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WestJet Pilots Vote On Strike
WestJet pilots are taking a strike vote but the airline and the Airline Pilots Association are also sitting down for 14 straight days of negotiations while the voting is under way. The two sides have […]
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Forced Landing on Calgary Street Surprises Commuters
A small twin engine aircraft (Piper Navajo) surprised commuters in Calgary on Wednesday morning as it was forced to make an unscheduled landing on a busy Calgary Street. The pilot had radioed the control tower […]
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Spatial Disorientation Likely Cause of Fatal Crash
The crash that killed former Alberta premier Jim Prentice and three others in 2016 was mostly likely caused by a disoriented pilot the Transportation Safety Board concluded in its report on the incident. Investigators could […]
TSB Incidents
Boeing 737-800 – Possible Bird Strike
2018-04-22 C-GYQW, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Air Transat, was conducting flight TSC369 from Orlando Intl, FL (KMCO) to Halifax/Stanfield Intl, NS (CYHZ) with 6 crew members and 184 passengers on board. As the […]
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Unplanned Landing on Quebec Highway
A small Cessna aircraft made an unscheduled landing on Highway 5 near Chelsea, Quebec on Sunday. (April 22). The pilot was not injured. The landing took place at around 4 p.m. on the northbound lane […]
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CF-18 Over Long Beach
A little raw video from our photo flight with the RCAF over the west coast of Vancouver Island April 19.
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WTO Rejects Bombardier Challenge
The World Trade Organization will continue its review of Embraer’s allegations that Bombardier is unfairly subsidized by Canadian governments. The WTO panel rejected Bombardier’s argument that the Brazilian planemaker’s review request goes beyond the scope […]
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Saskatoon Police Buy Cessna
The Saskatoon Police Service will pay about $800,000 for a 2016 Cessna to bring its aerial surveillance program in house. The police previously leased a similar aircraft that was 20 years old for $250,000 a […]
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Spring Training in Comox
It sounds like spring in the Comox Valley as the Snowbirds and the RCAF CF-18 demonstration team fine tune their performances for the coming air show season. The teams are practicing daily from CFB Comox, […]
TSB Incidents
Boeing 737-800 – Refueling Incident
2018-04-13 C-GNCH, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Sunwing Airlines, was conducting flight SWG429 from Punta Cana Intl, Dominican Republic (MDPC) to Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, QC (CYUL) with 6 crew members and 187 passengers […]
TSB Incidents
Airbus 320-200 – Tire Exploded on Climb
2018-04-14 C-FTJR, an Airbus 320-200 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight ACA1219 from Orlando Intl, FL (KMCO) to Halifax/Stanfield Intl, NS (CYHZ). During the climb to cruising altitude after the departure from KMCO, […]
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Cirrus SR22 – Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) Deployed
2018-04-08 C-GMDQ, a privately operated Cirrus SR22 aircraft, was conducting a flight from Bedford County, PA (KHMZ) to Massena Intl/Richards Field, NY (KMSS) with one pilot and 2 passengers on board. While flying on an […]
TSB Incidents
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche – Veered off Runway
2018-04-08 C-FUSF, a privately operated Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche aircraft, was conducting a flight from Morgantown/Municipal-Walter L Bill Hart Field, WV (KMGW) to Toronto/Billy Bishop Toronto City, ON (CYTZ) with 2 persons on board. Shortly […]
TSB Incidents
Bombardier DHC-8-100 – Smoke in Cabin
2018-04-07 C-GJIG, a Bombardier DHC-8-100 aircraft operated by Jazz Aviation LP, was conducting flight JZA756 from Rouyn-Noranda, QC (CYUY) to Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, QC (CYUL) with 3 crew members and 33 passengers on board. […]
TSB Incidents
ATC Audio Communications – Southwest 1380
ATC audio communications from the Southwest 1380 flight which sustained an uncontained engine failure which resulted in one passenger losing her life. Remarkable, calm, professional by all involved in this emergency, least of which by […]