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Waterville Pilots Find Home

Private aircraft orphaned by the closure of Waterville Airport in Nova Scotia will find a home at the nearby RCAF base at Greenwood. The Freedom Aviation Society, which represents the pilots based at Waterville, signed […]

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Collingwood Fights Wind Farm

Virtually every municipal and regional government organization in and around Collingwood, Ontario is fighting the provincial government’s approval of a wind turbine farm about two nautical miles from Collingwood Airport. No less than six formal […]

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Wiarton Airport Expansion Eyed

Georgian Bluffs, Ontario, which owns Wiarton-Keppel International Airport near Wiarton, Ontario is launching a fund-raising drive to improve facilities at the airport. The airport was turned over to local communities in 1996 when Transport Canada […]

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21 WOAW Events in Canada

The sixth Women of Aviation Worldwide Week attracted 44,000 participants worldwide  and Canada hosted 21 of the 120 events held on four continents. The Canadian events were held in six provinces and attracted hundreds of […]

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Focus Groups Highlight Fatigue

WestJet says it’s addressing concerns raised by its pilots about fatigue. The airline conducted focus groups with nine different pilot groups, totalling 94 pilots based at Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver in response to a unionization […]

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WOAW Events Top 100

More than 100 activities on four continents registered under the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, exposing girls and women to flights, plant tours and military hardware. Early estimates suggest about 50,000 participants were to have […]

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Webster Format Changed

Those hoping to achieve the honour of being named Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot will have another test to take to make the grade. For the past few years, the nine finalists in the competition, who […]