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Transport Canada has joined the long list of agencies investigating an aerial stunt gone wrong that killed a Canadian-born “stunt rapper.” Jon James McMurray, fell to his death in a farmer’s field in the rural […]

Air Georgian is hoping to get regulatory approval to fit its pilots with monitors that will map their fatigue levels to allow them to better understand their relative fitness to fly. The wearable devices will […]

A little more than a year after unionizing, a Westjet pilot has been elected president of the Airline Pilots Association’s Canadian Arm. Capt. Tim Perry will serve in the post starting Jan. 1, 2019. Perry […]

Swoop has set up a response centre to deal with thousands of passengers who have to be rebooked or get refunds after it was forced to cancel at least 16 flights to the U.S. In […]

The centrepiece of Bombardier’s exhibit at the National Business Aviation Association convention (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando next week will be the newly-certified Global 7500 business jet, which it describes as the “largest, most luxurious and longest […]

The RCAF is buying three highly modified King Air 350ER surveillance aircraft that will provide a nimble and modern alternative to the 60-year-old CP-140 Aurora aircraft that now serve in that role. The King Airs […]

The Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton, Alberta continues the difficult task of recovering the wreck of a Halifax bomber off the coast of Sweden and the organizers are hoping for a break in […]

Airbus has flown its first A220 destined for Delta Airlines and deliveries are expected to follow shortly. The A220, formerly the Bombardier CSeries, is one of 75 ordered by Delta at a bargain price that […]

A Canadian homebuilding pioneer who, among other distinctions, was the first to use a Rotax 914 in one of his designs, will be inducted into the Experimental Aircraft Association Homebuilders Hall of Fame Nov. 8. […]

A former RCAF Lancaster surveillance aircraft that served as a gate guard in Toronto for decades may fly again if the B.C. Aviation Museum has its way. The museum, just north of Victoria on Vancouver […]

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has cited Canada’s less stringent crew rest requirements as a factor in a close call at San Francisco International Airport in which an Air Canada A320 crew lined up […]

Chorus Aviation, of Halifax, has won a contract to do heavy maintenance of an eastern European airline. Air Baltic will fly its 12 Next Generation Bombardier Q400s to Halifax to have the work done. Jazz […]

Sport Aircraft Canada is growing and changing. It’s changed its name to Sport Aircraft Canada to better reflect what it does, which is to market great aircraft for the sport minded and recreational pilot.  “We’re […]

Those flying into Toronto Markham Airport (CNU8) this week might have encountered an unusual flying object. A Texas company has wrapped up a week of flight testing of a passenger carrying drone at the small […]

The families of pilots lost on flights through B.C.’s Rocky Mountains in the past couple of years are hoping to establish a support network for the loved ones of missing people. Tammy Neron was a […]