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George Miller’s Final Flight A Gift

May 14, 2022 Editor 0

A Canadian aviation legend hung up his headset on a high note with a cross-country flight from B.C. to New Brunswick where he donated his well-known 1947 Ryan Navion to a museum. George Miller, 86, […]

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Crash Pilot Accused of Running Illegal Charters

May 14, 2022 Editor 0

The pilot of a Piper Cherokee 140 that crashed in Ontario in late April, killing all four onboard, had been reported to Transport Canada for allegedly operating an illegal charter service. Abhinav Handa died along […]

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Airport Lineups For Unpaid Overtime For Flight Crews

May 14, 2022 Editor 0

Lineups at major airports are testing the patience of flight crews as they endure hours of what is effectively unpaid overtime. Although security delays and the effect on passengers have dominated the news, Customs bottlenecks […]

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B.C. Pilots Train For Relief Exercise

May 7, 2022 Editor 0

B.C. pilots will be taking part in an emergency response exercise in Washington State on June 18. The 20 or so pilots will be lending their expertise earned in a volunteer effort to carry supplies […]

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Pilotless Citabria Hits Medicine Hat House

May 7, 2022 Editor 0

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a pilotless Citabria that crashed into the back deck of a house under construction in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. The plane apparently got away from someone […]

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Fugitives Killed In Northern Ontario Cherokee Crash

May 7, 2022 Editor 0

Two hardened criminals, one an international fugitive and both wanted on murder-related charges, were  passengers killed on a Cherokee 140 that crashed in Northern Ontario April 29. A pilot and another man also died in […]

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Dominican Prosecutors Appeal Bail Decision For Canadian Crew, Passengers

April 30, 2022 Editor 0

The National Post says Dominican prosecutors are appealing the granting of bail for five crew and seven passengers who arrived there last month in a Pivot Airlines CRJ100. The prosecutors are accusing the Toronto-based airline […]

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Draganfly Supplies Medical Drones To Ukraine

April 30, 2022 Editor 0

Saskatoon drone manufacturer Draganfly is supplying 200 aircraft to a Ukraine charity that will use them to distribute lifesaving drugs to citizens whose access to medical care has been disrupted by the invasion of Russia. […]

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Air Tindi Dash-7 Used In NASA Hybrid Electric Project

April 30, 2022 Editor 0

Yellowknife-based Air Tindi is supplying one of its Dash-7 airliners for a NASA project to create a hybrid electric airliner for remote operations. The Dash-7 is a four-engine aircraft developed in the 1970s for STOL […]

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Field Building Dash-8 For British Antarctic Survey

April 23, 2022 Editor 0

Field Aerospace has been appointed the prime contractor for a uniquely Canadian solution to the challenging aviation requirements of the British Antarctic Survey. The Toronto modification centre will oversee the creation of a customized Dash-8 […]

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Regina Police Airplane Shopping

April 23, 2022 Editor 0

The Regina Police Department says it will go airplane shopping after no one responded to its request for proposals for its first fixed wing eye in the sky. After some public opposition, city council approved […]

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Test Pilot Says F-35 A Good Deal

April 23, 2022 Editor 0

Lt. Col. Billie Flynn (retired), a former RCAF test pilot and a test and demo F-35 pilot for Lockheed Martin until 2020 says the airplane is now a good buy for Canada. “The F-35 is […]

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WestJet Gets Cargo Plane

April 16, 2022 Editor 0

WestJet has taken delivery of the first of four dedicated cargo aircraft. The converted Boeing 737-800 arrived in Calgary on April 7. It’s not clear when it will go into revenue service. The plane is […]

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Flair Airlines May Be Grounded Over Foreign Control Issues

April 16, 2022 Editor 0

Budget carrier Flair Airlines could be shut down on May 3 by the Canadian Transportation Agency’s apparent determination that an American company is pulling the strings there. Canadian law requires that Canadian-based airlines be majority […]

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Groups Want Delay On Flight Recorder Mandate

April 16, 2022 Editor 0

Canadian aviation groups and the powerful U.S.-based General Aviation Manufacturers Association have urged Transport Canada to suspend plans to require lightweight data recorders on most general aviation aircraft. For decades, the Transportation Safety Board has […]

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