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Boeing Motives Questioned

Analysts seem to agree that Boeing has little chance of proving that Bombardier’s sale of 75 CSeries airliners to Delta Airlines caused it any harm. It has to prove harm for countervailing and anti-dumping duties […]

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Northern Lights Awards Gala

The Northern Lights Aero Foundation presented awards to eight female aviation leaders and up and coming recipients at its annual Gala Sept. 30 in Vaughan, ON. Each year the group recognizes industry veterans for their […]

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Canadian North in the Caribbean

An ancient airframe at home on unimproved strips in the Arctic is employing its unique capabilities in much different environment for the next while. Canadian North has dispatched one of its Boeing 737-200 aircraft to […]

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A380 Investigation Continues

France will lead the investigation into an uncontained engine failure on an Air France A380 that prompted an emergency diversion to Goose Bay Airport last Saturday. The No. 4 engine came apart over Greenland on […]

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Duties Slapped on CSeries

Bombardier, with the backing of the federal and Quebec governments, will fight U.S. government action that would effectively kill the company’s most important deal for the CSeries airliner. The U.S. Commerce Department slapped a 219.3 […]

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WestJet Swoops In

WestJet named its new budget carrier Swoop and announced plans to begin flying in June of 2018. The airline, which billed itself as a low-cost airline at its inception, created the ultra-budget spinoff to join […]

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Windmill Project Abandoned

The company proposing eight wind turbines in the flight paths for Collingwood and Stayner Airports in southern Ontario has abandoned the project according to a local media report. Bayshore Broadcasting reported Monday that an official […]

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Lancaster On the Move

A long-time gate guard in Edmunston, NB started its journey to a cozy hangar at CFB Trenton on Wednesday. According to an RCAF news release, crews started dismantling Lancaster KB882 to get it ready for […]

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Business Aviation Tax Opposed

The Canadian Business Aviation Association and the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association are protesting proposed tax changes that could cost private aircraft owners who own their planes in companies a lot in taxes. The Canada […]

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May Enters Boeing Fray

British Prime Minister Theresa May has entered the fray over Boeing’s trade complaints against Bombardier and has appealed directly to U.S. President Donald Trump in the dispute. A decision will be made Sept. 26 by […]

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YVR Expansion Move Criticized

The City of Richmond, B.C.’s biggest taxpayer is under attack by the municipality because it wants to be even bigger. Vancouver International Airport is laying the groundwork for the addition of a third east-west runway […]