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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

There will be no decision on federal investment in Bombardier until sometime after the Liberals’ first budget is tabled March 22. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said there is still much work to do before a […]

Air Canada has cut a deal with the Manitoba government to create 150 jobs in a “centre of excellence” in exchange for the dropping of a lawsuit over the closure of Aveos four years ago. […]

Women of Aviation Week is in full swing and there are about a dozen flying events planned in Canada plus dozens more around the world. President (and Canadian Aviator columnist) Mireille Goyer said response to […]

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 […]

Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu continues to get questions about the airline’s decision to buy Bombardier’s CSeries and he continues to say there was no pressure from anyone. “We think that is a very good […]

London, Ontario’s Pete McLeod is in Abu Dhabi preparing for the first Red Bull Air Race event of the season. McLeod told The Londoner newspaper that he’s still worried about gremlins in his Edge 540’s […]

A group of air show enthusiasts and performers is hoping to celebrate Canada’s 150th year of confederation on a high note. The Canadian Arctic Airshow Tour Society is planning to take a traveling air show […]

The two provinces with the most to lose if Bombardier fails are stepping up pressure on the federal government to chip in financial aid for the company’s CSeries program. Ontario and Quebec both host major […]

Republic Airlines has apparently decided to adopt a single type fleet as part of its restructuring plan and that doesn’t seem to include the Bombardier CSeries. In its filing to the bankruptcy court, which it […]