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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 […]

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 […]