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An outpouring of support and grief has overwhelmed the Ontario GA community after a fatal accident involving two well-known and influential pilots. Susan Begg, 73, and Asti Livingston were in Begg’s Mooney when it crashed […]

The first Sustainable Aviation Jet Fuel has been produced in Quebec and the companies and organizations behind it say it will lead to significant reductions in aviation’s carbon footprint. “As the airline industry aims to reduce […]

A 56-year-old helicopter pilot from Newfoundland and Labrador is in jail in North Bay, Ontario awaiting a court appearance on charges of impaired operation of an aircraft. The man was arrested at Jack Garland Airport […]

Instrument approach minima at dozens of small airports may be increased to 500 feet as Transport Canada begins mandating that all such approaches meet ICAO standards for obstacles. TC has issued an advisory circular outlining […]

A helicopter pilot says he’s being harassed by his neighbours for his by-the-book use of a Robinson R-44 on his property on idyllic North Pender Island, between the B.C. mainland and Vancouver Island. Dan Quinn, […]

Porter Airlines resumed service to Billy Bishop Airport off downtown Toronto on Thursday and Air Canada joined in. Porter began its phased resumption of service with six flights each to Ottawa and Montreal and three […]

A 39-year-old man who allegedly held a laser beam on an airliner approaching Kelowna International Airport for five minutes is in jail and facing criminal charges and charges under the Aeronautics Act following his violent […]

Canadian Aviator publisher Steve Drinkwater with A.J. Flying Ranch (CAJ7) owner Elizabeth Murphy-Bahlsen. Ms. Murphy-Bahlsen supplied several GHW aircraft with avgas at $1.50/l, then donated $1,000 to Hope Air. Although smoke and poor flying weather […]

A fixture in Labrador aviation has been named to the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador to the delight of the thousands of people he’s flown over the past 50 years. Labrador Airways Capt. Lester Powell […]

The pending closure of Okotoks Air Ranch has resulted in a blizzard of legal documents over the demise of a flight school that was based at the private airport. Earlier this year, the owners of […]

Quebec-based OWG, which is a division of Nolinor, is gearing up for the eventual return to normal for the sun destination market with the purchase of its first Boeing 737 NG. The company successfully operated […]

Unifor, the union representing workers at De Havilland Canada are calling on the company to find a new place in the Greater Toronto to build the Q400. De Havilland has already started dismantling the factory […]

Canada could put a dent in the RCAF’s pilot shortage by answering the impassioned pleas of some enterprising Afghan Air Force officers. A total of 12 combat-seasoned pilots and a crew chief packed into a […]

A Cessna 172 was significantly damaged after hitting a police drone while on approach to Buttonville Airport in Toronto on Aug. 10. A CADORS report said the aircraft had an instructor and student on board […]

The fourth Give Hope Wings (GHW) expedition is about the take off. GHW has as its mission the raising of funds for Hope Air, the national charity that assists those in financial need get to […]