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Sunwing 737 Hits Severe Turbulence

A Sunwing 737 hit severe turbulence over Montana early Sunday Two Sunwing flight attendants were slightly injured and 181 passengers significantly inconvenienced when the Boeing 737 hit “extreme turbulence” east of the Rockies and made […]

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USAF General Fuels F-35 Debate

A top U.S. Air Force general says he will “fight to the death” to ensure the U.S. Air Force buys enough F-35 fighters but at the same time Gen. Michael Hostage appeared to cast doubt […]

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Pitch Problem Prompts Landing

Feb. 4/14-The EVAS Beechcraft 1900 (registration C-GAAT) aeroplane departed St John’s Airport (CYYT) enroute to Deer Lake Airport (CYDF). In the initial climb the first officer, who was PIC, was having difficulty in keeping the […]

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Engine Fire On Dash-8

Feb. 5/14-A DeHavilland DHC-8-311, C-FACV, operated by Jazz from Vancouver to Penticton as Flight JZA8350 was waiting on taxiway ‘Lima’ to depart runway 08R when a flight attendant noticed the No 1 (left) engine (Pratt […]

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Belated Obit of Bush Pilot Legend

A bush flying legend died last August but the death of Bob Gauchie didn’t come to light until the publication of a belated national obituary last week. Gauchie survived 58 days in his Beaver on […]

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Prop Catches Fire on Beech 1900

Jan. 13/14-The Air Georgian Beechcraft 1900D (C-GORC) was at the gate with no engines running and one pilot aboard completing the flight’s paper work. An aircraft maintenance vehicle from another operator was driving by C-GORC […]

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Gear Collapses on Homebuilt

Jan. 23/14-The ski-equipped amateur-built Martin Canadian Cruiser aircraft (C-GUSL) was on the take-off run from a snow covered runway. Directional control was lost when the left main gear collapsed. As the aircraft slowed it veered […]

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Murphy Kit Company For Sale

One of the more successful kit aircraft companies in the world is looking for a new owner to “take it to the next level.” Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing, of Chilliwack, B.C. has sold more than 2,000 […]

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Pitts Damaged in Forced Landing

Aug. 8/13-The privately operated Pitts S1S (C-GEWW) was returning to the Brampton Airport (CNC3) after a local aerobatic flight when the engine began to run roughly before quitting. The pilot performed a forced landing in […]

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Canadian Team Wins Sikorsky Prize

Toronto based engineering firm AeroVelo Inc. has won the $250,000 (USD) Sikorsky Prize for human powered helicopter flight. The prize, initiated 33 years ago, has never been won, until now. The Sikorsky prize was to […]