Association and the Royal Canadian Military Institute, along with RCAF commander Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, were at the airport’s mainland pavilion where earlier this week they […]

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