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WestJet Top Employer

TORONTO, May 2, 2013 – Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, is pleased to announce that for the second year in a row WestJet Airlines Ltd. has been named the winner […]

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Kitson ‘First To Solo’

A Manitoba girl whose dream of being a pilot was kickstarted by the Women of Aviation Worldwide event at St. Andrews Airport in March wasted no time fulfilling that dream. Lindsay Kitson was the first […]

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Sonex Runway Overrun

May 1/13-The privately owned amateur built Sonex aircraft (C-GGDR) was on a local flight at Lindsay (CNF4). After completing the circuit, the aircraft touched down and the pilot was unable to bring the aircraft to […]

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DAC Aviation Receives First Caravan EX

MONTREAL, April 30, 2013 – DAC Aviation International (DAC), a provider of aircraft charter and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services with expertise in serving aid and relief agencies in remote and conflict-affected areas, today announced […]

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Air Canada Loses Court Battle

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled against Air Canada in a jurisdictional issue that could see the airline having to repay millions in fuel surcharges that it allegedly disguised as taxes. Air Canada is […]

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Canada Fights To Keep ICAO

Montreal is too isolated and has an extreme climate according to a lobbying effort to have the International Civil Aviation Organization’s office moved. Qatar, a tiny country next to Bahrain is trying to convince the […]

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WestJet Starts Dallas/Fort Worth Service

WestJet today launches new daily non-stop service between Calgary and Dallas, Texas. The first flight leaves Calgary International Airport at 10:25 a.m. MST. “Today marks the launch of service to a key destination,” said Chris Avery, WestJet Vice-President, Network Planning, Alliances and […]

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Ultralight Crash Injures Two [Updated]

April 25/13A privately-registered basic ultralight Ries Azuro, C-IEOG, was en route at 1500 feet asl when the flight encountered severe turbulence and the pilot could not maintain aircraft control. The aircraft descended and collided with […]

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Super Cub Ground Loops

April 27/13The pilot of the Piper PA-18-150, C-GZLY, was conducting circuits on Runway 31L at Whitehorse, YT (CYXY). Just prior to touching down, the pilot corrected for a right wing drop and the aircraft touched […]

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C-140 Noses Over

April 25/13-C-FPLT, a Cessna 140 with two pilots on board, was conducting local familiarization flights from the Guelph Airpark for the purpose of converting the pilot to tail wheel aircraft. On the landing rollout, too […]

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Pilot Fatigue Blamed For Overrun

The Transportation Safety Board is blaming pilot fatigue for a runway overrun in January of 2012 by an Enerjet Boeing 737-700 at Fort Nelson Airport in northeastern B.C. This Enerjet 737 was involved in an […]

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‘Flying Car’ Lands in Kelowna

The first Maverick has been imported to Canada by one of the developers of the unique canopy-supported roadable aircraft. Ray Siebring and his wife Julie are among the developers of the vehicle and he brought […]

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Flying Colours Appointed Beech Service Centre

Flying Colours Corp., the Ontario, Canada based aviation Company specializing in business aircraft completions, maintenance and refurbishments, has been appointed by Beechcraft as an Authorized Service Centre (ASC) for the entire King Air, Baron and […]

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Suborbital Flight Ground School

The Suborbital Pilot Ground School Part I instructional DVD is now available. See the attached flyer or visit www.createspace.com/335522 for more details about this DVD. Please pass along the attached flyer to your students and colleagues who […]