Horizon Aircraft, a Canadian eVTOL developer, has been acquired by Dallas-based Astro Aerospace. Horizon created the Cavorite X5, a hybrid electric aircraft that the company claims will cruise at 300 knots with a range of […]
Air Canada is recalling 2,600 employees as it responds to a surge in air travel demand buoyed by the increasing level of vaccination against COVID-19 by Canadians. The company also received $5.9 billion in loans […]
The private owners of Okotoks Air Ranch in southern Alberta have told tenants that the facility will be closed to fixed wing operations later this year. Okotoks Today is reporting that the owners got tired […]
Flair Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX and says it’s a small step toward an ambitious growth plan. The MAX became Flair’s fourth aircraft last week, joining three well-used 737-800s that […]
Nav Canada has announced that “surplus notices” issued to 41 air traffic controllers at area control centres in Gander, Moncton, Montreal and Edmonton have been cancelled. A few weeks ago the company announced that it […]
A federal minister says the government will restrict airspace over the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, which is about five miles east of Kamloops International Airport and directly under one of its […]
Hope Air, Canada’s only national charity providing free travel and accommodations to those in financial need who need to obtain medical services far from home, named Spirit of Hope award recipients at their virtually annual […]
One of Canada’s most celebrated aviators has a big birthday coming up and his hometown of Comox, B.C. is rolling out the red carpet, in a COVID-safe way, of course. Stocky Edwards a Second World […]
Transport Canada says it is working on a fix for a maze of confusing regulations that was cited in a runway excursion in Nunavut last year but the Transportation Safety Board wants it to hurry […]
The first long-haul flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) made in France landed at Montreal-Trudeau airport on Wednesday, May 18. Air France’s flight AF342 left Paris-Charles de Gaulle with SAF made in France by that […]
If there’s a bright side to the effect of the pandemic on aviation it’s that laser strikes on aircraft have been cut in half in Canada. There were still 236 reported attacks in 2020 less […]
Porter Airlines has so far denied persistent reports that it will look south, far south, for a fleet of jet aircraft to expand its service. Several aviation news outlets, including Leeham News and Analysis and […]
CAE is jumping into the eVTOL business with a joint venture to develop a new aircraft. Jaunt Air Mobility has chosen the Montreal company to “lead the design and development of the Jaunt Aircraft Systems […]
The CBC says private aircraft continue to operate international flights without the need for their passengers to spend a three-day hotel quarantine when they arrive. The network combed FlightAware to find the private aircraft that […]
Cargojet is threatening to lay off almost half of its 283 Canadian pilots and move part of its operations to the U.S. if Transport Canada doesn’t exempt the company from new crew rest rules. The […]
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