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Canada will be the first to adopt a standardized set of pilot reporting terms to describe the braking action on contaminated runways. According to Macleans, Transport Canada will be sending guidance to operators that will […]

The union representing production workers at De Havilland Canada is demanding federal government involvement to support those losing their jobs at the company’s Q400 assembly plant in Toronto. As we reported in January, De Havilland […]

The Quebec government has rolled out incentives to get two Ontario companies to build a massive satellite project there. MDA and Telesat have partnered to launch a constellation of 298 small low earth orbit satellites […]

The owner and pilot of a Blackshape BS100 was killed when the high performance ultralight crashed at near Carp Airport near Ottawa last Wednesday. The aircraft went down in a wooded area after the pilot […]

Transport Canada has approved the sale of Air Transat to Air Canada citing the pandemic as a key factor in its decision. “As Transat A.T. itself noted in December 2020, current uncertainty casts doubt on […]

Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu says he’s hopeful the federal government will bail out air carriers after what he calls “the bleakest year in aviation history.” Rovinescu told analysts in a conference call on Friday […]

A seatbelt bracket failure has been cited in the fatal crash of a Cessna 140 in British Columbia last year that killed a beloved member of the B.C. flying community. Erissa Yong died when the […]

Canada’s busiest airport in November of 2020 was Kitchener-Waterloo and two others that don’t normally occupy those spots, Boundary Bay and Abbotsford, were in second and third respectively. Statistics Canada said there were 13,619 takeoffs […]

A senior Nav Canada official says the closure of seven air traffic control towers at smaller airports across the country is not a foregone conclusion and any decisions will be based on safety alone. Heather […]

By John Chalmers Once again the Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) has published its annual calendar with original art from Canada’s top aviation artists. Included in the 2021 Calendar are paintings from members of the […]

Flair Airlines says it’s adding 13 Boeing 737 MAX airliners to its current complement of three older 800 series 737s. The aircraft will be leased from 777 Partners, which has a 25 percent stake in […]

Montana-based uAvionix has announced that their tailBeaconX, an ultrasmall device that can be installed in place of a standard tail beacon or position light on certified aircraft, has now received TSO approval from the American […]

Most aircraft passengers, including those on GA flights, will need proof of a negative test for COVID-19 to enter the U.S. for the foreseeable future.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the […]

The return of the Boeing 737 MAX to Canadian skies hit a minor snag on Friday when a WestJet flight using the type had to be cancelled for a maintenance issue. The aircraft was boarded […]

A low-level stall/spin preceded the fatal crash of a Murphy Moose on floats in central Alberta last summer. The pilot, a training pilot and a passenger were all killed when the big homebuilt single crashed […]