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Air Canada is using its regional aircraft to fly passengers in comfort and style on routes that were formerly only the domain of larger narrow-body jets.

In 1969, Transport Canada purchased 1,040 acres of land, some 20 kilometres west of Calgary, Alta., and southeast of Cochrane, Alta., to build Springbank Airport (CYBW).

Canadian Skies sent correspondent Fred Petrie to the 20th annual Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA) AGM and Forum, October 20-21 in Winnipeg. He discovered that despite its 20-year history it a group that has a relatively low profile in the aviation industry. So how is this organization focusing on the future? Read on to find out¦

Jan. 12, 2010: A catastrophic earthquake shattered Haiti. Although exact figures are still uncertain even today, official estimates have stated that more than 220,000 people were killed, 300,000 or more were injured and millions more were left homeless.

On October 23, 2011 the second Bombardier CL-415 Super Scooper' (CL-215-6B11) water bomber was delivered to the Government of Manitoba.

The Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) has launched a public awareness and political lobbying campaign Business Aviation Works to address what it says are urgent service and regulatory issues the industry is encountering with Transport Canada (TC).

Survival in the air depends upon the skills of a proficient pilot; one who is adept at handling the aircraft and navigating from one place to another.

The success of the unique public-private partnership that is Nav Canada has not only helped improve the safety, quality and efficiency of Canada air navigation services, it has created a successful model for other countries to follow.

While it was originally created to manufacture the little-known and now-defunct Bell 400 model, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd. has become an unexpected success story, and now is the heart of Bell commercial product line.

This morning, a group of daycare workers and their kids showed up at the Canadian Air & Space Museum at Downsview Park to give the kids a tour of the Museum, unaware of the Museum recent circumstances.

The CJ4 is the latest development in the long evolution of the Cessna CitationJet/CJ series. While other manufacturers boast clean sheet of paper designs, Cessna has taken another tack by refining an already-capable airplane into the largest, fastest and longest-range CJ yet.

Although its creation was driven by internal needs, London Air Services has become an external success due to a proven, client-driven approach.

David Soknacki, the chair of the Crown corporation that abruptly changed the locks on the Downsview, Ont.-based Canadian Air and Space Museum (CASM) on September 20, 2011, has admitted he doesn't know if locking out CASM staff was actually necessary.

The Canadian government's decision to purchase the F-35A Lightning II to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force's aging CF-18 Hornets has raised serious concerns, including whether the F-35 is the right fighter jet for Canada.

The Royal Canadian Air Force resumed training with BAe CT-155 Hawks on August 22 after a 10-week 'operational pause' forced by the failure of a low-pressure turbine (LPT) blade in another of the fleet's Rolls-Royce Adour turbofans.