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Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter jets from 3 Wing Bagotville in Northern Quebec, along with air-to-air refueling s...
16/07/2025

Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter jets from 3 Wing Bagotville in Northern Quebec, along with air-to-air refueling support by CC-150 Polaris MRTT tanker aircraft, deployed 7,000 kilometres to participate in an joint NORAD exercise in the Alaska region last week with USAF aircraft including F-16, KC-135, and E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft.

The continued cooperation between Canada and United States military is critical to ensure defense coverage to protrct the mutual interest of both nations.

(Photos courtesy of RCAF)

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association celebrated its 40th Anniversary at Tillsonburg Reginal Airport on a warm Satur...
08/07/2025

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association celebrated its 40th Anniversary at Tillsonburg Reginal Airport on a warm Saturday on July 5th, 2025.
Distinguished guests included WW-II veteran, local politician, Honor Guard, past and present CHAA Presidents, many association members and their families came to celebrate this occasion while the Fly Day takes place with 3 aircraft and 4 pilots taking passengers up to enjoy the Harvard experience.
As with all other CHAA Fly Day events, the ground crew helped to ensure the passengers are briefed before their flights, the Red crew and Blue crew helped to marshal the aircraft in and out on the ramp, it's the collaborative effort of everyone involved to make this another successful day for CHAA.

TILLSONBURG - The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association is celebrating a special occasion.Diana Spremo, a member of the ...
05/07/2025

TILLSONBURG - The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association is celebrating a special occasion.

Diana Spremo, a member of the Association, shares the details.

"And we do as I say, these open house and fly days once a month during our season, but we've designated our July event, which happens to be tomorrow, to be a really special 40th anniversary event."

A brief ceremony will take place at 1 p.m., featuring special guests and a birthday cake.

This free, family-friendly outdoor event offers the opportunity to see their collection of Harvard aircraft up close, tour their hangars, and explore their restoration projects. You will also be able to purchase souvenirs and buy a spot to go for a flight. Spremo goes on to say that people will have the ability to fly in an aircraft.

"We sell flights normally anywhere from 20 minutes to one hour. And of course, you know there's a fee involved there. Yeah, but tomorrow on fly day, we're going to have a special introductory flight at 10 minutes for $240."

While pre-booking flights is not necessary, it is highly recommended, as there are limited walk-up flights available. Everyone who flies with the Association must be a member, and memberships cost 75 dollars for the year for adults and can be purchased on-site.

The full fly day event will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. You can get all the information by visiting the event page. Also, you can listen to the full morning show interview below.

(With Info from Heart FM Woodstock)

https://www.harvards.com/event/40th-anniversary-open-house-fly-day/

Happy Canada Day, from 4500 feet above Vancouver’s North Shore. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
01/07/2025

Happy Canada Day, from 4500 feet above Vancouver’s North Shore. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Manitoba government has announced it will purchase three new CL-515 aerial fire fighting aircraft from De Havliland Airc...
17/06/2025

Manitoba government has announced it will purchase three new CL-515 aerial fire fighting aircraft from De Havliland Aircraft of Canada based on Calgary, Alberta.
This newest version of the legendary aircradt is improved upon the original CL-215 and turbine powered CL-415, the CL-515 also has improved avionics, better performace, while achieving lower fuel consumption.
This Canadian icon maintains Canadian engineeing design and will be manufactured in Canada, continuing to generatr jobs for the Canadian aerospace industry.
(Photo courtesy of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada)

Welcome our latest columnist Michael Bellamy. Mike decided after a few years of flying airplanes that helicopters were b...
06/06/2025

Welcome our latest columnist Michael Bellamy. Mike decided after a few years of flying airplanes that helicopters were bound to be more fun. He wasn’t disappointed. His first column is in the current edition of Canadian Aviator magazine, on sale at newsstands across Canada.

The designations of the aircraft fleet for the next generation of Canadian military flight training have been announced,...
29/05/2025

The designations of the aircraft fleet for the next generation of Canadian military flight training have been announced, these aircraft under the FAcT (Future Aircrew Training) program will be utilized at Moose Jaw, Portage la Prairie, and Winnipeg to continue the basic and advanced flight training of the current CFTS (Contracted Flight Training & Support) program when the contract concludes in 2027.
The new aircradt and designations are:
• For Basic Flying Training - CT-102B Astra lI Grob G 120TP
• For Advanced Training (Fixed Wing & Jet) - CT-157 Siskin II Pilatus PC-21
• For Advanced Training (Multi-Engine) - CT-145E Expeditor Il (Multi-engine) Beechcraft King Air 260
• For Advanced Flying Training (Rotary Wing) - CT-153 Juno Airbus H135
• For Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator and Air Combat Systems Officer Training - CT-142Q Citadel De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400
Note that fast jet training previously conducted with CT-155 Hawks in the CFTS programm is not under the FAcT program at this time, that training requirement is currently being fulfilled with Canadian pilots on exchange utilizing training programs in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (EN-JJPT) at Sheppard AFB in Texas, U.S.A., and International Flight Training School (IFTS) at Decimomannu Air Base in Sardinia, Italy.

See you there!
29/05/2025

See you there!

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Hellas Ltd will be established as the Athens-based subsidiary, this new facility in Gree...
23/05/2025

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Hellas Ltd will be established as the Athens-based subsidiary, this new facility in Greece will provide improved in-region service capabilities to support the Canadian built Waterbombers operating in the south-eastern part of Europe.
The “Megafire” in 2023 near Alexandroupolis of Greece was the largest wildfire in EU since wildfire tracking in Europe began in 2000.
(Photo courtesy of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada)

Pipistrel's battery-electric trainer is gracing the skies over Vancouver Island as Canada's first electric airplane to s...
17/05/2025

Pipistrel's battery-electric trainer is gracing the skies over Vancouver Island as Canada's first electric airplane to serve in a commercial role. Read about Sealand Aviation's Velis Electro in the current issue of Canadian Aviator magazine, on sale at your local newsstand.

The Royal Canadian Air Force Joint Operations Command has announced the new CC-295 Kingfisher fleet is officially beginn...
01/05/2025

The Royal Canadian Air Force Joint Operations Command has announced the new CC-295 Kingfisher fleet is officially beginning operation in 19 Wing Comox on Vancouver Island as the FWSAR (Fixed Wing Search and Rescue) aircraft for the West coast, taking over from the Hercules and the former Buffalo (already retired) aircraft.
The CC-295 Kingfisher contains a modern sensor suite, including electric optical and infra-red (EO/IR) turrets manufactured by WESCAM in Canada to locate aircraft, ships, or persons in need of assistance under challenging conditions.
The squadron motto at 19 Wing SAR is 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum,' which means “No Retreat”, this new fleet of modern aircraft will definitely contribute to the pilots and SAR techs accomplishing this important role.

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27/04/2025

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