Wings News: Porter at the MET, Air Canada CEO to step down, F-35 review
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"This edition of Wings enews features two stories on the revitalized Montreal Metropolitan Airport, celebrated during an event last week organized by Porter Airlines, which, starting June 15, has scheduled 138 flights per week through the hub."

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Bodies of pilots who died in collision at N.Y. airport are repatriated to Canada

Pilots carried the casket of Jazz Aviation first officer Mackenzie Gunther off a plane at the Ottawa International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

Air Canada CEO to step down later this year

Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau told the board he will step down before October, shortly after he faced more backlash over his lack of French language skills.

Canada is short 200 air traffic controllers, NAV Canada says

NAV Canada said Wednesday that the country is short an estimated 200 air traffic controllers and is working on building its capacity through a multi-year strategy.

Ottawa earmarks $1.5 billion to support RCAF's new Husky fleet

The Royal Canadian Air Force's new fleet of Husky tankers from Airbus includes four brand-new and five used aircraft to replace the aging CC-150 Polaris.

Features

Porter at the MET

Porter Airlines celebrated the revitalized Montreal Metropolitan Airport (MET), where it expects to begin service on June 15, with 12 routes leveraging Dash 8-400 and E195-E2 aircraft.

‘Billy Bishop on steroids’: Porter to launch flights from revamped Montreal airport

Canada's third-largest carrier seeks to gain purchase in the competitive domestic market and start putting its half-billion-dollar investment to work.

Stories of survival emerge from deadly New York airport collision as officials investigate its cause

Moments after an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing the pilots and injuring a flight attendant, passengers took their escape into their own hands.

A ‘miracle’ more weren’t killed in Air Canada plane crash, expert says

As experts assess the aftermath of a fatal Air Canada Express plane crash at LaGuardia Airport, some have expressed surprise the tragedy wasn’t far worse.

Unclear when Ottawa will complete fighter jet review: Saab CEO

More than a year after the Liberal government launched a review of plans to buy a fleet of F-35 fighter jets, even the competition doesn’t know when exactly Ottawa will reach a decision.

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Air Canada employee charged in alleged cannabis smuggling attempt at Toronto airport

RCMP says an Air Canada employee is facing charges after allegedly trying to export more than 60 kilograms of cannabis out of a Toronto airport by using suitcases.

TSB investigating small aircraft accident at Metro Vancouver airport

Federal investigators are deploying to British Columbia after an accident involving a small aircraft at an airport in Metro Vancouver.

Pilot dead in southern New Brunswick helicopter crash

The pilot of a small, commercially registered Robinson R-44 helicopter is dead after the helicopter crashed on its way to an airport in southern New Brunswick on Saturday.

Prime minister commits more than $3 billion for defence projects in the Maritimes

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced $3 billion in new infrastructure and defence spending for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Carney takes victory lap after meeting NATO target: 'We're just getting started'

For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Canada is spending roughly two per cent of its GDP on national defence — a NATO alliance benchmark Ottawa previously failed to meet.

Airport cleared to be renamed for Trump as he unveils design for skyscraper library

A Florida airport was cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a skyscraper planned to house his presidential library.

Statistics Canada says real GDP grew 0.1 per cent in January

Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged up 0.1 per cent in January, helped by strength in goods-producing industries which expanded by 0.2 per cent.

FAA investigating close call between a passenger plane and military helicopter in California

A United Airlines flight came within a few hundred feet of a military helicopter near John Wayne Airport in Southern California earlier this week.

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