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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 […]

Swiss International Airlines has begun service to London City Centre Airport using Bombardier CS100 airliners, the largest aircraft to regularly use the airport. To get into City Centre, the approach is at 5.5 degrees rather […]

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has changed night procedures and staffing requirements at San Francisco International Airport in response to a close call by an Air Canada flight in July. The A320 from Toronto was […]

An aviation legend in the North has been put out to pasture but no one seems to mind. The iconic yellow terminal building at Iqaluit Airport ceased operations on Wednesday to make way for a […]

There are lots of NOTAMs for fire suppression in B.C. and not all of them are being respected. B.C. has more than 100 active fires and generally there’s a 10nm radius restricted area around them […]

The Transportation Safety Board is launching a special review of operations at Pearson Airport in Toronto trying to get to the bottom of a series of runway incursions. Some of the close calls could have […]

Full-scale unionization drives in virtually all departments at WestJet have followed the successful bid by the Airline Pilots Association to organize pilots. Flight attendants, gate staff, mechanics and ramp employees are all being asked to […]

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says the Air Canada A320 that lined up on a taxiway at San Francisco Airport last month instead of a runway descended to 59 feet AGL before climbing out […]