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Swoop, Flair Sparring
Flair Airlines and WestJet’s new Swoop budget carrier are circling each other like prize fighters as they try to gain advantage in the fledgling ultra low cost carrier market. In late July Swoop announced it […]
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Air Georgian Plans Recruiting Workshop
Air Georgian is inviting “Canadian aviation industry leaders” to attend its Canadian Pilot Recruitment and Development Workshop sometime in the fall of this year to tackle the pilot shortage. The open letter to other companies […]
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Industry Groups Want Pot Regs
With the legalization of marijuana just a couple of months away, Canada’s aviation industry is looking for guidance on how to deal with what pilots, technicians and air traffic controllers might be doing on their […]
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PA-60-602P – Private Flight – Pembroke to Charlottetown – Crash – 3 Killed
2018-07-30 C-GRRS, a privately operated PA-60-602P aircraft, departed from Pembroke, ON (CYTA) to Charlottetown, PE (CYYG). During cruise flight, the pilot declared an emergency. A diversion to Greenville Municipal, ME (3B1) was initiated, and the […]
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Geotech Aviation – Agusta AW119 MK II helicopter – Rigging Failure – Antenna Fell on House
2018-07-20 C-GVMX, an Agusta AW119 MK II helicopter operated by Geotech Aviation, was operating at a height of approximately 400 feet AGL near Uxbridge, ON, and was carrying a geophysical antenna system as a slung […]
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Emirates – Boeing 777-300 – Engine Failure – Route Diversion
2018-07-20 A6-EQC, a Boeing 777-300 aircraft operated by Emirates, was conducting flight UAE235 from Dubai Intl, United Arab Emirates (OMDB) to Chicago/O’Hare Intl, IL (KORD) with 18 crew members and 355 passengers on board. Approximately […]
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Cessna 172M – Engine Failure – Emergency Landing
2018-07-20 C-GVTS, a Cessna 172M aircraft operated by Principal Air, was downwind for Runway 19 at Abbotsford, BC (CYXX) when the pilot declared an emergency due to an engine (Avco Lycoming O-320-E2D) power loss. The […]
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Jazz Aviation – DHC-8-400 – Aborted Takeoff – Tire Failure
2018-07-20 C-GGNF, a Bombardier DHC-8-400 aircraft operated by Jazz Aviation LP, was conducting flight JZA8955 from Fredericton Intl, NB (CYFC) to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl, ON (CYYZ). During the takeoff on Runway 27 at CYFC, […]
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Noorduyn Norseman MK. VI – Engine Failure – Forced Landing
2018-07-17 C-FIGX, a privately operated float-equipped Noorduyn Norseman MK. VI aircraft, was conducting a flight from Stein Lake, SK to Emma Lake, SK. While cruising at 3 500 feet ASL, the engine (Pratt & Whitney […]
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WestJet Encore – DHC-8-400 – Tire Failures on Takeoff/Landing
2018-07-12 C-FWEP, a WestJet Encore de Havilland DHC-8-400, was conducting flight WEN3278 from Calgary Int’l, AB (CYYC) to Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker Int’l, SK (CYXE) with 4 crew members and 77 passengers on board. During the […]
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P.E.I. Bound Aircraft Crashes in Maine – 3 Killed
An Aerostar AEST that was on route from Pembroke, Ontario to Charlottetown crashed on approach to the Greenville, Maine Municipal Airport on Monday (July 30). All three(3) occupants of the aircraft were killed. At this […]
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Blackfly Stuns AirVenture
A Canadian designed octocopter that meets basic ultralight specs was unveiled at AirVenture. Opener Inc.’s Blackfly drew large crowds and major media interest.
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Big Canadian Presence at AirVenture
Viking Aircraft brought a CL-215 waterbomber to AirVenture 2018 as part of the aggressive marketing campaign to resume production of the CL-415 EAH, the modernized version of the aircraft. The bright yellow amphib attracted a […]
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Webster Finalists Announced
The Webster Trophy finalists for best amateur pilot in Canada have been announced. Representing B.C. is Daniel Shim, of Coquitlam; Alberta, Carolyn Spence; Saskatchewan, Sara Voth, of Saskatoon; Manitoba, Mark Joseph P. Dizon; Western Ontario, […]
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Blackfly Debuts at AirVenture
One of the major surprises at AirVenture 2018 was the unveiling of a cleverly designed multicopter design that has been quietly under development somewhere in northern Canada for the past seven years. Blackfly is an […]