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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 […]

De Havilland Canada will pause production of Q400 turboprops later this year when the last of its backlog of 17-19 aircraft is built. Orders have dried up for the regional airline mainstay because of the […]

Photo by Herve Dormoune Aerial firefighting pioneer Conair, of Abbotsford, B.C. is looking to the future and has chosen the De Havilland Q400 as its large platform for the future. The company, which formed in […]

Former Transport Minister Marc Garneau has been promoted to Foreign Affairs Minister and replaced by Omar Alghabra, a Mississauga MP. On his first day on the job, Air Canada announced 1,900 layoffs and route cuts […]

WestJet is blaming the federal government’s sudden requirement for airline passengers arriving in Canada to have negative COVID-19 tests for the slashing of its schedule and job cuts affecting 1,000 employees this week. The airline […]

An Ontario MP says he’s found a way for the federal government to intervene in Nav Canada’s apparent intention to cut air traffic control services at seven airports. Windsor MP Brian Masse had asked Transport […]

The Transportation Safety Board says fatigue failure of the right wing strut attach assembly caused the crash of a Blue Water Aviation DHC-3 Otter near Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba in October of 2019. The float-equipped […]

After a disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, work has resumed on the restoration of an RCAF Lancaster at the National Air Force Museum in Trenton. According to a CBC report, volunteers are committed to […]

RCMP and local authorities in Birch Hills County in northern Alberta are investigating the New Year’s Day crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter that killed all four people onboard. Details are scant but the aircraft […]

The end of 2020 is proving positive for the Airbus A220 as sales ramp up and rumors circulate about a stretched version that would seat as many passengers as a Boeing 737 MAX. On Jan. […]

With the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX, there is intense scrutiny on the first flights of the aircraft and even the most mundane maintenance snags rate prominent attention in the mainstream media. […]