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In a move that everyone knew was coming, Buttonville airport tenants were notified by letter on May 30 that the privately owned airport, known as Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ) and located in the Toronto suburb […]

Now in its sixth year, Give Hope Wings (GHW) is again taking off on a mission to raise funds for, and awareness of, Hope Air, the national charity that provides travel arrangements for those in […]

In our May 20, 2023 newsletter we reported to you on Transport Canada’s Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA 2023-005) to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) that would, among other things, tighten criteria used for defining […]

The Department of National Defence will consolidate its RCAF flight crew training programs into one contract when the current contracts that are in place expire. The new program has been named the Future Aircrew Training […]

Another deal has been reached with pilots flying for Canadian airlines. The Air Line Pilots Association International has been negotiating with Perimeter Airlines and Bearskin Airlines of Winnipeg for more than three years. Both airlines […]

The FAA has received Type Certification for a 180-hp piston engine that will run on either jet fuel or SAF (sustainable aviation fuel). The DHK180 was developed by DeltaHawk of Racine, Wisconsin, and they say […]

Earlier this month Transport Canada released a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA 2023-005) that proposes significant changes to the CARs that affect visual flight rules. Proposed changes include replacing the terms VMC (Visual Meteorological Conditions) […]

In February we reported that Defence Minister Anita Anand and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne met with Boeing officials in Washington, D.C. to discuss the eventual procurement of P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft to replace the RCAF’s […]

The inaugural Canadian International Air Racing Championships will be held in conjunction with the Red Deer International Airshow on July 29 and 30 at that city’s airport. What the city is billing to be an […]

The last gravel kit-equipped Boeing 737 ended its four-decade-long career in Canada’s North this week with a round-trip flight between its Yellowknife, NWT base and Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Boeing provided an optional kit for the […]

Two RCAF generals joined NORAD commanding officer in marking the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s 65th anniversary at the organization’s base at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. Joining USAF General Glen VanHerck were retired […]

The RCAF’s fleet of Canadair CT-114 Tutor aircraft, used by Canada’s famed Snowbirds air demonstration team, will receive a major avionics upgrade from U.S.-based L3Harris. The work forms part of the federal government’s CT-114 Tutor […]

A sophisticated drone from DJI, known for their line of consumer-oriented drones, is being credited with saving not one, but two lives in the past week in an isolated community near James Bay in Northern […]

After a nearly year-long search, the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association has finally hired a new president and CEO to replace Christine Gervais, who lasted only two years in the job. Former Calgary resident Mark […]