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Transport Canada says a Piper Aerostar 602P that crashed on Gabriola Island, just east of Nanaimo, B.C. last Thursday night suffered some kind of non-engine-related technical issue before it went down. In Friday’s CADORS summary, […]

It’s been a busy week at 437 Transport Squadron as the RCAF team that moves senior government officials around dealt with two (out of five) broken airplanes and its top two clients overseas. Can Force […]

Bombardier is planting its flag at Pearson Airport in Toronto with a $350 million final assembly plant for its top tier line of business jets. The company has signed a 38-year lease with the Greater […]

Harbour Air’s ePlane, the De Havilland Beaver with an electric motor is tentatively scheduled to fly on Dec.11.  “Harbour Air and magniX will unveil the world’s first Beaver seaplane retrofitted with a 750 horsepower all-electric […]

A dispute over the content of the manuals is delaying the delivery of the RCAF’s first new aircraft in years. The first C295 was to have been delivered Dec. 1 but the unspecified alleged manual […]

Four individuals and an iconic air demonstration team will be the 2020 inductees into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame. “This year’s inductees are Clifford MacKay McEwen, a fighter pilot from the First and Second […]

The RCAF says a sudden loss of engine power led to the ejection of a Snowbirds pilot and loss of the aircraft just before the team’s performance at the Atlanta Air Show on Oct. 13. […]

The Winnipeg Police Service’s chief pilot has won the prestigious Innovation in Safety Award from Airbus for his work to reduce the danger of laser strikes and drone encounters around the local airport. Malcolm Murray […]

A longtime instructor and training icon is the recipient of this year’s David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Award. While Jack Proctor was a line pilot, instructor and check pilot at Air Canada, he also […]

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada left the Dubai Air Show with potential orders for up to 37 Dash 8-400 aircraft cementing its place in the regional aircraft market. “We are especially pleased with our performance […]

If ever there was proof that in adversity lies opportunity, Canadian training and simulator company CAE is a prime example. The worldwide pilot shortage and even the devastating grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX airliner […]

The mysterious crash of an Air Saguenay Beaver in a remote Labrador lake has prompted a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs plan to use “probable inference” to press their case for damages from the airline. […]

Air traffic control services are returning to Montreal Mirabel Airport Jan. 30 of 2020 after an aeronautical study determined the traffic warranted active control. Controllers will man the tower at Mirabel 16 hours a day […]

Canadian flight attendants have served notice to Transport Canada that they expect to be consulted before the Boeing 737 MAX is returned to service. The unions representing cabin crew members at Air Canada, WestJet and […]

After seven years and more than $700,000 the new centrepiece of the Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary was unveiled over the weekend. The made-in-Canada Hawker Hurricane has been in the collection for more than 50 […]