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Vancouver Island’s Sealand Flight, a flight training unit based in Campbell River, announced the first solo flight by a student pilot in a battery-electric airplane in Canada. The December 20th announcement named 18-year-old Catherine Check […]

The RCAF’s Directorate of Flight Safety cited “unrecognized downward acceleration and environmental conditions” as factors in the nighttime crash of an RCAF Boeing CH-147F Chinook helicopter in the Ottawa River that resulted in the deaths […]

Parkland Corporation, an Alberta-based multi-national company with a refinery in Burnaby, British Columbia, announced last week that it has successfully produced Canada’s first batch of “low-carbon aviation fuel (LCAF)”. Air Canada was the buyer of […]

Canada’s air force is embarking on a pair of initiatives aimed at attracting new recruits for key positions. The first is the adoption into regular force employment of the Air Operations Support Technician (AOS Tech). […]

The acquisition of a fleet of Boeing P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft by the RCAF crossed a landmark last week when the US Navy placed a 17-aircraft order with Boeing. The order will be […]

Flightline UK, a digital website published in Britain, reported on Friday, Nov. 22 that the RCAF has announced it will be standing down the CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team for the 2025 airshow season. The Hornet, […]

Kelowna’s KF Aerospace announced last week (Nov. 19) the makeup of the five fleets of aircraft it will acquire on behalf of the SkyAlyne consortium (made up of KF Aerospace and CAE) as part of […]

Runway 08L/26R was shut down for a couple of days after a Cargojet-operated Boeing 767-300 in Amazon Prime livery skidded off the end of 08L of Vancouver airport in the early hours of Tuesday, November […]

Cirrus Aircraft of Minnesota announced last week that their latest piston-engine airplane, the SR Series G7, together with its G2+ Vision Jet, have received Transport Canada – Civil Aviation (TCCA) certification, meaning they are cleared […]

The Grey Cup arrived in Vancouver on board an RCAF CH-149 Cormorant helicopter ahead of Sunday’s CFL football game. “In 1942, during the height of World War II, with the war in Europe raging and […]

We at Canadian Aviator Magazine honour not only the sacrifices made by members of the Royal Canadian Air Force since its inception, but also all service members from the Canadian Armed Forces, and its predecessors, […]

The 2025 inductees include: Bruce Aubin (for his life-long contributions to the aviation industry and the advancement of more efficient maintenance and improved aircraft safety). Tracy Medve (for her contributions to the development of the […]

Bell Textron Canada is celebrating the sale of the 100th Bell 505 in Europe. The sale is to a private individual in the United Kingdom and is one of four 505s sold to U.K. customers, […]

Aviation industry pioneer Bruce MacRitchie has donated his 1968 Cessna 421 Golden Eagle aircraft to Mohawk College’s Centre for Aviation Technology, based at the John C. Munro International Airport. A former flight instructor, MacRitchie, 90, […]

We reported last December that Bombardier received an order for 12 Challenger 3500 jets. Last week, the Montreal-based aerospace company reported that it had delivered its 100th 3500, which is based on the company’s Challenger […]