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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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HAIDA GWAII, BC – Pacific Region System Safety reported that C-GHJT, a twin engine Sikorsky S-76 helicopter operated by Helijet International Inc, experienced an engine failure near the North Island Fishing Lodge, Langara Island, Haida Gwaii, BC. on Monday.

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19 WING COMOX, B.C.— The crew of an RCAF Cormorant helicopter successfully evacuated two men who were forced to make an emergency landing along the shoreline of Pitt River, near Pitt Lake, Thursday evening, August 9th.

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SEATTLE – The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a civil penalty of $1,005,000 against Horizon Air of Seattle, for allegedly operating 22 Bombardier DHC-8-402 turboprop airliners on more than 186,000 revenue flights when they were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.

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CALGARY, AB – WestJet today announced it will introduce premium economy seating across its entire fleet. The reconfiguration will introduce four rows of extra legroom seating with 36 inches of pitch and convenience features such as priority boarding as well as complimentary on-board amenities. The reconfiguration will begin in August and will be completed in […]

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