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Layoffs are on the flight plan for Canadian North. Approximately 15 of it's 737 pilots will be out of a job. Steven Bard, chairperson of the Canadian North Master Executive Council said the layoffs were necessary as the company has seen a drop in passengers flying. The main reasons for the drop in passenger travel can be attributed to the transfer of Montreal to Kuujjuag route to Air Inuit and the end of the LNG project in Kitimat, BC. Canadian North and it's employee u

On a tragic day in Hong Kong, a Emirates Boeing 747 cargo plane operated by Turkish company AirACT met a devastating fate, resulting in the loss of two airport crew members. The aircraft skidded off the runway and plunged into the waters of the South China Sea. This incident raises critical questions about aviation safety and the effectiveness of emergency response protocols. In this post, we will explore the details of the accident, its impact on air travel, and identify key

Took flight on Tuesday June 17, 2025 The Boeing E-4B 'Nightwatch', often referred to as the 'Doomsday plane', undertook a clandestine...

De Havilland built the best firefighting aircraft that was built from the ground up. It's only purpose is to fight forest fires. Meet...

Where to start? Jeju Airlines: December 29, 2024 in South Korea Muan Airport when a Jeju flight Boeing 737 from Thailand to South Korea...

At approximately 11:22a.m. on November 27, 2024 a Nolinor Aviation Beoing 737-400 flight NRL 662 with 87 passengers and 7 crew members...

Has Canada made a big mistake in purchasing the F-35 stealth aircraft? The Pentagon is second guessing their upcoming inventory numbers...

On February 26, 2024 Lynx Air Will Cease to Exist. Today the Calgary based airline had received an order from the Alberta Court of King's...

All Boeing 737-9 Max Aircraft Grounded! On Saturday January 6, 2024 an Alaska Airlines flight 1282 Boeing 737 Max9 departed Portland for...

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey one of the most interesting and utilitarian aircraft of today has been grounded after one crashed into the sea...

The Government of Canada has just received the first of two new (well almost new) VIP aircraft. They are former Kuwait Airlines Airbus...

What is replacing the CC-150 Polaris? On September 3, 2023 the first CC-330 (Airbus A330-200) arrived to replace the aging CC-150 Polaris....

Just announced this week that the US Government has approved the sale of P-8 Poseidon to Canada. The Boeing product is to replace the...

Canada's Augusta Cormorant CH-149 Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopters have been now scheduled to receive much needed upgrades. The fleet...

A U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes! On Wednesday March 29th at approximately 10p.m. local time, two Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk medical...

Boeing Says Farewell To The Last 747 Of The Production Line Atlas Air celebrates it's new addition to it's fleet while Boeing and it's...

On September 24, 2022 a West Atlantic 737 cargo aircraft, flight SWN5745 had departed Charles de Gaulle Airport at 2:50a.m. overshot the...

The pandemic and slowing sales had caused DeHavilland to pause production of the DHC-8-400 better known as the DASH 8 back in 2021. De...

2022 has not been very friendly for travelers looking to get out of the pandemic and into some sense of normalcy. Lost baggage and...

On July 24, 2022 a Vueling Aircraft flying from Barcelona to Birmingham in the UK when the aircraft started to fill up with smoke. An...