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A Provincial Airlines Dash-8 came within about six metres of a drone while on a flight from Deer Lake to Gander, Newfoundland/Labrador on Monday. Transport Canada is investigating the report from the crew. They said […]

A Cold War fighter pilot who helped lay the foundation of Canada’s proud air demonstration team heritage was inducted into the Honourary Snowbird Society last week. Lt. Col. (retired) Fern Villeneuve was the team lead for […]

New proposed rules to bring crew rest provisions for some of Canada’s airline pilots in line with those of most other countries are on hold pending the outcome of the federal election. Transport Canada has […]

Bombardier’s withering financial problems are leading to speculation that the family control over the company is about to come to an end. Various financial publications are predicting Bombardier will be bailed out of its cash crisis […]

The pilot of an Orca Airways Navajo has been dismissed for running off the end of the runway at Tofino Airport and not reporting the incident. According to the CBC, the unidentified pilot warned his […]

George Miller, the former team lead of the Snowbirds and Aviation Hall of Fame member marked his 80th birthday and  60th year of continuous flying on Oct. 6 in a most familiar way. He took […]

The re-opening of Canada’s process to buy new fighters for the RCAF became an inevitability rather than a possibility earlier this week with a carefully timed announcement from Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Trudeau announced he […]

A former RCAF CF-104 in flying condition is for sale in Arizona for $1.9 million USD. The owner identifies it as “the nicest and best Starfighter manufactured by Lockheed for Canada” noting it spent some […]

A private pilot in his twenties is in hospital in Quebec City after he inexplicably walked into the rotating prop of the Cessna 150 in which he was a passenger. The young man, who had […]

The president of Keystone Air says a misfueling error may have caused the crash of one of the airline’s Piper Navajos last week, in which all eight occupants walked away with minor injuries. Cliff Arit […]

A day after it made headlines announcing spring flights to London Gatwick, a WestJet executive told investors Wednesday it has its sights set on Asia, too. Candace Li, the company’s interim head of finance, told […]

Porter Airlines will stretch the legs of its Q400 aircraft with a weekly flight to an Orlando-area airport that doesn’t normally see much international traffic. The airline will fly from Billy Bishop Airport to Melbourne, about […]

A 20-year-old  pilot who uses a wheelchair has opened a flight school at Norman Rogers Airport in Kingston. Zach Elliot was paralyzed in a car accident two years ago but in August he took delivery […]

An Air Canada pilot is being praised for interrupting a long-haul flight to make sure a dog survived the trip. The aircraft was part way through its non-stop from Tel Aviv to Toronto when flight […]

Aviation doesn’t often come up in election campaigns but NDP leader Thomas Mulcair broke that mold with a major announcement in Montreal on Tuesday. Mulcair pledged to create a $160 million fund to help small […]