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Peterborough-based Flying Colours has been named an authorized service facility for Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 6000 business aircraft. Bombardier gave the MRO and completions specialist “heavy” status to enable it to work on the […]

The Alberta Aviation Museum has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise almost $90,000 to restore an historic Lancaster to running condition. The aircraft, one of 430 Lancs built at Victory Aircraft in Malton, Ontario toward […]

Transport Canada has suspended the operating licence of Winnipeg-based Keystone Air over safety concerns. “This is a severe action that the department only takes when we identify serious safety deficiencies and must act to protect […]

A Montreal company that makes landing gear components isn’t giving up on getting work from the F-35. Heroux-Devtek makes gear for a wide variety of aircraft and is in line for millions of dollars worth […]

Bombardier announced earlier this week that it expected certification of its CS100 airliner by the end of the year. It was welcome good news after a public relations shellacking over the past few weeks concerning […]

The Alberta Aviation Museum now has a faithfully restored B-25 Mitchell bomber thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers. The group took a rusting hulk from a rural property near Lamont, Alta. […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will reportedly hold off on executing one of his key election campaign promises until after he’s checked with U.S. President Barack Obama. Trudeau promised to immediately re-open bidding for the replacement […]

Bombardier’s state-of-the-art Learjet 85 business jet is the latest casualty of the planemaker’s financial problems. The company officially cancelled the mostly-composite mid-sized jet program last week before it got a $1 billion cash injection from […]

Montreal aircraft designer Thierry Zibi says he’s fire saling the assets of his SAM Aircraft to fund another venture. The tenacious entrepreneur, who abandoned his successful corporate life in France, to live his dream as […]

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating two fatal helicopter crashes in Saskatchewan last week. Icing may have been to blame for the crash of a helicopter (type unknown) that went down near Kinley, Sask. Oct. […]

As we reported two weeks ago, the Quebec government will bail out Bombardier’s CSeries airliner program with an infusion of at least $1 billion. Multiple sources are reporting the announcement will come Thursday before Bombardier […]

A re-elected Liberal MP says a proposal to allow jet airliners to use Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island died with his election. Adam Vaughan said he was assured by Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau that […]

Emirates Air, whose global expansion has caused controversy in several countries, has held pilot recruitment events in Toronto and Calgary in recent weeks, even though attracting pilots doesn’t seem to be a problem for the […]

Aeryon Labs, of Waterloo, Ontario, has secured a $60 million investment from Summit Partners to fuel the expansion of its rapidly growing small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) business. The nine-year-old company is already one of […]

Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau is showing every sign of following through on his pledge to cancel Canada’s participation in the F-35 program and that will likely mean a three-way race for a less expensive and […]