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  In response to the federal government’s announcement late last year that it will purchase up to 16 P-8A Poseidon multi-mission aircraft, Boeing announced earlier this week that it will invest $240 million in Quebec […]

Toronto Pearson, Montreal Trudeau and Vancouver International airports announced jointly this week that they will collaborate with Europe’s Airbus SE and ZeroAvia on the use of hydrogen as a fuel in the aviation industry. “We […]

The Alberta Aviation Museum’s tenure at Blatchford Field’s Hangar 14, where it has been a tenant at the City of Edmonton-owned facility for years, seems more secure since the city took it off the open […]

The Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in Sault Ste. Marie this summer. The main celebratory event will be hosted by the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC), which will be […]

As we reported in January, Sealand Flight of Campbell River on Vancouver Island had acquired a Pipistrel Velis Electro aircraft. Earlier this week (Tuesday), Sealand announced that the battery-powered two-place training aircraft is now flying. […]

Photos circulated on social media earlier this week of a new Bombardier Global 5500 with a smashed-in nose up against a damaged chain-link fence and what appears to be a light pole protruding from its […]

An Air France Boeing 787 headed to Seattle from Paris diverted to Iqaluit last week following “heat smell” in the cabin. The 260 passengers and 12 crew spent 11 hours in Iqaluit before an Air […]

The Union representing Air Canada pilots is calling on the airline to put a generous offer on the table following the latest in a series of positive financial reports. The airline made $453 million in […]

Mirabel-based charter company Nolinor has announced it will be basing a gravel runway-equipped Boeing 737-200 at a new sub-base at Edmonton International Airport. The company says the new base will be used mainly to provide […]

Nav Canada is reminding operators that the next stage of the ADS-B mandate comes into effect May 16 but it doesn’t expect a major impact. The next phase is the inclusion of Class B airspace, […]

A well-trained and prepared pilot were fundamental to the positive outcome of an aerial tanker crash in B.C. in 2022. In its final report on the accident, the Transportation Safety Board said the pilot of […]

Canada has set aside $5 billion to buy advanced early warning aircraft but the procurement process has not begun. The funding was confirmed by government officials to Aviation Week and the procurement will occur between […]

Structural fires at opposite sides of the country have claimed two historic hangars that played key roles during the Second World War. On April 19, Hangar 8 at CFB Goose Bay (5 Wing) in Labrador […]

Representatives of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, the RCAF Association and the Royal Canadian Military Institute, along with RCAF commander Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, were at the airport’s mainland pavilion where earlier this week they […]

Air North has recently acquired a Boeing 737-8AL through leasing firm Aircraft Engine Lease Finance (AELF) of Chicago. This brings to two of the more modern 737s in Air North’s fleet and adds to the […]