Month: December 2017

The federal government is urging Air Canada to spend millions of dollars to quieten its A320-family aircraft, which it is gradually retiring,  mainly for the benefit of the neighbours of Pearson Airport in Toronto. Transport […..]

Construction has begun on a new fixed-wing search and rescue training centre at CFB Comox on Vancouver Island. The facility is being built as part of the integration of the Airbus C-295 into its role […..]

Boeing and Embraer are in talks for what might become the absorption of the Brazilian manufacturer by the Chicago-based giant. Although Boeing is cagey about the talks, saying they are about a possible “combination” of […..]

The Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety advisory in the wake of last week’s fatal crash of a Hydro One helicopter reminding operators to ensure cargo being stored outside the cabin be securely attached. […..]

Air Canada was showing off its new Boeing 737 MAX this week, running scheduled and test flights across the country and inviting planespotters to get out to see the new aircraft. The first MAX entered […..]

Flair Airlines now says it will have 12 Boeing 737s in the air by early 2019 as it tries to establish a foothold in the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) market as competition looms from […..]

One of the passengers aboard a West Wind Aviation ATR 42 that crashed in northern Saskatchewan on Wednesday said the aircraft turned sideways before losing altitude and about a kilometre from the Fond du Lac […..]

More than 500 pilots at WestJet’s regional carrier Encore have been certified as members of the Airline Pilots Association, a few months after the 1,400 pilots at the main airline joined the union. The certification […..]