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Centennial College has formally opened its Downsview Campus Centre for Aerospace and Aviation at the former site of de Havilland Canada’s pioneering facilities in the heart of Toronto. Although students have been attending classes and […]

WestJet opened the doors on a $50 million hangar at Calgary International Airport that will accommodate its new flagship Boeing 787 aircraft. The 125,000 square foot hangar will be the maintenance hub for WestJet’s Dreamliner […]

Air Canada passengers heading from Montreal to Barcelona and Paris might be surprised by the Middle Eastern hospitality that awaits them onboard the A330-200s that will take them to Europe. Air Canada has arranged wet […]

The RCAF is robbing wheel assemblies from its legacy fleet of C-130H aircraft to keep its frontline C-130J aircraft flying according to a National Post report. The Air Force has been having trouble getting parts […]

Transport Canada may break with its customary practice of accepting FAA safety standards and will not allow Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to operate in its airspace unless the crews have additional simulator training. The FAA […]

Honda announced this week that its latest version of its business jet has been certified by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). “Following the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the HondaJet in Canada, we are pleased the […]

Canada’s largest MRO is getting bigger and adding 75 new skilled jobs. KF Aerospace announced it is adding 21,000 square feet of hangar space at its Kelowna headquarters and the total workforce at the facility […]

WestJet has put off cabin upgrades to its Boeing 737NG aircraft so it can use the planes to fill in for the 13 MAX aircraft that were grounded in March. Instead, the brand new MAXes […]

Aviation accidents dropped by about 20 percent in 2018 compared to the five year average and a sharp reduction in flight training accidents led the way. In a preliminary assessment of 2018 data, the board […]

WestJet Encore pilots have reached a tentative agreement for a first contract with the airline after a year of “tense” negotiations, the Airline Pilots Association said in a news release. The union, which also represents […]

 B.C. drone pilot Jeffrey Russel, 50, has been fined $3,000 for flying his homebuilt drone around Port Alberni Harbour. The harbour is host to dozens of seaplanes and several airlines offer scheduled floatplane service there […]

Canada’s largest airlines say it’s too early for them to make long-term decisions on the fate of their Boeing 737 MAX aircraft as the investigation into the latest crash in Ethiopia reveals some disturbing details. […]

An Air Canada flight with 170 passengers on board made a safe emergency landing in Ottawa on Thursday after hitting a flock of birds on short final. Passengers reported hearing a loud bang and the […]

The family of well known Quebec political figure and broadcaster Jean Lapierre is suing the insurance company that covered the chartered Mitsuibishi MU-2 that went down in the Magdalen Islands  three years ago, killing Lapierre, […]

Vancouver-based Harbour Air intends to become the first all-electric airline by converting its fleet of mostly decades old heritage airframes to battery power. The airline, which is one of the world’s largest seaplane-only carriers, operates […]