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Servo Transparency Cited
The Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a heliskiing helicopter fell victim to a well-known quirk of the Airbus AS 350. All seven occupants walked away from the crash near the base of a […]
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Fugitive Jet Ordered Grounded
A South African judge has ordered the owners of a Canadian-financed business jet to ground the aircraft while loan default allegations are dealt with. The Export Development Bank loaned the controversial Gupta family more than […]
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Senate Wants Ramp Delay Limit
A Senate committee has amended a proposed passenger bill of rights to toughen language on ramp delays. Parliament’s version of the bill would set a three-hour limit on ramp delays before passengers would have to […]
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Air Show Funding Challenge
Vanderhoof International Airshow organizers are hoping the new NDP government in B.C. will have a change of heart and re-instate its past level of financial support for the show. The government is enforcing strict limits […]
TSB Incidents
Robinson R44 Helicopter Tips Over on Takeoff
Incident Date: 2018–0-26 C-GMDP, a privately operated Robinson R44 helicopter, was on a visual flight rules flight from Sainte-Pétronille, QC to Jean Lesage Intl Airport in Quebec, QC (CYQB) with only the pilot on board, […]
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Skywest Airlines – Flap Issue
Incident Date: 2018-03-21 N928EV, a CRJ-200 operated by SkyWest Airlines as SKW3130, was conducting instrument flight rules flight from Chicago Airport, IL (KORD) to Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International, QC (CYUL ). The crew […]
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B29 To Tour Canada this Summer
The Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 Fifi will tour central Canada this summer and here’s a sample of what folks in those eight cities will see.
TSB Incidents
Calm Air International – Windscreen Crack
Incident Date: 2018-03-21 C-FJCQ, an Aerospatiale ATR 72-202 aircraft operated by Calm Air International LP, was conducting flight CAV112 between Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson Intl, MB (CYWG) and Thompson, MB (CYTH). Approximately 75 nautical miles south […]
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Air Canada – Embraer 190-100 – Engine Warnings
Incident Date: 2018-03-14 C-FMZB, an Embraer 190-100 aircraft operated by Air Canada was conducting flight ACA167 from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl., ON (CYYZ) to Edmonton Intl., AB (CYEG) with 4 crew members and 66 passengers […]
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WestJet – Loss of Separation Issue
Daily Notification Log Review Date: 2018-03-22 C-FWSX, a Boeing 737-700 aircraft operated by WestJet was conducting flight WJA190 from Abbotsford, BC (CYXX) to Calgary Intl., AB (CYYC). The flight was cleared to CYYC via RNAV […]
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B-29s At AirVenture
The Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 Fifi will tour central Canada this summer and here’s a sample of what folks in those eight cities will see.
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Halifax Recovery Moves Forward
The Bomber Command Museum of Canada has begun the groundwork to recover a Second World War Halifax bomber from the seabed off the coast of Sweden as it works steadily toward its ambitious goal of […]
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B-29 Fifi Visiting Canada
The Commemorative Air Force has announced an expanded schedule for the first Canadian visit of its B-29 Superfortress. Fifi will spend six weeks in central Canada, stopping at eight airports. It will skip its […]
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Jetlines Delays Debut
Canada Jetlines says it can’t join the ultra low-cost carrier fray as scheduled because it can’t find the airplanes it needs to run the service. The company had hoped to match WestJet’s Swoop to get […]
TSB Incidents
Air Canada 320-211 – Collision Avoidance Alert
Incident Date: 2018-03-18 C-FDSN, an Airbus 320-211 aircraft operated by Air Canada was conducting flight ACA571 from San Francisco Intl., CA (KSFO) to Vancouver Intl., BC (CYVR) with 5 crew members and 54 passengers on […]