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August 4, 2026
Here's Why Canada Is Expanding Its CF-18 Replacement Program
The Canadian airline begins resuming operations after the labor dispute forced the cancellation of more than 900 flights over the holiday
Fighting forest fires nowadays involves aerial resources unimaginable in aviation's early days. The first forest patrol was carried out in 1919 in Canada. The aircraft used at the time…
Canadian airline begins restoring operations after labor dispute canceled more than 900 flights during holiday weekend
Daher Aircraft has delivered its 400th Kodiak turboprop — a Kodiak 100 Series III — to a Canadian customer, an important milestone for this multipurpose aircraft family, whose…
August 3, 2026
Hundreds of flights scheduled to be operated by Canada’s WestJet have been cancelled or rescheduled following the beginning of strike action on Sunday, August 2. The Canadian airline has been forced…
Canada's Porter Airlines announced developments around expanding and modernizing its fleet as part of its growth process. In this regard, the company obtained financing from…
By Ian Brown, EAA 657159, Editor, Bits and Pieces; Member, Canadian Council; Washago, Ontario The Red Arrows are pilots of the Royal Air Force, and they were spectacular when we watched their…
By Clark Morawetz, EAA 1002105, Canadian Council It was a sunny late spring day in southern Ontario. My student and I had just completed 17 continuous touch-and-go circuits when we decided that we…
The expanse of glacial ice on Canada’s Baffin Island lost its snow cover quickly and early in summer 2026, revealing a network of melt features. The post A Bare Summer for Barnes Ice Cap appeared…
More than 4,000 flight attendants at Canada’s second-largest airline, WestJet, are returning to work after their union reached a tentative agreement with the Calgary-based carrier to end a historic…
Canadian carrier WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the union representing the staff…
Canada’s second-largest carrier cancelled nearly 500 flights during the single-day strike. WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, says it is working to resume flights after reaching a tentative…
Air India has begun operating its Boeing 787-9 aircraft on flights between Delhi and Toronto. This…
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Saab has announced plans to triple annual production of the GlobalEye airborne early warning and surveillance aircraft by the end of the decade, in response to rising international demand and…
Canada's second-largest airline keeps much of its Boeing 737 fleet grounded as the labor dispute hits the peak travel season
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. For decades, the presence of various diaspora-driven activist and separatist fringes in Western democracies—particularly in Canada, the... The post…
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August 2, 2026
Canada's second-largest airline grounds much of its Boeing 737 fleet as labor dispute disrupts peak summer travel
Canada’s second-largest airline, WestJet, has been forced to ground its entire aircraft fleet, cancelling hundreds of flights, and leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded as flight…
Canada’s largest carrier cancels hundreds of flights as cabin crew walk off the job. Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet went on strike shortly after midnight on Sunday, 2 August after the two…
Flight attendants at Canadian airline WestJet have gone on strike on Sunday, August 2, after the airline and their union failed to reach a new collective agreement. The strike involves approximately…
Air Canada, the national flag carrier of Canada, announced that it has achieved the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium…
Air India (AI) has introduced its brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on flights between Delhi (DEL) and Toronto (YYZ), marking the debut of the airline's latest cabin products and onboard experience…
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Air Canada extended its flights between Montreal (YUL) and Guatemala City (GUA) to operate year-round. The route began last October with Airbus A330-300 aircraft and represents…
Air Canada has extended its flights between Montreal (YUL) and Guatemala City (GUA) to operate year-round. The route began last October with Airbus A330-300 aircraft and represents the only direct…
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August 1, 2026
A new Dash Q400 for SATA Air Açores is on its way to Portugal. It is the future CS-TCG, which departed this Friday from Jack Garland Airport (YYB), in Canada, having made several stops…
The airline grounded nine Boeing 737s and suspended dozens of flights ahead of the imminent work stoppage by its 4,400 cabin crew members in Canada.
The airline parked nine Boeing 737s and suspended dozens of flights ahead of an imminent work stoppage by its 4,400 cabin crew members in Canada.
On August 1, Air India began flying its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners between New Delhi (DEL) and Toronto-Pearson (YYZ). With this change, the airline introduced its updated cabin configurations in the…
On August 1, Air India began operating its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner between New Delhi (DEL) and Toronto-Pearson (YYZ). With this change, the airline introduced its updated cabin configurations in the…