Articles by David Niles

An RCAF CF-18 pilot has graduated at the top of the class of recent graduates at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland. Maj. Maxime Renaud was judged the top student in […]

The Transportation Safety Board released reports this week saying unstable approaches were behind two potentially serious landing mishaps by Canadian airliners in 2014. The board said a narrowly-avoided runway overrun at Billy Bishop Toronto City […]

The actions of a Slovakian pilot working for Sunwing Airlines on a temporary work permit is putting the spotlight on the controversial hiring of foreign pilots in Canada. Miroslav Gronych will appear in court in […]

Transport Canada has issued a Civil Aviation Safety Alert to “operators and maintainers of Piper PA-28 Series Aeroplanes” to do an immediate “detailed visual inspection” of control columns in their aircraft with particular attention to […]

Four occupants of a Cessna Caravan suffered mainly bruises after the aircraft lost power and landed short of the runway at Fort McMurray Airport Tuesday. The privately operated aircraft came to rest about 50 metres […]

The WestJet Pilots Association has agreed to back the company’s plans to expand long-haul operations. The carrier launched service to London Gatwick Airport from four Canadian cities last year and service to Hawaii from  Calgary […]

Canadian Aviator columnist and feature writer Rich Pittet reached a national audience with a fiction story he wrote for the holiday season. Pittet, a retired RCAF pilot, wrote a story that mirrors The Shephard, by […]

An Ontario company that specializes in turbine Otter conversions has an unusual aircraft collection in its hangar. Recon Air, in Geraldton, has six of the iconic aircraft in basically the same configuration as when they […]

A Nova Scotia judge has certified a class action suit on behalf of passengers involved in the crash of an Air Canada A320 at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in March of 2015. The suit would […]

The RCAF has revealed a complex paint scheme for its 2017 CF-18 demonstration aircraft to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the country. The entire top side of the aircraft will be covered in a celebratory […]

The federal government has chosen the Airbus C-295 as the RCAF’s new fixed wing search and rescue (FWSAR) aircraft, replacing decades old Buffalo and C-130 aircraft. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Procurement Minister Judy Foote […]

A Woodstock, Ontario man is facing charges after allegedly smuggling a Stearman into Canada from the U.S. The man landed the vintage biplane at Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport on Oct. 12. The Canada Border Services […]

De-icing is a fact of life in Canada’s North but when the de-icing machine broke down in Cape Dorset, Nunavut last week, airline officials had no choice but to break out the mop and bucket. […]

The pilot who died in the crash of his CF-18 Hornet near Cold Lake, is being described as an excellent pilot and officer. Capt. Thomas McQueen was killed when his fighter went down during a low-level […]