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RCAF Recruiting Former Pilots
The RCAF is offering former military pilots who have now been laid off by the airlines because of the coronavirus pandemic the chance to rejoin the forces. So far at least 26 pilots have gotten […]
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Jazz Joins Employee Relief Program
Chorus Aviation’s Jazz Aviation is the latest airline to take advantage of the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy to benefit its laid off workers. On April 6, the company chopped 3,000 workers as flight operations were […]
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Bombardier To Resume Bizjet Construction
Bombardier intends to resume operations at its Toronto business jet factory April 27, ending a weeks-long shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic measures. In an email exchange with Reuters, spokeswoman Anna Cristofaro said the company […]
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Beaver Documentary
Instead of our normal quick hit video this week, put the headphones on and settle in for an hour-long documentary on the Beaver, centred around Viking Air’s restoration of Olivia, a former U.S. Army airframe.
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Cargojet Invites More Foreign Investment
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) has approved Cargojet’s plan to attract more foreign investment by amending its articles of incorporation in line with new rules created by the federal government in 2018. […]
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Air Canada Temporarily Converts 777s For COVID Cargo
Air Canada is converting three of its Boeing 777-300 passenger aircraft into freighters to help with the massive airlift of supplies required to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The 442 seats have been taken out of […]
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Flights To Nunavut Severely Restricted
There are no COVID 19 cases in Nunavut and the territorial government is doing its utmost to keep it that way. Under the most severe travel ban enacted in Canada, the territory has closed the […]
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Photo Flight
Dave Hadfield took the Vintage Wings Spitfire to Oshkosh a couple of years ago and a photo flight was inevitable.
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ATC Issues Led To Loss Of Separation
An equipment issue and an overwhelmed air traffic controller led to a close call over the B.C. Interior in January of 2019 according to a Transportation Safety Board report. A WestJet Encore Q400 and a […]
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Demo Teams May Cancel Seasons
Canada’s air demonstration teams will likely stand down for the coming season thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet addressing RCAF personnel, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said the core focus of […]
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Aviation Pitches In During Crisis
General aviation is a lifeline for the many remote and far-flung communities of a country like Canada and all over the nation aviation companies are stepping up to ensure vital supplies and personnel are where […]
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Away From It All
Social distancing at its finest is available off the west coast of Vancouver Island where Vargas Island Beach makes a great runway.
TSB Incidents
Sea Land Air Management-Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse-Rough Landing
2020-03-20 C-GRTJ a Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse owned by Sea Land Air Management Ltd was cleared for a touch and go landing on Runway 13 at Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB), BC when the aircraft was observed […]
TSB Incidents
Southern Interior Flight Centre-Cessna 172S-Power Loss
2020-03-19 C-GSFR, a Cessna 172S operated by Southern Interior Flight Centre (1993) Ltd, was conducting circuit training flights at Kelowna International Airport (CYLW), BC, with 1 flight instructor and 1 student on board. During the […]
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CAE Sees Hope For Improvement
Despite laying off 465 employees, slashing executive salaries and cutting capital expenditures in the coronavirus world, simulator and flight training leader CAE sees some silver linings to the current crisis. “We’ve got two simulator orders […]