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Metropolitan Montreal Airport, until last week known as the Montreal Saint-Hubert Airport (CYHU), has announced funding of $90 million from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, a federal Crown corporation. The loan is to Toronto’s Porter Aviation […]

In the wake of a fatal helicopter crash in Northern British Columbia that claimed the lives of two Italian tourists as well as their guide (from New Zealand) and their pilot (from Kelowna) on January […]

Transport Canada (TC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment to the CARs (NPA 2024-001) that would change the definition of “ultra-light aeroplanes”. According to TC, the proposed change would “increase clarity and improve enforceability,” […]

KF Aerospace has obtained the exclusive rights to market Grob Aircraft products and pilot training services in North America. The Kelowna, British Columbia-based company already operates the German basic trainer in Southport, Manitoba as part […]

The Quebec-based manufacturer known for, among other things, their expertise in designing and building business jets, has brought into their EcoJet Research Project the University of Victoria’s Centre for Aviation Research (CfAR) and Victoria-based Quaternion […]

Defence minister Bill Blair announced this week (January 23) that Canada will be supplying civilian instructors, aircraft and support staff, all contracted from Montreal-based Top Aces Inc., as our country’s contribution to the F-16 Training […]

***updated** Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) is about to begin a commercial delivery service based at Edmonton’s international airport (CYEG) using its own specially designed Canary RPAS. Also involved in the deal are Apple Express Courier […]

The federal government has awarded Bell Textron Canada Ltd. (BTCL) a contract worth $2.28 billion to extend the service life of the RCAF’s fleet of 82 CH-146 Griffon helicopters, which are a variant of the […]

. Azure, a Canadian company that hopes to be a leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in this country, has obtained over $6 million from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), a federal crown corporation, […]

**Corrected** Sealand Flight of Campbell River, British Columbia, announced this week that it will be adding a battery-electric two-seat training aircraft to its training fleet later this month. Designed and manufactured by Pipistrel of Slovenia, […]

In a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, a Second World War-era Avro Lancaster Mk. X bomber will tour Canada this summer, appearing in several air shows. While most of […]

Canadian Army General Wayne Eyre, Chief of Defence Staff, is set to retire this summer, according to an announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office Friday (Jan. 12). Last fall, the holders of the purse strings […]

Bombardier has been awarded a contract to sell at least one Global 6500 jet to the U.S. Army, according to an announcement on Wednesday (Jan. 3). Included in the contract is an option for the […]

As a follow-up to last week’s report of the crash of an Air Tindi de Havilland Twin Otter while attempting to land on the frozen surface of Lac le Gras in the Northwest Territories on […]

Airbus announced the sale of 40 additional A220-300s to the Lufthansa Group, whose Swiss subsidiary was one of the manufacturer’s first customers in 2016. “With today’s order for 40 additional Airbus A220s, we are continuing […]