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Plaque Commemorates Punch Dickins
One of Canada’s most influential pioneer bush pilots has been commemorated with a plaque in one of the areas he helped to open up for aviation. C.H. “Punch” Dickins is remembered on the plaque at […]
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Bombardier Launches Global 6500 Into Service
Bombardier launched its Global 6500 into service last week at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas and updated several other programs. The 6500 is the slightly smaller sibling of the Global 7500 […]
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Flight School Fights Noise Complaints
An Oshawa flight school is defending itself from what it says are unjustified characterizations of its impact on noise complaints from neighbouring residents. “Not every small aircraft that the community sees is a flight school […]
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Snowbird 5 Ejection
Local news coverage of the Snowbirds incident in Atlanta last weekend.
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De Havilland Sells First Dash 8 400
The De Havilland nameplate is officially back in business thanks to the newly-resurrected company’s first firm order for a Dash 8 400 aircraft. Air Tanzania has ordered a single aircraft configured with 78 seats and […]
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Snowbirds Ground Tutors After Ejection
The RCAF Snowbirds have cancelled their last show of the season in Houston while they determine the cause of the loss of a CT-114 aircraft in Atlanta last weekend. Capt. Kevin Domon-Grenier, the second line […]
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Two Weeks Left To Bid On Manitoba Aircraft
Prospective bidders have just a couple of weeks to submit their offers for what’s left of the Government of Manitoba’s once comprehensive fleet of aircraft. There are about a dozen classified ads for surplus aircraft […]
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Obstacle Shuts Down Instrument Approaches at Penticton
Key instrument approaches for Penticton Regional Airport are at least temporarily unavailable after a Transport Canada audit resulted in the threshold of Runway 16 being displaced 470 feet. The audit flagged the ventilation equipment of […]
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Fruit Stench Turns Back 767
A shipment of fruit prompted an Air Canada Rouge crew to turn around shortly after taking off from Vancouver for Montreal in September. The consignment of Durian, an Asian fruit known for its aggressively pungent […]
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Balloonists Rescued Near Hudson Bay
The emergency rescue team from a remote Northern Ontario diamond mine was called to rescue a couple of balloonists who won their competition but could have lost their lives in the process. Polish pilot Krzysztof […]
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Polaris At Work
The A310 fleet is dwindling worldwide but the RCAF makes good use out of its five airframes, including two that are set up for in-flight refuelling.
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Veteran Honoured By France
A Vancouver Island resident who flew 36 missions over occupied France in the Second World War has been awarded France’s highest honour. Edward Vaughn, 96, of Saanich, was awarded the French Legion of Honour by […]
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RCAF Among Last A310 Operators
The RCAF, which wrung more than 50 years of service from its T-33 and Sea King fleets (and will hit that with the CF-18) is also joining select company with its executive transport fleet. The […]
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WestJet, Sunwing Inspect 737s (Corrected)
WestJet has 43 Boeing 737NG aircraft that fall under an FAA airworthiness directive and it says it will be able to comply with the AD with minimal disruption to its schedule. Last Thursday, the U.S. […]
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Global 5500, 6500 Cockpit
Bombardier’s latest business jets naturally have the latest in cockpit technology. Pretty neat stuff.