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Air Canada Retires 767
Air Canada has formally retired its fleet of Boeing 767s after flying various iterations of the type for almost 38 years. It’s last revenue flight with Boeing’s first two-aisle, two-engine airliner came June 2 when […]
Plane Crash Mystery In B.C.
Authorities in B.C. have been looking for a week for a missing airplane that apparently crashed in plain sight. Crews responded to a report from a witness who said a plane crashed into the Fraser […]
DC-6 Full of Dogs
A stranded team of Norwegian sled dogs from the Iditarod Race in Alaska hitched a ride on the final flight of DC-6 headed for a Norwegian museum and stopped for fuel at Buffalo Airways in […]
Pilot Generates Anti-Racism Message
A Nova Scotia pilot’s use of an aircraft for social commentary is again drawing worldwide attention. In his latest use of live tracking software, Dmitri Neonakis used his Cirrus SR22 to trace the image of […]
Transport Canada Temporarily Extends Some Maintenance Intervals
Transport Canada is giving operators of private aircraft a little leeway in getting scheduled inspections done during the pandemic. TC has amended regs to allow a little extra time for inspections due before Dec. 1. […]
RCMP Helicopter Collides With RCMP Drone
An RCMP helicopter and a drone also operated by the police force collided in northern B.C. in February according to a report that was posted to the CADORS list on June 3. The AS350-3B and […]
Canadian Aviator Photo Contest
Thanks for your interest in our Photo Contest The contest is open to all Canadian Aviator subscribers (either digital or paper versions) when the photo is submitted, and continue to be a subscriber at […]
AN225 Landing at Pearson
The world’s largest airplane flew a whole lot of medical supplies to Toronto on Saturday and there were lots of cameras on it.
Refunds Would Bankrupt Airlines Says Garneau
Transport Minister Marc Garneau says he’s afraid Canadian airlines would go bankrupt if they were forced to give refunds for flights cancelled by customers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Garneau told reporters he understands […]
Kamloops Fence Tribute Items Preserved
The perimeter fence at Kamloops International Airport became an expression of the collective grief felt in the wake of the fatal Snowbirds crash there two weeks ago but it also loomed as a big FOD […]
777 Crew Dives For Moncton While Treating Stricken FO
In an impressive display of crew resource management, the two remaining pilots of a Delta Boeing 777 conducted a steep emergency descent to a landing at Moncton, New Brunswick while using a defibrillator to stabilize […]
Snowbirds Crash Analysis
The CBC prepared this video report featuring former Snowbird 1 Robert “Scratch” Mitchell and his step by step description of what is known about the crash.
Air Canada Tries Pure Business Class
Air Canada will be offering all-business-class seating on its most productive flights between Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal partly in response to the concerns over increasingly crowded aircraft. The airline has three A319s that it normally […]
ATAC Convention Canceled
The final nail in the coffin for the Canadian air show season came a few weeks ago with the cancellation of the Canadian International Air Show held annually in Toronto on the Labour Day weekend […]
