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The RCAF is continuing to fly its 15 Chinook helicopters despite a fleet-wide grounding of 400 similar aircraft by the U.S. Army due to engine fires. The RCAF says it hasn’t had any fires in […]

As of September 1, 2022, certain aircraft sales are now subject to a luxury tax. The threshold is $100,000, and the tax applies only to airplanes, helicopters and gliders equipped with one or more pilot […]

Police and Transport Canada are investigating after a paramedic on an Ornge medevac helicopter took a laser strike to the eye as the helicopter was landing at a Niagara Falls fire station. The green laser […]

A Nova Scotia drone pilot has been charged with stealing numerous pieces of construction equipment after using the drone to scout his targets. Zachary Woodworth was spotted by witnesses operating his drone over landscaping and […]

North Vancouver resident Jaye Edwards, the second last living members of Britain’s Air Transport Auxiliary in the Second World War, died at the age of 103 in her retirement home on Aug. 15. Edwards was […]

The crew of a Cargojet Boeing 767-300 reportedly came close enough to a glider while on final for Hamilton International that the crew could see the pilot of the glider as they swerved around it. […]

The U.S. Air Force has granted Canadian-based Top Aces’ new F-16s “Military Flight Release” meaning the company can now use the sophisticated aircraft in mock combat flights with American F-35 and F-22 fighters. Other adversarial […]

Canada Jetlines says it will soon announce its inaugural flight and initial flight schedule now that it has received its air operating certificate from Transport Canada. The paperwork came through on Thursday and gives the […]

A “results-oriented subculture of some of North Star Air’s DC3-TP67 pilots, which emphasize mission completion over regulatory compliance,” was cited in the Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of the crash of a company Basler conversion in […]

The RCAF’s full plan for creation of a modern tanker fleet was revealed this week with the announcement that the first of four Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft will be delivered in 2028. The government has […]

The RCAF has grounded the Snowbirds, more precisely the flying fleet of about 20 CT-114 Tutor aircraft, pending the results of an investigation into the takeoff accident of one of the airplanes in Fort St. […]

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 […]