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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 […]

Nav Canada has announced that telephone-based ATIS (Automated Terminal Information Service) will be discontinued early in 2025. The air traffic control service provider blames the service reduction on its telephone service provider. Especially popular among […]

A U.S. judge has denied a request by Sikorsky Aircraft to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of Canadian Armed Forces personnel killed when their RCAF CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, manufactured by Sikorsky, […]

Amid unprecedented tensions between India and Canada over anti-Sikh violence allegedly orchestrated by the Indian government, with senior diplomatic staff from both countries declared personae non grata and sent home, the government of Canada sent […]

The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) together with IATA, are set to host ‘Aviation Day Canada’ on October 29 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The event is meant to raise awareness of […]

While Air Canada pilots voted recently to ratify the contract offered by their employer, the 18 unionized pilots of the relatively tiny east coast airline Exploits Valley Air Services (EVAS) have voted unanimously to strike […]

De Havilland Canada marked the conclusion of its sale of 22 DHC-515 Firefighter aircraft to a consortium of European Union countries on Friday (Oct. 4), while simultaneously announcing a name change for the aircraft. “When […]