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The Air Transport Association of Canada, founded in 1934 as the Commercial Air Transport and Manufacturers’ Association of Canada, returned to the West Coast for the first time since 2018 for their 88th annual conference, […]

Passengers on American Airlines flight AA1350 were inconvenienced when the aircraft they were already abord and awaiting departure from the gate was struck by another aircraft that was taxiing by. The wingtip of the offending […]

Airbus S.E. and Air Canada representatives were in the small mountain community of Squamish, British Columbia this week to announce an investment totalling millions of dollars in Squamish-based Carbon Engineering (CE), a company founded in […]

An organization known as the Elder Abuse Air Force (EAAF), formerly known as the Elder Abuse Awareness Flight, is planning a flight that will orbit Toronto’s CN Tower 83 times on Saturday morning, November 12, […]

Photo: TFASA Reports out of Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom suggest that former air force pilots of these countries are working for a South African firm that trains Chinese pilots. The company was identified […]

The crew and passengers of a chartered flight to the Dominican Republic last April were detained when over 200 kilograms of cocaine were discovered on board during a pre-departure check by the aircrew. Initially held […]

In 2016 Canada’s flag carrier ordered 45 Airbus A220s (previously known as the Bombardier CSeries). Last week Air Canada upped the order by 15. Currently there are 31 A220s in service, all within the airline’s […]

Leonardo, an Italy-based multi-national aerospace and defence company, has awarded their Cormorant Trophy jointly to the RCAF and the US Coast Guard in recognition of the successful rescue of all 31 crewmen from Atlantic Destiny, […]

Pipistrel, the light aircraft manufacturer based in Slovenia and recently purchased by Textron, has delivered one of their Velis Electros to the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics (WISA). The Velis Electro earned European […]

Last weekend also saw present and past members of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and affiliated colleagues gather in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to celebrate 50 years of aerial ballet performances by the Snowbirds. The COVID-19 pandemic […]

Over 400 guests, award winners and members of the media attended the Northern Lights Aero Foundation’s 13th Annual Elsie Awards Gala held in Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto, last Saturday evening. Elsies were awarded […]

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified what could turn out to be the cause of the as-yet unexplained crash of a de Havilland Turbo Otter (DHC-3) in Puget Sound, Washington on September […]

Once again, the U.S.-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is lobbying Transport Canada to allow U.S. pilots possessing only BasicMed medical certification to operate in Canadian airspace. In a letter jointly issued by the […]

At the BC Aviation Council’s annual Silver Wings awards gala held on Oct. 20, Heaps was awarded the Robert S. Day trophy awarded to those who make “an outstanding contribution to aviation/aerospace in the province”. […]

Two senior officers in the RCAF’s fighter community and one junior officer have been charged with administrative offences in connection with a sexual harassment complaint that arose from a so-called “call-sign review board” at CFB […]