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Buffalo Airways founder Joe McBryan has added another splash of colour to the Yellowknife aviation scene. The colourful aviation icon recently bought a rare Naval Aircraft Factory N3N. The aircraft was built with conventional gear […]

Local officials in Strathcona County near Edmonton are looking at ways to improve response time after an injured pilot waited more than four hours for rescue after crashing in Cooking Lake. Ed Boychuck had engine […]

An Air Canada Express pilot used his personal credit card to order pizza for famished passengers stuck on the ramp of a Wyoming airport. High winds forced the aircraft, operated by Sky Regional, to divert […]

The consortium of companies promoting the C-27 Spartan as Canada’s next search and rescue aircraft have upped the ante. The company has pledged to build a 72,000 square foot training centre in Comox if its […]

A Beech Musketeer that crash landed on a B.C. glacier last month has been flown back to its home airport under a helicopter. Owner Vern Hannah said he and his partners have a sentimental attachment […]

Paul Armstrong had some interesting choices to make as he prepared to land his Cessna 206 on amphibious floats at Toronto’s Buttonville Airport last Saturday. The experienced floatplane pilot had gear deployed on his right […]

Air Canada and WestJet pilots will have shorter duty days and less flying time within those days starting in 2018 but smaller airlines will have an extra three years to comply. Transport Canada is expected […]

Bombardier handed over the first operational CSeries airliner to launch customer Swiss International Airlines on Wednesday marking the end of a difficult development program that stretched the company’s resources. The first revenue flight of the […]

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has agreed to become the official spokesman of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association. The announcement was made in front of more than 150 people attending the Canadian Owners and Pilots […]

Viking Aircraft, of Victoria, B.C. says there are no immediate plans to resume production of the CL-415 amphibious water bomber. The company, which announced a deal to assume the type certificate for the iconic aircraft […]

Canada is hosting this year’s international conference of the 99s and representatives of the female pilots organization will be heading to Ottawa in early July. The Canadian wing of the historic group, which was founded […]

Progressive Air, which began as an engine builder in Kamloops, B.C., is continuing its aggressive expansion program with the acquisition of Brant Aero at Brantford Airport. The name will stay the same but Brant Aero […]

NewLeaf Travel is holding a “major” news conference on Thursday that likely will have something to do with its re-entry into the no-frills airline business. After a false start last fall because of some scrutiny […]

Two Twin Otters from Kenn Borek Air are on their way to the South Pole to evacuate someone with medical problems. The person has only been described as a seasonal employee with Lockheed Martin working […]

Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced a drone awareness program earlier this week aimed at re-enforcing the message that drones are not allowed near airports. Signs will be posted at airports across the country as a […]