CALGARY – WestJet today commented on Premier Campbell’s announcement that the B.C. government will be introducing legislation to eliminate the provincial aviation fuel tax for transborder and international flights

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MONTREAL – Bombardier Aerospace today announced that its Learjet 45 XR demonstrator aircraft is the official pace plane for the 47th annual National Championship Air Races

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SEATTLE – Boeing announced today its production rate for the Next-Generation 737 program will increase to 38 airplanes per month in the second quarter of 2013.

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TORONTO – Gategroup and Cara Operations Limited announced that they have reached an agreement for gategroup to acquire Cara Airline Solutions, Canada’s premier airline catering and logistics provider.

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SINGAPORE – The commercial aviation industry will require 466,650 pilots and 596,500 maintenance personnel over the next 20 years to accommodate the strong demand for new and replacement aircraft, according to a crew assessment forecast from Boeing.

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RICHMOND, B.C. – Richmond RCMP along with the Canada Border Services Agency announced today the recent interception and seizure of five kilograms of Opium at the Vancouver International Airport.

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CHICAGO – JBT Corporation announced that its JBT AeroTech business was awarded a $5.6 million contract for the Edmonton International Airport.

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PIQUA, OHIO – Hartzell Propeller Inc. has developed a new 3-bladed Top Prop™ performance conversion for Cessna 180 and 185, as well as early 210 and 205 aircraft.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of last year’s midair collision over the Hudson River that resulted in the deaths of all nine persons aboard the two aircraft were the inherent limitations of “see-and-avoid” concept and a Teterboro Airport air traffic controller’s non pertinent telephone conversation at […]

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EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing achieved another significant milestone for the first 747-8 Intercontinental Sunday night with the assembly of the airplane’s forward fuselage. The 89-foot, 2-inch (27.2 meters) fuselage section, featuring the airplane’s signature upper deck, was moved from the assembly tool for sealing and testing before beginning systems installation.

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