Current pilot duty times regulated by Transport Canada are meeting with pushback from several small airlines, most of which operate in Canada’s North. Citing unpredictable weather and other factors, the airlines want flexibility on how […]
The Chilliwack, British Columbia aircraft kit manufacturer saw all its physical assets auctioned off last week. The court-ordered auction was initiated by the owner of the building after several months of unpaid rent. The aircraft […]
Both Fort Simpson’s and Norman Wells’ airports will receive a combined $1.4 million in funding for ice and snow control assets through the federal Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP). Norman Wells will procure a snow […]
This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]
RCAF commander Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet welcomed the first two CT-157 Siskin II aircraft to Canada at a ceremony in Gatineau, Quebec on September 17. The aircraft, destined to replace the CT-156 Harvard II, used to […]
This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]
The Antonov An-124 belonging to Russian airline Volga Dnepr Airlines remains at Toronto-Pearson airport over four-and-a-half years on. The giant airplane was initially grounded at the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February […]
This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]
Beginning in November of next year, pilots using controlled airports in Canada will be required to read back certain additional instructions and clearances given them by Air Traffic Service (ATS) providers, be they tower controllers […]
Earlier this month Defence Minister Anita Anand, together with Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, met in Washington, D.C. with Boeing officials to explore the purchase of at least 14 Boeing P-8 Poseidon surveillance/maritime patrol aircraft to […]
The 10 percent luxury tax that the federal government imposed this year on aircraft purchases over $100,000 may actually lead to a drop in tax revenue by almost $430 million, according to a recently released […]
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Canada Jetlines took an important hop toward certification with an inspection flight last week. Transport Canada inspectors were aboard the airline’s single A320 for the roundtrip from Kitchener/Waterloo to Moncton, New Brunswick. Assuming they approved […]
Canada frequently places near the top of worldwide rankings in a variety of topics but thousands of airline passengers would rather have not contributed to the dubious distinction achieved last weekend. Canadian airlines were the […]
The Edmonton Police is trading in its 42-year-old Cessna 182 for an unidentified $4.3 million replacement but the story apparently isn’t the big jump in cost. The story is that the department has an airplane […]
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