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Canadian Company Eyes Drone Delivery

Online shopping site Shop.ca says it has partnered with Drone Delivery Canada to pioneer small package delivery by drone in Canada. There are, of course, some regulatory hoops for the project to get through but […]

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406 Comments Close Sept. 11

There’s a week left to comment on Transport Canada’s latest stab at mandating 406 MHz ELTs in Canadian aircraft. The comment period for the Notice of Proposed Amendment ends Sept. 11 and comments must be […]

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RCAF Aurora Heavily Damaged

Military investigators are looking into a runway excursion at CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia that left a CP-140 Aurora heavily damaged. None of the 17 RCAF personnel aboard the aircraft were injured in the mishap, which […]

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Former WestJet Exec Hurt in Florida Crash

Ken McKenzie, WestJet’s former executive vice president of operations, is in hospital in Florida after the Lancair he was flying went down in the Everglades last Sunday. Ken McKenzie, who left WestJet in 2009 to […]

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Snowbirds Mark 2500th Performance

The RCAF Snowbirds hit a milestone most air demonstration teams only dream about Aug. 29. The team celebrated its 2500th performance since its inception in 1971. The milestone show occurred at Drummondville, Quebec. The team’s […]

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Shi Wins Webster Trophy

Zhuoyang (David) Shi, from Moncton Flight Centre is Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot for 2015 Shi, who represented the Atlantic provinces, won the John C. Webster Trophy Competition last week in the annual competition. Runner up […]

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Beaver ‘Crashed Vertically’

The Transportation Safety Board says an Air Saguenay Beaver on floats was in a steep dive when it crashed in a remote area near Les Bergeronnes, killing five foreign tourist and the pilot. The crash […]

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Airports Safety Week Marked

Airports have a lot of workplace hazards that are unique to the aviation industry and now there’s a nationwide program to highlight and discuss those issues. “Safety has always been a top priority for Canada’s […]

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Drone Racing Comes To Canada

The rapidly expanding sport of first-person-view (FPV) drone racing has landed in Canada. The second Collingwood Nationals race weekend was held Aug. 22-23 on the outskirts of the city, ironically at a local heritage site. […]

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Crashed Cargo Plane Pilot Drunk: Coroner

The B.C. Coroner’s Service says the captain of a Carson Air Metroliner that crashed just north of Vancouver April 13 had five times the legal driving limit of alcohol in his system. The service said […]

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Russian Media Says Twin Otter Deal Dead

A plan to build new Viking Air Series 400 Twin Otters in Russia has been killed by Russian authorities, citing Western sanctions resulting from tensions in Ukraine. The Moscow Times, quoting RIA Novosti, a Russian […]

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Passenger Refused Screening, Misses Flight

The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority has apologized to a Terrace, B.C. man after he was told he couldn’t board his flight because there were no male security screeners on duty to give him a […]

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B.C. Premier Wants Tougher UAS Rules

B.C. Premier Christy Clark says governments have to get a handle on keeping unmanned aerial systems from interfering with firefighting efforts. Earlier this week the presence of a small UAS forced the grounding of 13 […]

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Aerodrome Comment Period Ends

Comments have now closed for the Notice of Proposed Amendment to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARS) that will require anyone building or changing an aerodrome to consult with a wide range of local and government […]

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Canso Back in the Air

Sporting its historically correct livery, PBY Canso CF-UAW took to the air for the first time in several years on August 4 and was able to fly to the Abbotsford International Airshow last weekend. The […]