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The federal government has pushed back the deadline for bids on replacing the RCAF’s CF-18 fighters by three months to June 30 and it appears Saab requested the extension. The Swedish company is the only […]

Now that the C295,  RCAF’s newest aircraft, is being welcomed to the fleet, the Air Force has to figure out what to do with some of its longest-serving airframes. The RCAF still operates six CC-115 […]

Police in Toronto are looking for whoever used gasoline to set fire to a 1980 Falcon 50 on the ramp at Buttonville Airport late Thursday. Emergency crews responded to the fire call about 11:30 p.m. […]

Police are still looking for the man who got a Seair Beaver running and crashed into at least one Harbour Air Otter at the seaplane terminal in downtown Vancouver on Friday. At least one other […]

Airbus announced on Thursday it will invest another $1.08 billion USD in the A220 program after taking over 75 percent of the business earlier this month. The company teamed with the province of Quebec to […]

The federal government is reviewing the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX with an eye to changing the process to ensure a more thorough Canadian-based vetting of new aircraft. The House of Commons Transport Committee […]

Fire destroyed a hangar at Stoney Creek Airport near Hamilton on Friday but it’s not clear if any aircraft were involved. The fire began in an oil furnace in the wood and metal structure and […]

Canadian airlines have operated a total of 160 training and maintenance flights in Boeing 737 MAX aircraft since the fleet was grounded all over the world in March of 2019. The aircraft have been flown […]

The RCAF made the most of its show of support for the Australian firefighting effort last month. The C-17 transport that carried supplies to the southern hemisphere came back with reinforcements for the RCAF. Tucked […]

The first RCAF C295 search and rescue aircraft is on Canadian soil but it won’t be looking for lost hikers or missing aircraft. The plane landed at CFB Comox on Feb. 5 but it doesn’t […]

The Quebec government is defending its $30 million stake in an airship company and is apparently convinced that hybrid lighter-than-air vehicles are the future of transportation in northern regions. Premier Francois Legault said skeptics will […]

Air Georgian appears to be headed for bankruptcy now that its contract with Air Canada has formally wound up. The transition to Jazz Aviation to supply the main line’s regional service was completed on Jan. […]

Unmanned Systems Canada has warned the City of Saskatoon it’s meddling in regulations outside its mandate and jurisdiction by trying to restrict drone use in the city. Last Monday the city passed a bylaw which […]

Mexico is now targeting Canada as a likely customer for a presidential jetliner that’s become a political football in that country. The Boeing Business Jet 787-8 is being sold off by the Mexican government for […]

Nominations are open until March 31 for the Northern Lights Aero Foundation’s Elsie MacGill Awards. Each year the foundation honours women who are leaders or future leaders in their fields. The categories are: Flight Operations […]