At least one of Air Canada’s Boeing 787s has been indefinitely grounded for what Boeing terms “two distinct manufacturing issues” in the fuselages of a total of eight Dreamliners. Boeing didn’t say specifically what the […]
WestJet will ban passengers who refuse to wear masks on board their aircraft for up to a year under a new zero tolerance policy announced Friday. Wearing a mask is mandatory for anyone older than […]
The RCAF has taken delivery of the first of two Challenger 650 aircraft in an unusually quick procurement process that was only announced a few months ago. The $105 million deal with Bombardier was announced […]
The National Airlines Council of Canada says it will need its own government aid program to emerge from the devastation of the COVID 19 pandemic. NACC wasted little time trying to get the ear of […]
Transport Canada will flight test the software changes to the Boeing 737 MAX in the coming week with a unique cross border arrangement that gets around the COVID 19 border closure. Boeing will fly the […]
An online alternative to the rust remover method of satisfying Transport Canada’s recurrency requirements is being offered by Elevate Aviation. The non-profit organization will live stream a free TC-approved recurrency program on Aug. 22 from […]
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. […]
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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 […]
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