MilitaryCanada Starts Fighter Competition Process, Aims for 2025 Delivery Canada has reaffirmed it’s not interested in sole-sourcing Boeing F/A-18s for its air force by opening up the competition to everyone. The government said Wednesday it is holding an “open and transparent…
MilitaryBoeing 'Respects the Canadian Government's Decision' to Forgo Super Hornet Buy The general public has been reading various reports that the Canadian government has closed the door on a potential F/A-18 deal with Boeing. Reuters reported that Canada intends to buy from the…
CommercialCanadian Firm Tests Drone Delivery in Class E Airspace Drone Delivery Canada tested its service with Transport Canada approval in airspace that hosts “hundreds of daily helicopter and aircraft flights,” the company said. Autonomous delivery was tested in the Moose Factory…
CommercialTransport Canada OKs Drone Operator to Fly Commercially Without Prior Notification Quebec-based land survey firm Arpentage Parleciel has become the first recipient of a compliant operator special flight operations certificate (SFOC) for its unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations. This means that the company…
RegulationCanada's Safety Board Probes Drone-Airplane Collision The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the collision of an unmanned aircraft system and Beechcraft King Air A100. Marc Garneau, Canada’s minister of transport, called it a "first" for the…
RegulationDrone Hits Passenger Airplane in Canada A Skyjet Aviation flight collided with an unmanned aircraft system while the passenger airplane was on approach to Jean Lesage International Airport in Québec City. Marc Garneau, Canada’s minister of transport, called…
MilitaryBoeing-Bombardier Conflict Could Prevent Canadian F-18 Purchase As Canada considers a major investment in new fighter jets, the nation’s prime minister says that investment will not go to Boeing if the OEM continues pursuing a lawsuit against Bombardier.…
ConnectivityHelicopter Circling the Globe Will Have Honeywell, Inmarsat Wi-Fi Can a father-son duo successfully fly a Bell Helicopter 429 Global Ranger around the globe? At this point, the answer to that question is unknown. No duo of that description has circumnavigated…