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One of Canada’s best flying stories has caught the attention of Hollywood. Inkubate Entertainment is in the early stages of putting the story of the Gimli Glider on the silver screen. “The latest we’ve heard […..]

When First Officer Raven Beardy agreed to work overtime for Missinippi Medivac last Monday, she had no idea she and Capt. Robyn Shlachetla were flying into the history books. The two young pilots became the […..]

Labour relations difficulties appear to be at the root of the sudden departure of Gregg Saretsky as CEO of WestJet. Stock analysts appeared unanimous in their opinion that Saretsky’s replacement by Ed Sims was the […..]

A female passenger on an Air Canada Boeing 787-9 was slightly injured when her cell phone caught fire while the aircraft was on the ground at Pearson Airport. The plane was about to push back […..]

A bundle of straps that looked like any other beach flotsam has solved a 60-year-old mystery and answered some questions for the family of a Canadian Navy pilot. When Zack Johnson unraveled the straps he […..]

A Florida woman was slightly injured when the emergency life raft from an RCAF CH-146 Griffon helicopter detached and fell through the roof of her house and landed on the bed where she was sleeping.  […..]

An aviation legend in the North has been put out to pasture but no one seems to mind. The iconic yellow terminal building at Iqaluit Airport ceased operations on Wednesday to make way for a […..]

There are lots of NOTAMs for fire suppression in B.C. and not all of them are being respected. B.C. has more than 100 active fires and generally there’s a 10nm radius restricted area around them […..]

The Transportation Safety Board is launching a special review of operations at Pearson Airport in Toronto trying to get to the bottom of a series of runway incursions. Some of the close calls could have […..]

Full-scale unionization drives in virtually all departments at WestJet have followed the successful bid by the Airline Pilots Association to organize pilots. Flight attendants, gate staff, mechanics and ramp employees are all being asked to […..]