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Snowbirds Uncancel U.S. Shows
Some high-level intervention has ensured the Snowbirds will fly south this summer. Photo by Ken Lin In a news release last week, the RCAF announced the schedules of both the Snowbirds and the CF-18 demo […]
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McLeod Third in Abu Dhabi Red Bull Race
Canadian Red Bull Race pilot Pete McLeod, right, came third in the first race of the season behind Hannes Arch, left, and Paul Bonhomme. Photo by Naim Chidiac Canadian Red Bull race pilot Pete McLeod […]
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Lancaster Formation Flight Planned
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Mynarski Memorial Lancaster will cross the pond in August for a formation flight not seen in 50 years. The CWH Lanc was a popular attraction at Wings Over Gatineau last […]
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‘Ill-Advised” Spin Ended Flight
No one will ever know for sure if Marko Misic killed himself and three of his friends by intentionally spinning a Cessna 172 at near gross and close to its aft C of G limit […]
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Multi-Crew Pilot Licence Established
The federal government has taken the first legislative steps to establish the multi-crew pilot’s licence in Canada. Changes to the Aeronautics Act were published in the Canada Gazette on Wednesday and will become law in 60 days. […]
02-2014
Instructor Gets Five Months in Hang Gliding Death (Updated)
An experienced B.C. hang gliding instructor will go to jail for his role in the death of a young Mexican woman who fell to her death from his tandem aircraft in 2012. Hang gliding instructor […]
02-2014
AeroVolo Nominated for Collier Trophy
The Canadian AeroVolo team led by Todd Reichert that won the elusive $250,000 Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight last June has been nominated for the Collier Trophy, one of the most prestigious aviation awards. […]
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Bearskin’s Harvey Friesen Dies
Former Bearskin Airlines co-owner Harvey Friesen died suddenly while on vacation in Palm Springs, Calif. last Sunday. Harvey Friesen, left with brother and partner Cliff. Friesen also served as president of the Air Transport Association […]
02-2014
Zenith Wins New Zealand STOL Meet
STOL competitions are synonymous with Alaska but at the other end of the world they’re popular, too and a pair of Canadian-designed Zenith advanced ultralights have taken the top two spots in their class. Deane […]
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Nominations Open For Northern Lights Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the Elsie McGill Northern Lights Award honouring the outstanding contributions of women to Canadian aviation. Nominees are being accepted in six categories: Flight Operations/Maintenance; Government; Business; Education; Pioneer and Rising Star. […]
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RCAF Student, Instructor Eject
An RCAF student pilot and his or her instructor ejected from a CT-156 Harvard II training aircraft near CFB Moose Jaw Friday. The aircraft apparently had a landing gear problem and, after an aircraft was […]
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Wheels Up Picks Skyservice
A new membership-based private aviation company that uses King Air 350i aircraft will be represented in Canada by Skyservice. Wheels Up was launched last year in the U.S. by Marquis Jet founder Kenny Dichter. Wheels […]
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Calgarian Building Airplanes in Tennessee
A former Calgary man says he took his aircraft manufacturing business to the U.S. because of indifference by Canadian authorities about his plans. Eric Giles moved his aircraft plant from Alberta to Tennessee. For almost […]
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CSeries Delayed Again
Bombardier has pushed the first delivery date of the CSeries airliner back by several months to sometime in 2015 because it says the aircraft needs more testing. Bombardier’s CSeries airliner took its first flight in […]
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COPA Says New Rules May Threaten Airports
COPA President Kevin Psutka says a proposed wording change in Aeronautics Act may fundamentally change the federal government’s role in the approval of airports and give some of that authority to local and provincial jurisdictions. […]