http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:24:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2012/02/03/helijet-celebrates-two-million-passenger-milestone/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2012/02/03/helijet-celebrates-two-million-passenger-milestone/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:22:17 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3727 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2012/02/03/helijet-celebrates-two-million-passenger-milestone/feed/ 0 RICHMOND, BC – Richmond’s Helijet International celebrated its two millionth passenger today, a major industry milestone the scheduled helicopter carrier has achieved after 25 years in business and flying more than 22 million kilometres. The milestone passenger, Godfrey D. Archbold, President and CEO, Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia, arrived at the Vancouver Harbour [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/29/one-dead-in-plane-crash-near-sayward-b-c/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/29/one-dead-in-plane-crash-near-sayward-b-c/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:12:24 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3723 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/29/one-dead-in-plane-crash-near-sayward-b-c/feed/ 0 SAYWARD, B.C. – On April 27, a small aircraft en route from Bellingham, Washington to Alaska was reported missing after it was lost on air traffic control radar near Sayward B.C. A coordinated search with the RCMP, Canadian Coast Guard and the 442 Squadron Search and Rescue (SAR), CFB Comox was conducted and a crash site [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/27/plane-crash-located-in-yoho-national-park/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/27/plane-crash-located-in-yoho-national-park/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:25:30 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3720 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/27/plane-crash-located-in-yoho-national-park/feed/ 0 GOLDEN, B.C. – This afternoon at approximately 12:15 pm, the Golden RCMP were made aware of an overdue aircraft possibly in their area which was flying from Southern Alberta to the central interior of British Columbia. The last known location of the 180 Cessna Plane was near Mount Vaux in Yoho National Park. The [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/26/bombardier-sells-another-three-crj900-nextgen-jets-to-pluna-of-uruguay/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/26/bombardier-sells-another-three-crj900-nextgen-jets-to-pluna-of-uruguay/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:43:43 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3718 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/26/bombardier-sells-another-three-crj900-nextgen-jets-to-pluna-of-uruguay/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Bombardier Aerospace has announced that Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas S.A. has signed a follow-on order for three CRJ900 NextGen regional jetliners. The airline currently operates 10 CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, the only aircraft type in its fleet. Based on the list price of the CRJ900 NextGen airliner, this firm order from Pluna is valued at [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/21/new-50000-sq-ft-cargo-facility-starts-moving-at-edmonton-international-airport/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/21/new-50000-sq-ft-cargo-facility-starts-moving-at-edmonton-international-airport/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:42:20 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3714 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/21/new-50000-sq-ft-cargo-facility-starts-moving-at-edmonton-international-airport/feed/ 0 EDMONTON, AB – Construction of a new world-class, multi-tenant cargo facility has started at Edmonton International Airport and already has more than half its space leased. Work on the project was initiated by a group of Saskatchewan First Nations with a feasibility assessment completed in 2010 and the subsequent establishment of an equal partnership between the [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/20/ntsb-investigating-loss-of-seperation-involving-aircraft-carrying-michelle-obama/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/20/ntsb-investigating-loss-of-seperation-involving-aircraft-carrying-michelle-obama/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:50:10 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3710 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/20/ntsb-investigating-loss-of-seperation-involving-aircraft-carrying-michelle-obama/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into an air traffic control incident on Monday in which the airplane carrying First Lady Michelle Obama aborted a landing attempt at Andrews Air Force Base after an air traffic controller had sequenced it too close to another military plane. At about 5 pm [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/14/the-faa-announces-additional-staffing-at-27-control-towers/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/14/the-faa-announces-additional-staffing-at-27-control-towers/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:57:16 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3708 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/14/the-faa-announces-additional-staffing-at-27-control-towers/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that effective immediately the FAA will place an additional air traffic controller on the midnight shift at 27 control towers around the country that are currently staffed with only one controller during that time. The FAA is taking this action [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/ntsb-investigating-wing-clipping-incident-at-jfk-airport/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/ntsb-investigating-wing-clipping-incident-at-jfk-airport/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:06:07 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3703 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/ntsb-investigating-wing-clipping-incident-at-jfk-airport/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a wing tip clipping that occurred between an Airbus A380 (F-HPJD) and a Bombardier CRJ-700 (N641CA) at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York last night. On April 11, 2011 at 8:25 PM EDT, preliminary reports indicate that the left wing tip of Air France flight [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/faa-operates-from-new-air-traffic-control-system-command-center/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/faa-operates-from-new-air-traffic-control-system-command-center/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:54:35 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3701 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/faa-operates-from-new-air-traffic-control-system-command-center/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration has announced that the new David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center, located in Warrenton, VA, is fully operational. “If you think of our national airspace system as an orchestra, the Command Center’s the conductor,” said Deputy Secretary Porcari. “It’s a 24/7 operation where the traffic flow is [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/new-helicopter-delivered-to-coast-guard/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/new-helicopter-delivered-to-coast-guard/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:49:54 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=3696 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2011/04/12/new-helicopter-delivered-to-coast-guard/feed/ 0 HONOLULU – Coast Guard aircrews at Air Station Barbers Point received the second of four new multi-mission helicopters Saturday. The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, closely resembling an HH-65 Dolphin, includes a multitude of new equipment to further enhance mission capabilities. The new aircraft are replacing the four Dolphins currently in service at the air station. The MH-65 adds [...]