TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Federal Court has scheduled hearings November 22 – 25 in Ottawa for its judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision which called into question the retirement age provision of the Air Canada Pilots Association collective agreement with Air Canada. (more…)

MARIETTA, Ga. – Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 10 new Mid-Life Upgrade outer wings on July 28 for installation on a CP-140 Aurora for the Government of Canada. (more…)

GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association announced international scheduled traffic statistics for June which showed continued strong demand growth as the industry recovers from the impact of the global financial crisis. (more…)

MARIETTA, Ga. – Officials at the Lockheed Martin facility here formally announced the start of F-35 Lightning II center wing production operations at the plant during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. (more…)

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a civil penalty of $230,000 against Continental Airlines Inc., of Houston for allegedly operating a Boeing 767 on 22 revenue flights when it was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. (more…)

Capt Tom Kolesnik, searchmaster, discusses procedures with Moe Shpak and Al Fraser - volunteer spotters from CASARA Winnipeg who are in Norman Wells assisting with search operations.

Clear weather and hours of northern daylight are helping military and civilian searchers in the extensive aerial search. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Saudi Arabia with its investigation of today’s cargo airplane accident in Riyadh. (more…)

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Business Aviation Association today applauded a decision by Transportation Security Administration officials to eliminate a historically unpredictable and burdensome process for companies using business aviation to obtain international waivers for flights into the U.S. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today assessed a civil penalty against Comair for violating federal rules regarding passengers denied boarding on oversold flights. (more…)

Capt Brian Bews, the Canadian Forces 2010 Demo Hornet pilot who ejected from his CF-18 in Lethbridge, Alta. Friday. Photo by CPL ALEX ROY

“I feel extremely lucky considering the magnitude of the accident (more…)