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Editor's Note 
 
Our team is in Kelowna today with around 400 people and 58 exhibiting companies at our Canadian Wildfire Conference. Five helicopters are parked on the ramp in front of the KF Centre for Excellence and there is a sense of purpose among the attendees.
- Jon Robinson, Editor, Helicopters
 
News 
 
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Carpenter to lead safety at Metro Aviation

Brady Carpenter becomes Director of Safety at Metro which he first joined in 2016 as an Operational Control Specialist.


JGAS appointed Bell 505 authorized reseller

Bell Textron named Japan General Aviation Service as the new Bell 505 authorized reseller for the Japanese market.


Europe's Airbus to lay off 2,500 as it tries to turn around its space and defense division

Airbus said Wednesday that it was laying off 2,500 workers as it tries to turnaround its struggling defense and space division.


RTX agrees to pay more than $950 million to resolve bribery, fraud claims

RTX agreed to hire independent monitors to oversee compliance with anti-corruption and anti-fraud laws.


Lockheed awarded contracts to develop advanced connectivity for US Apache fleet

Gen 3 RFI system will provide significant capability enhancements that are enabled by advanced microelectronics.


Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag

Learning for the deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct. 14, 2004.


 
 
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Troubled Boeing signals it may raise up to $25 billion to shore up finances

Boeing signalled Tuesday that it could raise up to US$25 billion in new stock or debt to shore up its balance sheet after years of heavy losses. » 
 
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DARPA taps Sikorsky to add autonomy to U.S. Army-owned Black Hawk helicopter

Sikorsky received a US$6 million award to install the company’s ALIAS/MATRIX flight autonomy system onto the U.S. Army’s experimental fly-by-wire UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. » 
 
 
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Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut

The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by Bank of Canada became more likely. » 

Judge handling Boeing’s plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy

Judge focuses on selection of an independent monitor to oversee Boeing during a probation period. » 

US fines Lufthansa $4 million for treatment of Orthodox Jewish passengers on a 2022 flight

Group of Jewish passengers were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown from New York. » 

Air India passengers get a lift from RCAF after bomb scare

More than 200 passengers landed in Chicago after bomb threat forced flight to be diverted to Nunavut. » 

China deploys record 125 warplanes in large-scale military drill in warning to Taiwan

China employed a record 125 aircraft in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan. » 

 
Events 
 
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5th annual Canadian Wildfire Conference

October 17, 2024
Location: KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence, Kelowna, BC
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Careers in Aviation Expo, West

October 29, 2024
Location: Edmonton, AB
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2024 Helicopter Association of Canada Exhibition and Conference

October 30 – November 1, 2024
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Canadian Aerospace Summit

November 5 – 6, 2024
Location: Ottawa, ON
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