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Aireon Makes Tracking Progress

Aireon’s satellite-based aircraft tracking system has passed a reliability test with the Irish Aviation Authority. The company has partnered with Nav Canada to develop the worldwide system that would keep tabs on any aircraft with […]

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Life Vest Rule Proposed

Transport Minister Marc Garneau is proposing that all passengers and crew aboard commercial float planes wear life vests. In a statement released on Friday, Garneau said the proposal is being made in reaction to an […]

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Fighter Makers Pitch Planes

All the major players in the battle to replace Canada’s 30-year-old CF-18s are exhibiting at CANSEC, a big military and security trade show in Ottawa this week and they’re finding a big audience of federal […]

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Diamond Flies Military Trainer

Diamond Aircraft has jumped into the increasingly crowed military training market with a light turboprop single. Less than a year after  the first drawings were started, the DART 450 flew from the company’s headquarters in […]

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Pets On Planes From Fort McMurray

A massive airlift, likely the largest in Canadian history, evacuated more than 10,000 people from fire-ravaged Fort McMurray last week. Airlines, charters, private aircraft and oil company planes were all pressed into service to get refugees […]

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CHC Helicopters Bankrupt

CHC Group, the Texas-based company that owns CHC Helicopters, based in Vancouver, had filed for bankruptcy protection, citing the worldwide slump in oil prices. The company is the world’s largest provider of helicopter services to […]

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Air Canada Integrates Biofuel

Air Canada has announced that it has picked Montreal-Trudeau International Airport for the addition of 400,000 litres of biofuel to the regular fuel supply at the airport. The three-year project, known as Canada’s biojet Supply […]

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Comox Group Restoring Typhoon

The Typhoon Legacy Project has launched a gofundme campaign to help in restoration of their rare warbird. Typhoon JP843 is undergoing restoration at the group’s hangar in Comox, B.C. and the hope is to return […]

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JetBlue Talking CSeries

Bloomberg is reporting that JetBlue is reconsidering the purchase of CSeries airliners after it abandoned talks with Bombardier last year. The New York-based airline operates a lot of short-hop routes in the Northeast and already […]

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Air Support For Fort McMurray

The Royal Canadian Air Force, oil company aircraft and numerous other carriers and private operators are helping deal with the catastrophic fire in Fort McMurray. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged the full support of […]