All Canada articles – Page 4
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NewsAir Canada grows A220 order book by signing for five more jets
Air Canada has signed for five additional Airbus A220-300s on top of an already-sizeable order of incoming single-aisle jets.
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NewsCessna SkyCourier cleared by Transport Canada for potential 'remote' operations
Textron Aviation has secured type certification of its Cessna SkyCourier utility turboprop from Transport Canada Civil Aviation.
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NewsAir Canada plans to become C$30bn revenue company by 2028
The Star Alliance carrier plans to reach C$30 billion in annual revenue in four years and to exceed that figure by decade’s end.
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NewsAir Transat parent secures C$34m compensation package for P&W engine woes
Canada’s Transat AT reports a profitable fiscal fourth-quarter boosted by a C$34 million ($25 million) compensation agreement with geared turbofan (GTF) engine maker Pratt & Whitney.
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NewsNose gear collapses during runway excursion of Prime Air 767 operated by Cargojet
The nose gear of a Prime Air-branded Boeing 767-300ER operated by Cargojet Airways collapsed on 19 November after the aircraft left the runway at Vancouver International airport.
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NewsCanada announces second operating base for new tanker fleet
Ottawa will station a portion of its new Airbus A330-based aerial refuelling fleet at Edmonton International airport in Alberta province, expanding upon the existing tanker base in Trenton, Ontario.
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NewsCAE signs simulator development deal for Canada’s FaCT programme
CAE has signed a roughly $1.7 billion contract linked to the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Air Crew Training (FAcT) programme.
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NewsCanada proposes C$790 airline charge for resolution of every customer complaint
Canada’s federal transport watchdog has proposed charging airlines a C$790 ($582) fee for every customer complaint it resolves – irrespective of whether or not it finds in the customer’s favour.
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NewsCanada to deploy maritime patrol aircraft to enforce North Korea sanctions
After a meeting in Tokyo between Canadian and Japanese officials, Ottawa agreed to deploy a Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft to support the enforcement of trade sanctions against North Korea.
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NewsWestJet to operate all nine 737 Max 8s previously leased by Lynx Air
Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines plans to add three more leased Boeing 737 Max 8s to its fleet, for a total of nine of the narrowbodies added in the past six months.
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In depthRobinson and United Therapeutics gearing up to fly hydrogen-powered helicopters
Light rotorcraft maker Robinson Helicopter Company and biotechnology firm United Therapeutics have recently ground-tested an R44 modified with hydrogen fuel cells, and the companies say test flights are imminent.
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NewsQuebec to launch remotely piloted aircraft test centre
The facility in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region aims to support the operational needs of companies across the aerospace industry, including remote aircraft subsystem and payload integrators, original equipment manufacturers and aircraft end-users.
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InterviewHow Stella Filippatos is helping CAE to go electric, while inspiring future engineers
As director of programme management for electric aircraft at CAE, Stella Filippatos is pursuing zero-emission flight training advances – and encouraging a pipeline of future engineers.
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NewsWestJet cancelling dozens of daily flights as it repairs 16 hail-damaged Boeing jets
Canadian carrier WestJet is still operating with reduced passenger capacity as it works to return 16 Boeing 737s damaged earlier this month by a hailstorm in Calgary.
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NewsCanada begins construction of new quick reaction air base for F-35s
The new quick reaction alert facility at CFB Bagotville in Quebec will support the future deployment of Canada’s forthcoming Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters in support of North American airspace defence missions.
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NewsTop Aces’ upgraded A-4 Skyhawks already boosting Canadian CF-18 combat training
Top Aces has delivered its first adversary air training sorties for Canada using Douglas A-4 Skyhawks modified with equipment including an active electronically scanned array radar.
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NewsWestJet suffering network-wide disruptions as maintenance workers strike
WestJet’s operations over the long Canada Day weekend have been massively disrupted by striking mechanics, forcing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights and disrupt the air travel plans of thousands of passengers.
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NewsWestJet dodges more strike-related disruptions as meditator steps in
WestJet Airlines has avoided further flight disruptions thanks to the intervention of a meditator that will assist contract negotiations between the airline and its maintenance workers’ union.
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NewsWestJet begins cancelling flights ahead of maintenance workers’ strike
WestJet has cancelled 25 flights scheduled for 27-28 June as its maintenance workers are poised to strike during the upcoming busy Canadian air travel weekend.
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NewsNATO defence spending surges ahead of Ukraine summit
A record 23 NATO member states are now spending at least the equivalent of 2% of gross domestic product on defence, as the alliance prepares to approve a new industrial strategy.