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WestJet named its new budget carrier Swoop and announced plans to begin flying in June of 2018. The airline, which billed itself as a low-cost airline at its inception, created the ultra-budget spinoff to join […]

The company proposing eight wind turbines in the flight paths for Collingwood and Stayner Airports in southern Ontario has abandoned the project according to a local media report. Bayshore Broadcasting reported Monday that an official […]

A long-time gate guard in Edmunston, NB started its journey to a cozy hangar at CFB Trenton on Wednesday. According to an RCAF news release, crews started dismantling Lancaster KB882 to get it ready for […]

Winnipeg helicopter pilot David Wood, 62, died of hypothermia after a freak accident on the ice of Antarctica on Jan. 11, 2016  an inquest into his death in Canberra, Australia was told on Wednesday. Wood […]

The Canadian Business Aviation Association and the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association are protesting proposed tax changes that could cost private aircraft owners who own their planes in companies a lot in taxes. The Canada […]

Harbour Air will launch its so-called “nerd bird” service between Vancouver Harbour and Lake Union in downtown Seattle next spring to link the two high tech centres. Vancouver’s tech sector has grown significantly in recent […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has entered the fray over Boeing’s trade complaints against Bombardier and has appealed directly to U.S. President Donald Trump in the dispute. A decision will be made Sept. 26 by […]

The City of Richmond, B.C.’s biggest taxpayer is under attack by the municipality because it wants to be even bigger. Vancouver International Airport is laying the groundwork for the addition of a third east-west runway […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has continued his novel approach to dealing with trade disputes by targeting the U.S. state most affected by Canada’s current tiff with Boeing. Trudeau phoned the Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on […]

The effort to find rocket-powered scale models of the Avro Arrow that were fired into Lake Ontario in the 1950s hit paydirt recently and the result will be displayed to media Sept. 8. Raise the […]

The crown prosecutor in Labour Code proceedings against ORNGE, the Ontario government’s air ambulance service says the service’s refusal to equip its helicopters with night vision goggles was directly responsible for the deaths of two […]

The U.S. Commerce Department will decide Sept. 25 if it believes, as does its complainant Boeing, that Bombardier is “dumping” CSeries airliners on the market thanks to Canadian subsidies but the decision could have a […]

As expected, Viking Aircraft is taking formal first steps that could lead to the resumption of production of the CL-415 firefighting/reconnaissance aircraft. Viking CEO Dave Curtis told the Victoria Times Colonist he will shortly make […]

The Canadian Business Aviation Association says its recent collaborative effort with the Aerospace Defence and Security Expo “broke new ground with expanded educational and exhibition opportunities that will set a new standard for high-value convention […]