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First Delta A220 Flies

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 […]

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Murphy To EAA Hall of Fame

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. […]

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Sport Aircraft Expands

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 […]

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Search Called Off For RV-6

The search for an unidentified couple missing on a flight from Edmonton to Chilliwack last week has been called off. The RCAF and CASARA covered 14,000 square miles in the search for the RV-6, which […]

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Bearded Pilots Cleared

Air Canada pilots can now wear beards “to a maximum length of 12.5 millimetres and neatly trimmed,” thanks to a Simon Fraser University study that determined facial hair doesn’t get in the way of a […]

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Billy Bishop Keeps Growing

More travellers are taking advantage of the convenience of Billy Bishop Airport in downtown Toronto. The airport is now the ninth busiest in Canada and set traffic records for June, July and August and is […]

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Aurora Hits the Road

Canada’s CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft are no strangers to long trips, but the final journey of a recently retired airframe will no doubt make a big impression on a lot of people. The four-engine turboprop, […]

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Go-Around Prompts Concern

A routine go-around by an Encore crew turned into a breathless account of a near-death experience by a Saskatoon passenger who told the CBC he may never fly again because of it. Desmond Short was […]