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After more than 18 years in development, the innovative HondaJet received type certification from the FAA Wednesday. In its methodical way, Honda has carefully planned every aspect of the introduction of the aircraft and that […]

Transport Canada pulled the operating certificate of Yellowknife-based Buffalo Airways on Tuesday citing a “poor safety record” and  compliance issues. “The department will not allow Buffalo Airways to resume its commercial air service until it […]

New Liberal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has confirmed his government will not reconsider a bid by Porter Airlines to fly jet aircraft out of Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport. Garneau told reporters the matter is a […]

China’s first indigenous regional jet airliner entered revenue service last week and its manufacturer names Bombardier as one of its competitors. However, it’s unlikely the somewhat updated version of a 1980s MD-80 will pose a […]

The federal government has asked aerospace companies for input on its Future Pilot Training project will eventually see all military pilot training brought under a single umbrella. Canada’s military pilots currently do their basic flight […]

Embraer has confirmed that it is interested in bidding to replace Canada’s ancient fleet of de Havilland Buffalo search and rescue aircraft. The company was actively promoting its KC-390 tactical transport aircraft at a potential […]

Flush with a $2.5 billion infusion of cash from its home province of Quebec, Bombardier executives hit the road Tuesday for their annual investors day in New York and assured them a turnaround is coming. CEO Alain […]

Canada has not formally withdrawn from the global partnership creating the F-35 advanced fighter program even though the new Trudeau government has been in power for a month and doing so was a major plank […]

The pilot of an aircraft taking off from Region of Waterloo International Airport said he missed hitting a small unmanned aerial systems aircraft by about three metres on Sunday. The pilot was leaving on a […]

Diamond Aircraft, of London, Ont., is coming out of the financial crunch that resulted from the 2008  bank crisis and is attending the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas. It’s the first visit […]

Bombardier has completed certification flight testing for its CS100 airliner and is in the last phase of the certification program. The test article is now on a tour of North America, landing at dozens of […]

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 […]