All Canada articles – Page 5
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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.
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NewsWestJet Encore pilots ratify new five-year contract
A second attempt at ratifying a new contract between WestJet Encore’s pilot union and WestJet Group successfully ended an acrimonious period of negotiations that nearly disrupted the carrier’s regional operations.
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NewsCargojet lands C$160m deal to fly 767s between Canada and China
Canadian freight hauler Cargojet has secured a three-year deal with Chinese logistics company Great Vision HK Express to provide scheduled charter service between Vancouver and Hangzhou.
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NewsWestJet reaching for Africa, India and Middle East through expanded Virgin Atlantic partnership
Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines and Virgin Atlantic are pursuing an expanded codeshare partnership that will allow WestJet’s customers to access a host of cities via London Heathrow airport.
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NewsJoint venture between Air Transat and Porter Airlines lifts off
A joint venture between eastern Canadian carriers Air Transat and Porter Airlines began in earnest on 5 June, kicking off the first phase of the airlines’ commercial collaboration.
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NewsWestJet to add three leased 737 Max 8s to fleet
Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines on 3 June disclosed plans to add a trio of Boeing 737 Max 8s that will integrate into its fleet this year.
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NewsCanada Jetlines seeking new chief executive with Eddy Doyle due to depart
Eddy Doyle, the founding chief executive of Canadian leisure and charter carrier Canada Jetlines, is retiring from the company on 30 June.
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NewsCanada’s Hawk jet trainers report for retirement duty
Although Ottawa retired the single-engined trainers in March, the Royal Canadian Air Force plans to make continued use of its CT-155s as an instructional platform for new maintenance technicians.
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NewsCanada announces $8bn acquisition of 71 trainer aircraft for RCAF
While Ottawa has not yet selected a new training jet for the instruction of new fighter pilots, the government is contracting for more than 70 smaller turboprops and helicopters under the Future Aircrew Training programme.
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NewsCanada to integrate Smith Myers mobile phone tracking system into search and rescue fleet
UK technology firm Smith Myers will integrate its Artemis mobile phone detection package into Ottawa’s fleet of CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopters as part of a Leonardo-led mid-life upgrade programme.
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NewsBoeing pledges C$240m to boost aerospace innovation in Quebec
Boeing is planning to invest C$240 million in Quebec’s aerospace segment as part of the airframer’s previously announced commitment to deliver at least 14 P-8A Poseidon multi-mission aircraft to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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NewsCanadian carriers WestJet Encore and Air Transat struggle to strike union deals
A pair of Canadian airline companies are struggling to strike deals with unions representing their respective pilots and flight dispatchers.
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NewsNolinor bolsters Northern Canada network with new Edmonton base
With plans to step up flying in support of mining activity in Nunavut, Canadian charter carrier Nolinor Aviation is establishing a secondary base in Edmonton.