Two flight training students building time toward their Commercial Pilot Licences were killed when their Cessna 172 crashed early last Friday (Sept. 18) near Kisbey, Saskatchewan. The two pilots on board, students at Manitoba’s Harv’s […]
RCAF commander Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet welcomed the first two CT-157 Siskin II aircraft to Canada at a ceremony in Gatineau, Quebec on September 17. The aircraft, destined to replace the CT-156 Harvard II, used to […]
This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]
The Vancouver-based float plane operator announced Tuesday (Sept. 15) that it is purchasing regional airline Pacific Coastal Airlines (PCA). The combined fleet would number 59 aircraft and serve a total of 25 destinations. Toronto-based Birch […]
Twice in one week, Search and Rescue assets from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, based at CFB Comox, airlifted ill or injured personnel from cruise ships sailing off the British Columbia coast. The first case […]
Elsie Award Winner This week we are recognizing another one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of […]
The Metro Vancouver city of Pitt Meadows has sent a letter to the federal government requesting more transparency on the issue of lead in aviation gasoline (100LL avgas) and what its plan is on phasing […]
Calgary’s airport authority (Calgary Airports) announced on Wednesday (Sep. 9) the breaking of ground for the next phase of their YYC AeroNex project, the Alberta Training Centre of Excellence for Aviation and Aerospace. Occupying a […]
Ninety years ago, on September 6, 1936, a plane crash-landed in a bog alongside Baleine Road, near Louisbourg in eastern Cape Breton Island. It had taken off from Abingdon, England 20 hours earlier. At the […]
This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]
Aspiring commercial pilots in the Northwest Territories may be eligible for financial aid to obtain a private pilot licence (PPL) under new funding regulations passed by the Territories’ Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Previously, […]
Mere metres from where the legendary Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was conceived, and subsequently built, over 70 years ago, an aluminum replica of the supersonic interceptor was unveiled on August 27. Design work for the […]
This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]
The federal government announced on Monday (Aug. 31) a grant of $11.6 million for runway, taxiway and apron improvements at Wollaston Lake airport (CZWL) in northern Saskatchewan. The existing 3,793’ x 75’ runway consists of […]
Federal transport minister Steven MacKinnon was in Prince Rupert on August 26 to announce over $23 million in grants to several British Columbia regional airports. The funds came from the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP). […]
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