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Transport Canada officials worked side by side with Air Canada and its engineering contractor Avianor to get lightning fast (by bureaucratic standards) for Air Canada to convert passenger aircraft to freighters in the early days […]

B.C. officials are pressing the federal government to force airlines to provide more and better information about passengers. Dozens of flights have been flagged as carrying passengers who have tested positive for COVID-19 but Dr. […]

Complications created by the pandemic have slowed delivery of Canada’s new search and rescue aircraft. Shiny new C295s are lining up on the ramp at the Airbus factory in Seville, Spain but it will likely […]

The somewhat chaotic state of airline travel is opening new opportunities for Canada’s charter companies as businesses and some private travellers look for safer alternatives. “We’ve definitely seen an increase in inquiries, bookings haven’t increased […]

Boeing has formally submitted its candidate for Canada’s fighter replacement procurement and  designed a version of the Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The company is on rocky ground with the Canadian government after it tried […]

Four student pilots at Blue Bird Flight Academy in Chilliwack, B.C. are demanding refunds, claiming their training has been unduly delayed and interrupted. The students, all from other countries claimed that the school’s scheduling and […]

The pilot of an Alkan Air Cessna Caravan took a wrong turn in bad weather and crashed into rising terrain in a box canyon in the Yukon last year according to the Transportation Safety Board. […]

Diamond Aircraft’s twin diesel DA42-VI has won dozens of aviation awards but it has also caught the eye of one of the most prestigious design awards in the world. The efficient and speedy twin won […]

While the major airlines have eliminated many routes to concentrate on their main moneymaking service, Flair Airlines is filling in on the suddenly underserved routes. The upstart budget carrier announced it will be launching service […]

A Nunavut teen, who is also an avid social media supporter of Air Canada, has launched a petition urging the federal government to give airlines more financial support to cope with the effects of the […]

Those hoping for a reprieve from steep increases to Nav Canada fees are likely to be out of luck. The not-for-profit corporation, which depends almost exclusively on fees paid for the air navigation services it […]

A new cooperative in Quebec is hoping that local governments and individuals will invest in the new airline it’s trying to develop to fill in for gaps in service left by Air Canada’s regional service. […]

Quebec-based Nolinor Aviation has launched a new airline at a time when many existing airlines are hanging by a thread. The company has purchased 10 Boeing 737-400s, some of them retired by Kelowna-based Flair Air […]