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The last CT-155 Buffalo in the RCAF’s inventory  was destined for Canada’s national aviation museum but the Canada Aviation and Space Museum may not accept it. The Buff, which has toiled for the Air Force […]

Cessna is bringing back one of its most popular niche aircraft in a modernized form that should endear it to a new generation of accomplished GA pilots. Textron, which owns Cessna, announced this week that […]

Aircraft flying in Class A and B airspace above 12,500 feet will have to be equipped with ADS-B Out that works with Nav Canada’s space-based ADS-B system by Feb. 23, 2023. ADS-B will not be […]

Three Royal Canadian Air Force members escaped injury when the leased King Air 350 they were operating was destroyed in a runway accident in Thunder Bay, Ontario on Jan. 31. Few details have been released […]

Cracks that have formed on the tails of most of the RCAF’s fleet of Cyclone helicopters resulted from adding military equipment to the structures. The Cyclones are militarized versions of the Sikorsky S-92 civilian helicopter, […]

KF Aerospace has announced it has acquired one of the few flying De Havilland Mosquito bombers for its Centre of Excellence now under construction in Kelowna, B.C. The Mosquito in question is a former Spartan […]

Passengers aboard a routine Air Canada Express flight from Timmins to Toronto last week got an aviation history lesson as a bonus. They were the last paying customers to fly on a Jazz Dash-8-300, also […]

Montreal-based Top Aces Inc. has flown its F-16 Advanced Aggressor (F-16AAF) and embarked on a flight test program aimed at making it a worthy mock adversary for the latest and greatest fighters. The company provides […]

Now that the CC-115 Buffalo has been fully retired, the aircraft that was supposed to replace it is a long time coming. The Ottawa Citizen is reporting that the C295 won’t be ready by summer […]

An unauthorized piece of B.C. aviation history now has a permanent home at the B.C. Aviation Museum in Victoria. A 40-year-old mural depicting the pilots and airplanes that plied the West Coast and made the […]

The CC-115 Buffalo flew its last operational mission earlier this week ending one of the longest aircraft deployments in the RCAF’s history. The Buffalo flew for 55 years, doing everything from flying NATO resupply and […]

Nav Canada is testing space-based ADS-B for low altitude aircraft in the Montreal area and is going to try it out next around Edmonton. Nav Canada says the voluntary trial is assessing how well the […]

A student commercial pilot has confirmed Transport Canada is investigating her involvement in videos of a party aboard a chartered flight from Montreal to Cancun just before New Year’s. Vanessa Sicotte said in a series […]

ICON Aircraft now has a sales rep and demo pilot based in Seattle where he has reached out to Canadian media to announce his move. Alex Mason is joining ICON flight instructor Luke Christian at […]

Lynx Air, “Canada’s new ultra-affordable airline” has announced it will start selling tickets on Jan. 19 but it won’t be announcing destinations or schedule until then. The Calgary-based company, formerly known as Enerjet, will fly […]