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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 […]

The RCMP in Thompson, Manitoba are asking for public help in finding whoever shot up a couple of floatplanes moored on a lake in the northern part of the province. The privately owned Cessna 185 […]

Canada Post has issued a set of five stamps commemorating Canadians in Flight. The corporation said this is the second instalment of its aviation series and was “developed with the support of Canada’s Aviation Hall […]

A month after a De Havilland Otter floatplane apparently dove suddenly into Washington State’s Puget Sound, killing all 10 people onboard, the FAA issued an Emergency AD calling for inspection of elevator parts for corrosion. […]

We reported last month that L3 Harris employees at CFB Trenton were to vote on switching unions from the International Association of Machinists (IAM) to the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA). AMFA has now announced […]

The Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame has announced their new inductees. Individuals being inducted this year are Thomas Appleton, pilot and aviation executive; Maryse Carmichael, former Snowbirds commanding officer; John Croll, former military test pilot; […]

Transport Canada revealed this week that the new Director General of Civil Aviation at Transport Canada will be Félix Meunier, taking the reins of the agency on October 11. The post became vacant last month […]