PRINCE GEORGE, BC – Before student pilots in Canada can go on their first solo flights, the Transport Canada PSTAR (Pre-Solo Test about Air Regulations) exam must be completed.

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TORONTO — Ministers John Baird, James Moore, Jim Prentice, Vic Toews, Christian Paradis and Peter MacKay today announced another vital step forward to ensuring Canada’s aviation system is one of the most safe and efficient, and meets the highest standards in the world.

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OTTAWA — Canada’s Transport Minister John Baird today announced that effective Thursday, April 8, airline passengers who are traveling to the United States from Canada will be permitted to bring two carry-on bags and personal items.

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Canada’s Transport Minister John Baird has announced that the Government of Canada is taking action to ensure Canadian airports have the safest and most effective security systems possible, by proposing changes to the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations.

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GATINEAU, QC – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying two investigators to today’s runway overrun of a cargo aircraft in Moncton, New Brunswick.

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OCEANSIDE, CA – DART Helicopter Services announces that the Transport Canada STC for the Auxiliary Fuel Tank has been reissued in the name of their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd, and that DART has added this STC to their manufacturer’s approval.

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Canada’s Transport Minister, John Baird and Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport) today announced that the Government of Canada is investing in full body scanners to enhance security at Canadian airports.

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COQUITLAM, BC – Shortly before 3pm on Tuesday December 29th, 209, the Coquitlam RCMP received a report from Nav Canada that a small 2-seater Cessna 150F with one pilot on board was requesting an emergency landing site in the Coquitlam or Port Coquitlam area.

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