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Cracks that have formed on the tails of most of the RCAF’s fleet of Cyclone helicopters resulted from adding military equipment to the structures. The Cyclones are militarized versions of the Sikorsky S-92 civilian helicopter, […]

KF Aerospace has announced it has acquired one of the few flying De Havilland Mosquito bombers for its Centre of Excellence now under construction in Kelowna, B.C. The Mosquito in question is a former Spartan […]

Passengers aboard a routine Air Canada Express flight from Timmins to Toronto last week got an aviation history lesson as a bonus. They were the last paying customers to fly on a Jazz Dash-8-300, also […]

Montreal-based Top Aces Inc. has flown its F-16 Advanced Aggressor (F-16AAF) and embarked on a flight test program aimed at making it a worthy mock adversary for the latest and greatest fighters. The company provides […]

Now that the CC-115 Buffalo has been fully retired, the aircraft that was supposed to replace it is a long time coming. The Ottawa Citizen is reporting that the C295 won’t be ready by summer […]

An unauthorized piece of B.C. aviation history now has a permanent home at the B.C. Aviation Museum in Victoria. A 40-year-old mural depicting the pilots and airplanes that plied the West Coast and made the […]

The CC-115 Buffalo flew its last operational mission earlier this week ending one of the longest aircraft deployments in the RCAF’s history. The Buffalo flew for 55 years, doing everything from flying NATO resupply and […]

Nav Canada is testing space-based ADS-B for low altitude aircraft in the Montreal area and is going to try it out next around Edmonton. Nav Canada says the voluntary trial is assessing how well the […]

A student commercial pilot has confirmed Transport Canada is investigating her involvement in videos of a party aboard a chartered flight from Montreal to Cancun just before New Year’s. Vanessa Sicotte said in a series […]

ICON Aircraft now has a sales rep and demo pilot based in Seattle where he has reached out to Canadian media to announce his move. Alex Mason is joining ICON flight instructor Luke Christian at […]

Lynx Air, “Canada’s new ultra-affordable airline” has announced it will start selling tickets on Jan. 19 but it won’t be announcing destinations or schedule until then. The Calgary-based company, formerly known as Enerjet, will fly […]

Sam Samaddar, the director of Kelowna International Airport, has been elected chair of AirportsCouncil International-North America, an influential organization that represents hundreds of airports in the U.S. and Canada. “As we continue to respond to […]

Rotech Motor in Vernon, B.C. has been named Rotax’s Distributor of the Year for the second year in a row and has a hefty piece of staff room equipment to mark the honour. The Austrian […]

Some passengers aboard a chartered aircraft heading to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Cancun could face criminal charges when they make their way back to Canada after a much-publicized booze cruise to the Mexican resort […]

The Canadian Warplane Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022 and is planning an air show and a black tie event to mark the occasion. The museum, which has the largest collection of airworthy vintage […]