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A father and daughter became the first captain and first officer with that relationship to fly a transcontinental route for Air Canada. Jenni Olafson occupied the right seat of a Boeing 787 commanded by her […]

The Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a heliskiing helicopter fell victim to a well-known quirk of the Airbus AS 350. All seven occupants walked away from the crash near the base of a […]

A South African judge has ordered the owners of a Canadian-financed business jet to ground the aircraft while loan default allegations are dealt with. The Export Development Bank loaned the controversial Gupta family more than […]

A Senate committee has amended a proposed passenger bill of rights to toughen language on ramp delays. Parliament’s version of the bill would set a three-hour limit on ramp delays before passengers would have to […]

Vanderhoof International Airshow organizers are hoping the new NDP government in B.C. will have a change of heart and re-instate its past level of financial support for the show. The government is enforcing strict limits […]

The Bomber Command Museum of Canada has begun the groundwork to recover a Second World War Halifax bomber from the seabed off the coast of Sweden as it works steadily toward its ambitious goal of […]

  The Commemorative Air Force has announced an expanded schedule for the first Canadian visit of its B-29 Superfortress. Fifi will spend six weeks in central Canada, stopping at eight airports. It will skip its […]

Canada Jetlines says it can’t join the ultra low-cost carrier fray as scheduled because it can’t find the airplanes it needs to run the service. The company had hoped to match WestJet’s Swoop to get […]

One of Canada’s best flying stories has caught the attention of Hollywood. Inkubate Entertainment is in the early stages of putting the story of the Gimli Glider on the silver screen. “The latest we’ve heard […]

When First Officer Raven Beardy agreed to work overtime for Missinippi Medivac last Monday, she had no idea she and Capt. Robyn Shlachetla were flying into the history books. The two young pilots became the […]

Labour relations difficulties appear to be at the root of the sudden departure of Gregg Saretsky as CEO of WestJet. Stock analysts appeared unanimous in their opinion that Saretsky’s replacement by Ed Sims was the […]

A female passenger on an Air Canada Boeing 787-9 was slightly injured when her cell phone caught fire while the aircraft was on the ground at Pearson Airport. The plane was about to push back […]

A bundle of straps that looked like any other beach flotsam has solved a 60-year-old mystery and answered some questions for the family of a Canadian Navy pilot. When Zack Johnson unraveled the straps he […]