First CF-35A Lightning II Takes Flight
The first RCAF Lightning II to come off the assembly line took off on its first flight this week (Sept. 23) from a U.S. military base in Fort Worth, Texas. The base is the site […]
The first RCAF Lightning II to come off the assembly line took off on its first flight this week (Sept. 23) from a U.S. military base in Fort Worth, Texas. The base is the site […]
Two flight training students building time toward their Commercial Pilot Licences were killed when their Cessna 172 crashed early last Friday (Sept. 18) near Kisbey, Saskatchewan. The two pilots on board, students at Manitoba’s Harv’s […]
RCAF commander Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet welcomed the first two CT-157 Siskin II aircraft to Canada at a ceremony in Gatineau, Quebec on September 17. The aircraft, destined to replace the CT-156 Harvard II, used to […]
This week we are recognizing one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of 1,451 Hawker Hurricanes during […]
The Vancouver-based float plane operator announced Tuesday (Sept. 15) that it is purchasing regional airline Pacific Coastal Airlines (PCA). The combined fleet would number 59 aircraft and serve a total of 25 destinations. Toronto-based Birch […]
Twice in one week, Search and Rescue assets from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, based at CFB Comox, airlifted ill or injured personnel from cruise ships sailing off the British Columbia coast. The first case […]
Elsie Award Winner This week we are recognizing another one of the eight 2026 Elsie award winners. Named after Elsie MacGill, the chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry who oversaw the production of […]
The Metro Vancouver city of Pitt Meadows has sent a letter to the federal government requesting more transparency on the issue of lead in aviation gasoline (100LL avgas) and what its plan is on phasing […]
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