Civil aviation news
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August 14, 2026
Delta flights to Catania from New York and Air Canada flights from Montreal have been intermittently affected by force majeure these days. Some have been diverted to Rome. Both airlines…
August 13, 2026
Air Canada (AC) is preparing to enter one of the most notable gaps in Canada’s Africa network, with a planned nonstop service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Murtala Muhammed…
AW | 2026 08 13 13:16 | AIRLINES ROUTES Direct flight to Guatemala starting December 2026 Air Canada will open a direct flight between Toronto/Pearson (YYZ) and Guatemala/La Aurora (GUA) starting…
VIA Rail Canada has begun development work on a new multimodal hub in Dorval that will connect passenger rail services with public transport and Montréal-Trudeau International Airport. The Dorval…
Air Canada has announced a CA$2.5bn minority equity investment in Aeroplan from funds managed by Blackstone and La Caisse, alongside other Canadian institutional investors. Under the transaction…
Canadian airline Air Canada is selling a minority stake in its Aeroplan loyalty program. A consortium led by US investment firm Blackstone…
August 12, 2026
Air Canada has announced a definitive agreement for the sale of a 25% minority stake in its…
Private equity firm and other investors will receive a 25% stake of the programme, valued at $10 billion. Air Canada has agreed to sell a stake in its Aeroplan loyalty programme to the private…
The RAF's Red Arrows plan to resume their journey home this week after missing three U.K. events.
Air Canada slips into the red but tops investor expectations for the second quarter. Air Canada reported a $215 million operating loss for the second quarter of 2026, driven largely by increased…
Air Canada is selling a 25% stake in its loyalty program Aeroplan for $1.7 billion (C$2.5 billion) to… The post Air Canada sells 25% stake in its loyalty program Aeroplan for $1.7 billion appeared…
The Government of Canada will provide up to 49.5 million CAD to upgrade the runway and access road at Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport in the Northwest Territories. The investment is being provided…
Air Canada reported C$6.3 billion in operating revenue for the second quarter of 2026, an 11% increase from the same period last year. The airline recorded an operating loss of C$215 million and…
Air Canada has agreed to sell a 25% non-controlling stake in its Aeroplan loyalty programme to an investor group led by Blackstone and La Caisse for $2.5 billion. The deal values Aeroplan at $10…
Air Canada brings several financial investors on board for its Aeroplan frequent flyer programme. An investor group led by Blackstone and La Caisse is acquiring, for C$2.5 billion…
<p>Women flying warbirds are rare. And seeing two together is nearly unheard of. Yet in July, pilots Katie Mack and Lisa Corker ferried the Canadian Aviation Museum’s de Havilland Chipmunks…
<p>Women flying warbirds are rare. And seeing two together is nearly unheard of. Yet in July, pilots Katie Mack and Lisa Corker ferried the Canadian Aviation Museum’s de Havilland Chipmunks…
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 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 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 carrier has confirmed that this resumption date has been pushed back to next year. Find out more here!
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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
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.
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…
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
