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In our newsletter issued on January 6 of this year we reported on what appeared to be a suspension of the requirement to file the Annual Airworthiness Information Report (AAIR) as required by CARs section […]

The government of Alberta is providing $5 million in funding over two years to Edmonton-based Elevate Aviation to provide training in aviation-related fields to young Albertans. Elevate, founded and led by Edmonton air traffic controller […]

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, together with the CF-18 Demo Team, are back again this year as strong as ever. Their schedule of appearances has been released: Date    Event/Location           June 3-4      Thunder Bay, Ontario 7          North […]

Last week we reported on a Hawker Typhoon being restored to flying condition by a group of volunteers near Comox, British Columbia. This week we can report on another vintage aircraft that will soon be […]

Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Chorus Aviation Inc. is launching an aviation academy that will prepare cadets with an integrated Airline Transport Pilot Licence and aircraft type rating, all part of a 20-month program. Cygnet, as the […]

Several airline pilot groups are joining forces to protest any move toward single-pilot operations by airline companies or airliner manufacturers around the world. Representative of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), the […]

On Vancouver Island, not far from CFB Comox, a group of dedicated volunteers is rebuilding, to flying condition, a British-designed and built Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber that saw action in the Second World War. The group […]

Earlier this week the Government of Canada announced that it has issued a Letter of Request (LoR) to the U.S. government requesting an offer for the procurement of up to 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon to […]

Several events were held globally this month to both celebrate the achievements of women in aviation and to inspire and attract girls and young women into the industry. Internationally, the Montreal-based not-for-profit Institute for Women […]

With the collaboration of New Brunswick’s Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions (AVSS), a company that specializes in parachute recovery systems for commercial drones and other aircraft, Transport Canada (TC) oversaw the field-testing in Labrador of drone-dispatched […]

An RCAF Lockheed CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft is currently in the Western Pacific participating in Exercise Sea Dragon, a U.S.-led annual multinational training exercise. This is the third consecutive time the RCAF is among […]

As an update to a news report we made in our newsletter of March 3 (Air Canada Pilots Union Energized), the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) has reached a tentative agreement in principle for a […]

The Hangar Flight Museum, located at the southern end of Calgary’s international airport, has once again suffered winter storm damage to its annex, a hangar with a fabric-covered roof that is used to house numerous […]

Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced on Friday (March 10) that, after consultations with the Commissioner of Competition and other interested parties, the federal government has given approval for the acquisition of both Sunwing Airlines […]