Transport Canada

By Bill Carey
Transport Canada issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring detailed visual inspections of Airbus A220-100/300 main landing gear.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The Calgary-based hardware and software-as-a-service specialist partnered with 737NG operator Air North to earn STC certification.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Espace Aero will be the fourth innovation zone in Quebec.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
End-to-end urban air mobility demo; integrating airborne collision avoidance system into autonomy; ZeroAvia eyes wider electric market; electrifying the Beaver
Emerging Technologies

New MRO facilities and joint ventures are highlights of this month’s News Briefs and Contracts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Specialists are adding new services, growing their global footprint and signing new customers.
Marketplace

By Sean Broderick
Though the FAA may or may not require safety management systems for repair stations, the issue is moot for the largest shops.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA’s emergency AD and that of Transport Canada followed “multiple occurrences” of cracking found in the Bell 505 vertical top end cap assembly.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Major upgrades will be carried out at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport following an investment from Transport Canada.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Regulators are urging Airbus A220 operators to follow manufacturer guidance for mitigating risks of main landing gear wheels locking up on contaminated runways.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
SkyUp is continuing its international expansion into ACMI and charter flights after Russia's invasion of Ukraine put paid to its previous business model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
“The growing pilot shortage will need to be addressed in a measurable and broad way,” TC Associate Director General, Civil Aviation Andy Cook said.
Airlines & Lessors

Christian Klein
ARSA is working to gather industry feedback on how the aftermarket uses electronic information for regulatory compliance.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
WestJet has chosen Jetaire’s Invicta product for fuel tank flammability reduction on its Boeing 737 fleet.
MRO

By Ben Goldstein
Ribbit is a Toronto-based startup that is using autonomy to help improve air cargo access to far-flung communities in Northern Canada.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Merlin has completed a series of autonomous flight trials in Alaska using a Cessna Caravan fitted with its automated flight control system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Limosa plans to develop the LimoConnect, an eight-seat tiltrotor with distributed electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Roger Cox
A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes into terrain.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes into terrain.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Henry Canaday
Attendees at ARSA’s annual conference outlined challenges the MRO industry still faces in training, technician shortages and regulatory policies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A flight-deck design quirk is causing Airbus A220 pilots to inadvertently engage the autopilot instead of the auto throttle.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Transport Canada has issued the fledgling ULCC with an AOC and signed off its launch of YYZ services to Winnipeg and Moncton.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Canada Jetlines wins regulatory approval to launch scheduled flights, becoming the latest entrant in a growing Canadian ULCC market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The airline plans to enter the Canadian airline market this summer.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
The new member of P&WC’s PurePower PW800-series engines has undergone 4,900 hr. of engine testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion