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Field Aerospace has been appointed the prime contractor for a uniquely Canadian solution to the challenging aviation requirements of the British Antarctic Survey. The Toronto modification centre will oversee the creation of a customized Dash-8 […]

The Regina Police Department says it will go airplane shopping after no one responded to its request for proposals for its first fixed wing eye in the sky. After some public opposition, city council approved […]

Lt. Col. Billie Flynn (retired), a former RCAF test pilot and a test and demo F-35 pilot for Lockheed Martin until 2020 says the airplane is now a good buy for Canada. “The F-35 is […]

WestJet has taken delivery of the first of four dedicated cargo aircraft. The converted Boeing 737-800 arrived in Calgary on April 7. It’s not clear when it will go into revenue service. The plane is […]

Budget carrier Flair Airlines could be shut down on May 3 by the Canadian Transportation Agency’s apparent determination that an American company is pulling the strings there. Canadian law requires that Canadian-based airlines be majority […]

Canadian aviation groups and the powerful U.S.-based General Aviation Manufacturers Association have urged Transport Canada to suspend plans to require lightweight data recorders on most general aviation aircraft. For decades, the Transportation Safety Board has […]

A malfunctioning seat led to the loss of a CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue at Gander International Airport last month. Air Force investigators released their initial report on the crash, which injured five of the […]

Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre will host its annual Girls Can Fly event on May 14. “The event will be similar to last year in that we will offer free flights for girls aged 8-18 years […]

There will be a new sound at the Buffalo Airways hangar later this year as the company adds its first jet cargo aircraft to the fleet. The company, most famous for maintaining a fleet of […]

Bombardier’s transformation to a builder of large business jets was completed last week when the company delivered its last Learjet 75. Bombardier has owned the iconic brand for more than 20 years but Lear was […]

De Havilland Canada will go ahead with building a next generation amphibious firefighting aircraft and is calling it the DHC-515 Firefighter. The factory will be located in Calgary and employ about 500 people to start. […]

The 12-year quest for a new RCAF fighter that began with the F-35 predictably ended with the F-35 being chosen to replace the CF-18s that have served since the early 1980s. Earlier this week, the […]

In response to an accident that killed a young student glider pilot and his instructor in 2019, an Alberta MP has introduced a Private Member’s Bill that would require most gliders and all tow aircraft […]

After a couple of decades of a seeming transition to a Boeing fleet, Air Canada announced last week that it will acquire as many as 40 Airbus A321neo airliners. The airline said it will buy […]

An Indian airline has ordered five De Havilland Twin Otters and taken an option on five more. flybig will use the aircraft to do what it does best: get into tight places with short and […]