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WestJet Offers Daily Gatwick Flights

WestJet announced this week that it was increasing its European Service even before it starts. Although it originally announced seasonal service to London’s Gatwick Airport from six Canadian cities, it’s decided to offer flights year […]

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Cadet Wins First Solo Watch

A Royal Canadian Air Cadet who completed flight training through the program’s flying scholarship program is the 2015 winner of the I’m A Canadian Aviator contest honouring the first solos of new pilots. Josh Kerr, […]

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Buffalo Joe To Keep Flying

Buffalo Airways founder Joe McBryan will continue to fly the company’s DC-3 passenger aircraft despite a deal with Transport Canada that strips him of his managerial responsibilities. In an interview with My Yellowknife Now, Buffalo […]

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Caravan Pilot Killed

A Wasaya Airways pilot was found dead in the wreckage of the Cessna 208 he was flying north of Pickle Lake, Ontario last Friday. Nick Little was described as “unresponsive” when rescuers reached he scene […]

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CSeries Certification Imminent

Bombardier could get certification for its CS100 airliner as soon as the end of the week according to Bloomberg. Quoting unnamed sources, Bloomberg said Transport Canada is ready to sign off on the smallest version of […]

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Hall of Fame to Welcome Four

Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame will induct four distinguished aviation industry professionals at a gala ceremony June 9 in Ottawa. The inductees are Fred Carmichael, Kathy Fox, Ross Lennox and Beverley Shenstone. The Royal Canadian […]

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Spartan Visits Ottawa

On the heels of Embraer’s surprise showing of its KC290 transport prototype a couple of weeks ago, Alenia is flying a C-27 Spartan to Ottawa on Friday to remind the national media why it’s “the […]

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National Parks Ban Recreational Drones

The CBC has navigated a labyrinth of rules and bureaucrats to discover that it’s illegal to fly your hobby drone in a national park. It’s not really anything new. With the exception of the airstrip […]

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HondaJet Certified

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 […]

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Buffalo Airways Grounded

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 […]