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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 […]

Air Canada bought both optional cockpit displays linked to the angle of attack sensors in its Boeing 737 8 MAX and WestJet aircraft have one of the displays. It was revealed this week that the […]

RCAF engineers are on the ice north of Inuvik preparing a 440 Squadron Twin Otter to be rescued by a heavy lift helicopter. One of the squadron’s  four  ski-equipped Twin Otters suffered nose gear damage […]

The Saskatchewan Aviation Museum plans to raise a Saskatchewan Government Airways Cessna 180 that went down in Peter Pond Lake in August of 1959, killing pilot Ray Gran and Conservation Officer Harold Thompson. The two […]

A Boeing 747 cargo plane will need engine and cowling repairs after an outboard engine hit a snowbank at Romeo Leblanc Moncton International Airport earlier this week. Damage will likely approach $2 million in the […]

A spectacular mishap captured by a vehicle dash cam is highlighting the recent change of operations at Buttonville Airport. A Cirrus SR20 flown by a student and instructor was attempting a touch and go at […]

Air Canada and WestJet flight schedules appear to have recovered from the grounding of their Boeing 737 MAX fleets in the wake of the fatal crash in Eithiopia last Sunday. The grounding on Thursday took […]

The second edition of Give Hope Wings is now inviting volunteer flight crew members to sign up for an epic adventure in the Land of the Midnight Sun and help Hope Air to continue its […]

An apparent disconnect between the accountants at the Department of National Defence and the Parliamentary Budget Office has resulted in a disparity in the cost estimates for DND’s recent purchase of used F-18 Hornets from […]

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a runway incursion at Pearson International Airport that led to an aborted takeoff by a regional jet in late January. The Sky Regional Airways E170 was on its takeoff […]

The Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety advisory on a long established design issue with Cessna 206 aircraft that can make emergency escapes difficult. The TSB issued the advisory as part of its investigation […]

Flair Airlines has dropped service to Palm Springs, Tampa and Miami because of low demand and trouble with a third-party airline it contracted to handle some of the flights. The fledgling ultra low cost carrier […]

Canada has offered to buy a mothballed high altitude surveillance drone from Germany as it gets ready to deploy drones for long range patrol duties, particularly in the North. Although the drone program has been […]

One of Canada’s brand new Cyclone maritime helicopters will be checked for damage in Guam after a hard landing on a ship in the Pacific. The helicopter was landing on a supply ship taking part […]