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Canada Jetlines says its first Airbus A320 should be painted and delivered early in 2022 and it hopes to start scheduled service later next year after getting financial backing from two Calgary investors earlier this […]

A tiny airline based in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island is asking for public support to get the local town council to withdraw an eviction notice. Oceanside Air has been building a business at the […]

Air Canada moved up the in-service date of its first Boeing 767 freighter to join the effort to keep B.C. supplied. Floods in mid-November severely damaged the two busiest highways connecting the Lower Mainland with […]

A WestJet pilot was helped out of the flight deck and worked on by a doctor and two nurses who were passengers on their way to Atlanta from Calgary last week. The aircraft took off […]

Regina City Council is debating whether to carry on with the purchase of a light aircraft for a new police aviation arm. The police service has included up to $547,500 in its $5 million capital […]

Vancouver-based Helijet has signed a $12 million deal with Blade Air Mobility that will give Blade exclusive access to the passenger routes Helijet has developed over the past 30 years. Helijet will continue to own […]

Boeing’s 2017 attempt to effectively bar Bombardier’s CSeries airliner from the U.S. market played a part in the company being kicked out of the competition to supply the RCAF with 88 new fighter aircraft. The […]

The Kelowna Flying Club and management of the airport have reached a deal for a $5.5 million expansion of general aviation facilities at the airport. The club has raised more than $5 million in private […]

Boeing has hit back at reports that its bid to sell F/A-18 Super Hornets to the RCAF doesn’t meet bid requirements with an aggressive advertising campaign that targets alleged shortcomings of the Lockheed Martin F-35. […]

The latest entry into the certified light aircraft market is the P2010 TDI, manufactured by Tecnam. The Italian company offers a wide range of light twin and single-engine aircraft, including the P2010 series. What makes […]

De Havilland Canada has resumed production of the last Q400 aircraft to be built at the historic Downsview facilities in Toronto. The company and unionized employees ratified a new contract in late October and production […]

When massive flooding struck B.C. earlier this week, B.C. aviators jumped into action. The flooding damaged major highways leading to the Greater Vancouver area, disrupting supply chains and inconveniencing thousands. Hope, a small town about […]

An apparent bun fight between the management of B.C.’s Langley Airport and Nav Canada employees who run the tower has had the bizarre effect of closing three of four runways for departures when the tower […]

The chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council in Tofino, B.C. is calling for federal action to regulate floatplane traffic in the town’s harbour after two serious accidents there in the last four months. Judith Sayers […]

A Canadian test pilot who missed becoming an astronaut by a couple of spots will soon realize his dream with Virgin Galactic. Jameel Janjua made the final four candidates in the 2009 selection that saw […]