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Last week’s collision between a Harbour Air de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver and a small pleasure boat in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour is raising concerns over who has the right of way in this type of […]

Canada’s Defence Minister Bill Blair announced June 11 as Air Force Day issuing, together with Associate Minister Ginette Taylor, the following statement: “Today, we celebrate Air Force Day on Parliament Hill – an opportunity to […]

An Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge has ruled Ukrainian International Airlines liable for the shooting down of its flight PS752 by Iran in 2020. In her 78-page decision, Justice Jasmine Akbarali wrote, “UIA had […]

Nolinor Aviation, a privately owned charter air operator based in Mirabel, Quebec, has taken a novel approach, at least in Canada, in addressing pilot shortages. In 2020, the company purchased a Cessna 172 to be […]

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA) is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the RCAF by stepping up its displays, both static and aerial, of the storied training aircraft that served both the RCAF and the […]

Strike action by CBSA employees has been put off until at least Wednesday (June 12), according to an announcement late Friday afternoon (June 7). The union representing the workers, the Customs and Immigration Union (affiliated […]

Federal Defence minister Bill Blair announced on Wednesday (May 29) the awarding of a 25-year contract valued at $11.2 billion that will see the acquisition of 71 training aircraft of various types for the RCAF. […]

There was a tragic loss of two lives in a plane crash in a remote area between Squamish and Vancouver on May 24. The TSB is gathering information. What makes this incident unusual is that […]

The Reno Air Racing Association has announced the new home of the National Championship Air Races, and it is Roswell, New Mexico. The first races will take place in September 2025. The host airport will […]

  In response to the federal government’s announcement late last year that it will purchase up to 16 P-8A Poseidon multi-mission aircraft, Boeing announced earlier this week that it will invest $240 million in Quebec […]

Toronto Pearson, Montreal Trudeau and Vancouver International airports announced jointly this week that they will collaborate with Europe’s Airbus SE and ZeroAvia on the use of hydrogen as a fuel in the aviation industry. “We […]

The Alberta Aviation Museum’s tenure at Blatchford Field’s Hangar 14, where it has been a tenant at the City of Edmonton-owned facility for years, seems more secure since the city took it off the open […]

The Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in Sault Ste. Marie this summer. The main celebratory event will be hosted by the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC), which will be […]

As we reported in January, Sealand Flight of Campbell River on Vancouver Island had acquired a Pipistrel Velis Electro aircraft. Earlier this week (Tuesday), Sealand announced that the battery-powered two-place training aircraft is now flying. […]

Photos circulated on social media earlier this week of a new Bombardier Global 5500 with a smashed-in nose up against a damaged chain-link fence and what appears to be a light pole protruding from its […]