Snowbirds Grounded

In an announcement made today (May 19) at CFB Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan, Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed what has been rumoured for weeks – that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds are being grounded at the […]

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“Management has listened to us.”

CANADIAN NORTH PILOTS’ UNION REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA-I), the union representing the pilots of Canadian North, have reached a tentative agreement with the airline’s management. The deal was six months […]

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Top Aces to Train Argentinian Fighter Pilots

CANADIAN COMPANY WINS CONTRACT TO TRANSITION TO F-16s Top Aces Inc., the Montreal-based private organization whose mission is to train fighter pilots worldwide, announced in March the awarding of a contract to train Argentine air […]

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Alberta to Buy 5 De Havilland Canada CL-515 Water Bombers

Alberta’s government has announced it has ordered five CL-515 “Super-Scooper” water bombers from De Havilland Canada (DHC). Delivering the announcement on February 17 in the company’s Calgary, Alberta office were Alberta premier Danielle Smith and […]

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Some Gulfstream Jets Receive TC Certification

Transport Canada – Civil Aviation has certified Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jets in an apparent reaction to U.S. president Donald Trump’s threats to “decertification’ Canadian aircraft as well as the levelling of new tariffs […]

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