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 […]
A Florida woman was slightly injured when the emergency life raft from an RCAF CH-146 Griffon helicopter detached and fell through the roof of her house and landed on the bed where she was sleeping. […]
Boeing says it still hasn’t decided if it will bid to supply Canada’s new fighter aircraft even though it’s been approved as one of five potential suppliers. The Canadian government earlier canceled a deal to […]
The Transportation Safety Board has uncharacteristically failed to make any recommendations resulting from the collision between a chartered King Air and small drone in Quebec City last October. The TSB looked into the mishap but […]
Piston aircraft operators appear to be coping with a widespread disruption of their fuel supply as the oil company continues to work on a solution. Last week Imperial Oil quarantined all 100LL produced at its […]
An Abbotsford, B.C. flight school may have the dubious distinction of being the first to suffer serious aircraft damage from a midair collision with a drone. A Chinook Helicopters Cessna 172 (the school does both […]
Certain types of consumer laser devices could be banned in Canada in response to Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s call that the government explore “all possible options” to stop laser attacks on aircraft. The minister gave […]
Transport Canada has certified an electrically-powered aircraft for the first time. The Pipistrel Alpha Electro was certified as an advanced ultralight earlier this month and that means it can be used for training. A Pitt […]
Imperial Oil says it’s not aware of any safety issues with using the avgas now safely quarantined in tanks across the country but it’s not saying much more about how the situation is being resolved. […]
The Give Hope Wings flight around South America has reached the halfway point of epic journey and team members Dave McElroy, Russ Airey and Harold Fast checked in earlier this week as the two aircraft […]
A Toronto-based A320 captain has been elected chair of the Air Canada Pilots Association. Matt Hogan has been at Air Canada for more than 10 years after a period flying air ambulances. He will chair […]
WestJet’s new ultra low cost carrier Swoop hit some labour relations turbulence this week when the Airline Pilots Association applied to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to stop WestJet management from allegedly negotiating directly with […]
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