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Check NOTAMs, Please
The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association is reminding pilots to check NOTAMs even if they’re just planning a local flight during the busy summer season. The appeal came after there were 16 violations of the […]
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TSB Incidents
Air Transat – Airbus 330-300 – Hydraulic Leak
2018-05-30 C-GTSD, an Airbus 330-300 aircraft operated by Air Transat, was conducting flight TSC318 from Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, QC (CYUL) to Lisbon/Aeroporto da Portela de Sacavem,Portugal (LPPT) with 10 crew members and 316 passengers […]
TSB Incidents
Air Canada – Airbus 321-200 – Gear Failed to Retract
2018-05-29 C-FGKZ, an Airbus 321-200 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight ACA338 from Vancouver Intl, BC (CYVR) to Ottawa/MacDonald-Cartier Intl, ON (CYOW) with 6 crew members and 178 passengers on board. Shortly after […]
TSB Incidents
Bighorn Helicopters – Hughes 369D – Tail Rotor Damaged
2018-05-29 C-FYIP, a Hughes 369D aircraft operated by Bighorn Helicopters, was conducting external load operations approximately 1 nm North East of Elko/Lionel P. Demers Memorial Airpark, BC (CBE2) when the external load inadvertently released from […]
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Air Canada – Boeing 787-9 – Engine Oil Leak
C-FRSO, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight ACA844 from Calgary Intl, AB (CYYC) to Frankfurt/Rhein-Main, Germany (EDDF) with 11 crew members and 196 passengers on board. During cruise flight at […]
TSB Incidents
Delta Airlines – Airbus 330-300 – Engine Issue
2018-05-30 N804NW, an Airbus 330-300 aircraft operated by Delta Airlines, was conducting flight DAL75 from Amsterdam/Schiphol, Netherlands (EHAM) to Atlanta/Hartsfield-Jackson Intl, GA (KATL) with 13 crew members and 293 passengers on board. While in cruise […]
Recent Videos
CL-415 In Action
There are lots of good videos of the big amphib putting out forest fires but we like this one from the busy fire year of 2012 in Spain.
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Bluenose Squadron Revived
In a rare ceremony at CFB Trenton, the RCAF stood up an historic squadron for the fifth time in its history and created enhanced capability to get the most out of its aircraft. The famed […]
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Viking Sells Waterbombers
Viking Aircraft (officially now known as Longview Aviation Asset Management (LAAM)) has sold five CL-415 “Enhanced Aerial Firefighter” aircraft to Bridger Aerospace, of Bozeman, Montana. Viking bought 11 CL-215 firefighting aircraft to turn into the […]
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WestJet Strike Averted
WestJet is trying to shake off the effects of the company’s first-ever pilot strike threat now that a settlement process has been agreed to by both sides. To the relief of pretty much everyone involved, […]
TSB Incidents
MAG Aerospace – Aero Commander 690B – Smoke in Cabin
2018-05-15 C-GMAN, a Rockwell Intl Aero Commander 690B aircraft operated by MAG Aerospace Canada, was conducting a Bird Dog operation from Red Lake, ON (CYRL) in support of aerial fire suppression 13 nautical miles South […]
TSB Incidents
Central Mountain Air – Bombardier DHC-8-102 – Oil Pressure Issue
2018-05-18 C-FCJE, a Bombardier DHC-8-102 aircraft operated by Central Mountain Air, was conducting flight GLR758 from Prince George, BC (CYXS) to Vancouver Intl, BC (CYVR). Approximately 24 nm North of Pemberton, BC (CYPS), the flight […]
TSB Incidents
Kelowna Flightcraft – Convair 580F – Engine RPM Issue
2018-05-18 C-GKFF, a Convair 580F aircraft operated by Kelowna Flightcraft, was conducting flight KFA579 from Vancouver Intl, BC (CYVR) to Kamloops, BC (CYKA). Shortly after the departure from CYVR, the number 2 engine (Allison 501-D13D, […]
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Dylan Marta
Flight Date: 05/13/2018 Flight School: Glacier Air Flight Instructor: Mohamed Elgredly Comment: I had never felt responsibility quite like that before, it was an experience I will never forget! So much fun!
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Michael Vegso
Flight Date: 05/28/2018 Flight School: Air Richelieu Flight Instructor: Nicolas Fabre Comment:I didn’t want to land! I was having too much of a good time! The weather was perfect!