Aviation and space news
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August 12, 2026
Porter Airlines is marking its 20th anniversary with a limited series of collectible figures. Each «Little Things Blind Box» contains one of five designs featuring the…
August 11, 2026
The stake acquired by Blackstone and La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec values the airline’s loyalty program at CAD 10 billion. Air Canada retains control…
The investment by Blackstone and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec values the airline's loyalty program at CAD 10 billion. Air Canada retains operational and strategic control of the program…
The edge of space is closer than many Canadians realize. From Aug. 15 to 23, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will conduct the ICARUS 2026 campaign, sending meteorological balloons up to 35…
The carrier has confirmed that this resumption date has been pushed back to next year. Find out more here!
HOUSTON, TEXAS — Twenty-five years after Canadarm2 arrived on the International Space Station, SpaceQ toured NASA’s Mission Control and Johnson Space Center (JSC) to catch up on a busy orbital year.
11-08-2026 Coulson Aviation has announced the direct acquisition from the Government of Canada of ten CC-130H Hercules aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). With this step…
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The Porter Airlines flight taxied toward the runway but returned to the terminal after the crew determined it was not possible to take off safely
Canadian police and defense agencies have a new option for running one of their key situational-awareness tools without sending sensitive operational data to a foreign cloud provider.
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August 10, 2026
Kepler Communications plans to deploy next-generation optical relay satellites on Rocket Lab’s upcoming Neutron rocket in one of several launches the Canadian operator has slated for 2028. The post…
ThinkOn and AVSS are hosting TAK on Canadian sovereign cloud, with live drone video piped in. The data residency case is real. The 'until now' is not.
TUPPER LAKE, NY — Canadian space hardware and geospatial imagery service provider MDA Space continued gliding… The post MDA Space: Double-digit rev, EBITDA increase (again) & more to come; pitches…
Natural Resources Canada has released the sixth edition of the WildFireSat e-Bulletin, providing new open-access training resources for fire managers and an update on industry consultations…
Welcome to Issue 19 of the In Defence of Canada Briefing – This week, the conversation around Canadian space sovereignty takes center stage, and the contrast between our ambitions and our logistical…
No fewer than ten retired Hercules transports are to be converted into firefighting aircraft in Canada.
The Government of Canada has sold, subject to certain conditions, 10 CC-130H Hercules aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) recently withdrawn from service to the company Coulson Aviation…
MDA Space will “repurpose” its microgravity robot-arm tech for lunar surface operations after the US space agency put the Gateway plans on hold. The post MDA Space Will ‘Repurpose’ Canadarm3 For…
Representatives from Germany, Norway, Canada, TKMS, Kongsberg and Multiconsult met in Kiel in late July for the first joint planning event of the…
Representatives from Germany, Norway and Canada, along with the companies TKMS, KONGSBERG and Multiconsult, met in Kiel in late July for a first joint planning event for the 212CD program…
New integration lets agencies deploy or migrate Team Awareness Kit entirely within Canada —no foreign
This well-known Canadian contractor will become one of the main civilian operators of the American tactical transport aircraft. On Friday, August 7, 2026, the company Coulson Aviation…
August 9, 2026
The transport aircraft from the former RCAF fleet will operate with Coulson Aviation after their military retirement
Former RCAF airlifters will be converted into large air tankers by Coulson Aviation following their retirement from military service
August 8, 2026
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Coulson buys 10 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Canadian Air Force to expand its firefighting fleet
Coulson Aviation announced the acquisition of 10 Lockheed CC-130H Hercules aircraft retired by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), in a deal that will double its fleet of Hercules freighters…
Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base, albeit with few specifics. The post…
The aircraft is a Kodiak 100 Series III destined for a Canadian customer
The Aug. 12 eclipse won't rival 2024's Great American Eclipse, but millions across the U.S. and Canada will still see the moon take a bite out of the sun.
Volatus Aerospace announced its intention to introduce Singular's FlyOx 1 heavy-lift, multi-mission autonomous aircraft platform in Canada to strengthen the country's response to…
Canada is conditioning the sale of 10 CC-130H Hercules to Coulson Aviation, which intends to convert the aircraft for wildfire combat
August 7, 2026
The Canadian government announced this Friday, August 7, the conditional sale of 10 military CC-130H Hercules aircraft to Coulson Aviation, which intends to convert the aircraft for…
