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COPA Responds To Aerodrome Regs

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association sent a 17-page response to Transport Canada’s proposal to allow more public input into aviation-related construction projects. TC’s Notice of Proposed Amendment to the regulations follows the lead of […]

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New Iqualuit Terminal Catches Fire

The bright yellow airport terminal at Iqualuit will be replaced by a modern facility as part of a $300 million airport expansion project by 2017 but the project suffered a setback on Saturday. The contractor […]

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Canadian Company Eyes Drone Delivery

Online shopping site Shop.ca says it has partnered with Drone Delivery Canada to pioneer small package delivery by drone in Canada. There are, of course, some regulatory hoops for the project to get through but […]

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406 Comments Close Sept. 11

There’s a week left to comment on Transport Canada’s latest stab at mandating 406 MHz ELTs in Canadian aircraft. The comment period for the Notice of Proposed Amendment ends Sept. 11 and comments must be […]

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RCAF Aurora Heavily Damaged

Military investigators are looking into a runway excursion at CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia that left a CP-140 Aurora heavily damaged. None of the 17 RCAF personnel aboard the aircraft were injured in the mishap, which […]

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Snowbirds Mark 2500th Performance

The RCAF Snowbirds hit a milestone most air demonstration teams only dream about Aug. 29. The team celebrated its 2500th performance since its inception in 1971. The milestone show occurred at Drummondville, Quebec. The team’s […]

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Shi Wins Webster Trophy

Zhuoyang (David) Shi, from Moncton Flight Centre is Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot for 2015 Shi, who represented the Atlantic provinces, won the John C. Webster Trophy Competition last week in the annual competition. Runner up […]

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Beaver ‘Crashed Vertically’

The Transportation Safety Board says an Air Saguenay Beaver on floats was in a steep dive when it crashed in a remote area near Les Bergeronnes, killing five foreign tourist and the pilot. The crash […]

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Airports Safety Week Marked

Airports have a lot of workplace hazards that are unique to the aviation industry and now there’s a nationwide program to highlight and discuss those issues. “Safety has always been a top priority for Canada’s […]

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Drone Racing Comes To Canada

The rapidly expanding sport of first-person-view (FPV) drone racing has landed in Canada. The second Collingwood Nationals race weekend was held Aug. 22-23 on the outskirts of the city, ironically at a local heritage site. […]

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Russian Media Says Twin Otter Deal Dead

A plan to build new Viking Air Series 400 Twin Otters in Russia has been killed by Russian authorities, citing Western sanctions resulting from tensions in Ukraine. The Moscow Times, quoting RIA Novosti, a Russian […]

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B.C. Premier Wants Tougher UAS Rules

B.C. Premier Christy Clark says governments have to get a handle on keeping unmanned aerial systems from interfering with firefighting efforts. Earlier this week the presence of a small UAS forced the grounding of 13 […]