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News

Two RCAF members missing, two rescued after helicopter crash near Ottawa River

Search for two missing members after Chinook crash in eastern Ontario early this morning. »

CAE forecasts need to recruit 1.3 million new aviation professionals by 2032

CAE releases Aviation Talent Forecast for the first time with AMEs and cabin crew. »

IMP Aerospace & Defence introduces IMP Academy, set to begin this fall

IMP Academy in BC and Nova Scotia to provide free four-year apprenticeship program. »

De Havilland unveils Twin Otter Classic 300-G, launch customer

Fifth generation platform garners purchase agreements and letters of intent for 45 aircraft. »

Tourism businesses in a `dire' state, with debt mounting and demand meager: industr

Businesses are struggling to stay afloat under a pile of debt and a dearth of overseas visitors. »

Battling the blaze from the air

How Canadians in key positions helped to suppress the onslaught of earlier forest fires. »

Airbus wins record order for 500 jets from India's IndiGo at Paris Air Show

Deal sets record as biggest single purchase agreement in commercial aviation. »

WestJet to shut down Sunwing Airlines, merge it with mainline business

Days after outlining a similar plan with Swoop, WestJet will wind down Sunwing Airlines and integrate the low-cost carrier into its mainline business within two years. »

Air Canada pilots kickstart bargaining, hot on heels of WestJet crew wage gains

Air Canada pilots kickstart bargaining process with their employer in a move that comes days after their fellow union members at WestJet ratified new collective agreement. »

News

Higher airfares are likely upshot of Sunwing WestJet integration, experts say

WestJet's decision to bring Sunwing under main banner could mean less service, higher fares. »

Ottawa unveils $350 million fund to support green tech in aerospace

Federal government investment to support decarbonization of aerospace industry. »

Survey says gender pay gap narrowed in 2022, but still 21 per cent

New report says gender pay gap in Canada narrowed last year compared with 2021. »

Mexican farmers take over airport, governor tells them to take over private grain warehouses instead

Farmers in the northern city of Culiacan protest low prices for corn and wheat. »

Virgin Galactic to send Italian researchers to space, then regular commercial flights

Monthly commercial flights to the edge of space will begin for ticket-holders in August. »

Russia summons Canadian envoy in Moscow over 'undisguised robbery' of cargo plane

Moscow rebukes Canada's seizure of massive Antonov AN-124 cargo plane. »

Erickson Airport paving project to take off this summer

Brandon area airport's paving project will soon be under way for safer and more efficient flying. »

Events

2023 CBAA Convention and Exhibition

July 11 – 13, 2023
Location: Calgary, AB »

Careers in Aviation Expo, West

October 24, 2023
Location: Calgary, AB » Read More...

4th Annual Aerial Firefighting Conference

October 26, 2023
Location: KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence, Kelowna, BC » Read More...

ATAC Canadian Aviation Conference and Tradeshow

November 14 – 16, 2023
Location: Montreal, Quebec » Read More...