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In a press release issued by Nav Canada on August 2, Canada’s air navigation service provider announced that, in cooperation with state regulator Transport Canada, they are delaying the implementation dates of the ADS-B mandate […]

Canadian aircraft earned several top honours at EAA AirVenture, which wrapped up last weekend. The Westland Lysander owned by an Ontario group and managed by Dave Hadfield took five major awards including the Phoenix Award […]

A “loss of engine power” on takeoff is now being reported as the cause of a forced landing by a CT-114 Tutor operated by the Snowbirds at Fort St. John Airport in northern B.C. on […]

Transport Canada Civil Aviation will soon be allowing pilots to take their written exams without the Transport Canada confirmation of their medical. If they don’t get the medical within three months after their visit to […]

Canada’s Department of National Defence announced the reorganization of its existing space affairs handled by the RCAF into 3 Canadian Space Division. The new division will still fall under the RCAF’s control. “The establishment of […]

Canadian Pop megastar Drake gave his millions of followers a little lesson in business jet management after the Twitter account CelebJets outed him for a 14-minute flight by his private jet. Granted, one of Drake’s […]

The mayor of La Ronge, Saskatchewan has heard a higher calling and will be leaving his post to train as a pilot for Flair Air. Colin Ratushniak is a commercial pilot but prospects dried up […]

The logjam for medical certifications by Transport Canada is now affecting air traffic controllers and that might finally get someone’s attention. According to the Devon Dispatch There are now a handful of veteran controllers in […]

Porter Airlines has ordered 20 more Embraer E195-E2 airliners bringing its current firm order book to 50 as it moves to become a continental airline. Porter announced the deal, worth about $2 billion. It also […]

There will be a second Lancaster bomber in flying condition in the next couple of years but the newest one will likely never leave the ground. The Canadian Aviation Museum says it’s expecting the restoration […]

Airport staff in Edmundston, New Brunswick were able to find the operator of a drone that reportedly came within 50 metres of an air ambulance at the facility. It’s not clear if the aircraft was […]

The RCAF is buying two used A330-200 widebody passenger aircraft for conversion tankers and executive transport aircraft. The Air Force announced Thursday it was buying the two former airliners from International AirFinance Corporation for $102 […]

Canada frequently places near the top of worldwide rankings in a variety of topics but thousands of airline passengers would rather have not contributed to the dubious distinction achieved last weekend. Canadian airlines were the […]