KUWAIT – Boeing and Kuwait airplane leasing company ALAFCO finalized an order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s valued at $2.0 billion at current list price. The order was first announced as a commitment at the Farnborough Airshow in July. (more…)

CALGARY, AB – WestJet today announced that Calgary will be home to WestJet Encore’s headquarters. The decision was made after a thorough review of various airports and a variety of factors. (more…)

VANCOUVER, BC – A Langley man has learned the hard way that there are consequences for pointing a laser beam at aircraft. (more…)

CALGARY, AB – Following a vote by WestJetters, WestJet today announced that the name of its new regional airline will be WestJet Encore. (more…)

19 WING COMOX, B.C. — Search and Rescue crews from 442 Squadron responded to a paraglider crash on Mount Cheam, near Chilliwack, B.C. Sunday, September 23rd.

RCAF Search and Rescue Technicians were hoisted almost 300 feet from a hovering Cormorant helicopter to the injured paraglider early morning on Sunday. (more…)

MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the company is now conducting virtual flights with “Aircraft 0” – the on-the-ground Integrated Systems Test and Certification Rig for the CSeries aircraft. The avionics, electrical, flight control, fly-by-wire, hydraulic, landing gear and wiring systems are now all commissioned, and systems integration and communication have been successfully demonstrated. The development of the CSeries aircraft will now enter the intense ground testing phase that will build the necessary maturity for all systems and drive towards the flight test program. (more…)

Washington, DC, – The National Business Aviation Association today hailed the legacy of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, who died Saturday of complications from heart surgery. (more…)

WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that deteriorated locknut inserts found in the highly modified North American P-51D airplane that crashed during the 2011 National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada, allowed the trim tab attachment screws to become loose, and even initiated fatigue cracking in one screw. (more…)

EVERETT, Wash., – This weekend Boeing will celebrate the one-year anniversary of certification of the 787 Dreamliner. On Aug. 26, 2011, both the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency granted type certificates for the all-new jetliner. (more…)

LAS VEGAS, Nev.– U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $17.8 million federal grant that will reconstruct two major taxiways at McCarran International Airport. (more…)