Articles by David Niles

Just in time for the traditional Parliament Hill flypast on Canada Day, the RCAF unveiled a specially painted CT-114 Tutor celebrating 150 years of confederation. The Tutor is resplendent in maple leaves and other Canada […]

By Diana Spremo The Canadian Arctic Aviation Tour performed air show #60 Wednesday in Churchill, Manitoba, the polar bear capital of Canada. Performers have been seeing lots of polar bears as they fly above the […]

Solar Ship, a solar-powered airship, completed the first in a series of flights to develop a fossil fuel free transport and logistics system for Canada’s North. Solar Ship is working with Defence Research and Development […]

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) and Transport Canada have announced the launch of a new campaign aimed at educating pilots, passengers, and the general public on key areas related to safety in general […]

When Air Labrador ceased to exist last week, its longest serving pilot figured that was as good a time as any to end his highly respected career. Lester Powell spent 44 years engaged in some […]

Hundreds of Canada’s aviation leaders were on hand at Vancouver International Airport June 15 to witness the induction of four new members of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame and the honouring of the RCAF’s […]

Hundreds of delegates are expected at the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association annual convention and tradeshow in Kelowna, B.C. this week. Among the first things those attending saw was the organization’s new branding, which is […]

After one of the most complicated recovery and restoration efforts in warbird history, much of the town of Fairview, AB turned out to watch a PBY Canso lift off from the local airport for its […]

Six airport projects totalling about $2 million have been included in the Province of Alberta’s Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program for 2017. The government announced the projects in early June and will pay 75 percent of […]

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) has released a new study that highlights the economic impact general aviation contributes to Canadian communities and to the national economy. The study, compiled by Vancouver-based InterVISTAS, estimates […]

The non-certified use of mogas in a turbonormalized Beech Bonanza was cited as a risk factor in the forced landing and subsequent fire that destroyed the aircraft and badly burned its pilot in Osoyoos, B.C. […]

WestJet is poised to go head to head with Air Canada on lucrative international routes to Asia and Europe with the purchase of up to 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The company announced earlier this […]

Canada’s four largest pilot unions have joined forces to pressure the federal government into tightening proposed crew rest requirements for commercial pilots. The Air Canada Pilots Association, Air Line Pilots Association Unifor and Teamsters, which represent […]

Despite sleet, near freezing temperatures and a generally miserable day, the French Air Force’s Patrouille de France were able to wow a determined air show crowd at Aero150 in Gatinueau April 30. The eight-plane formation […]