WestJet Christmas Miracle: The Season To Give

VIDEO – WestJet Christmas Miracle: The Season to Give

CALGARY, CANADA – For most Canadians – and many people around the world – Christmas will be different this year. WestJet wanted to do what they could to make a difference this holiday season. For Christmas, WestJet is giving to those who need it the most. From donating a meal to providing a blanket to those in need, the Canadian airline is focusing on the … Continue reading VIDEO – WestJet Christmas Miracle: The Season to Give

Former Snowbird Pilot Analyzes Crash Footage in Podcast

FORMER SNOWBIRD PILOT ANALYZES FOOTAGE OF CRASH IN KAMLOOPS

Watch in this video as former Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) F/A-18 pilot and two-time Snowbird Lt.Col Robert ‘Scratch’ Mitchell joins The Fighter Pilot Podcast on YouTube – hosted by a former U.S. Navy F/A-18 and F-16 pilot – to evaluate footage from the tragic and fatal Snowbird crash in Kamloops, B.C., Canada on Sunday, killing one crew member – Captain Jennifer Casey. Snowbird pilot Captain … Continue reading FORMER SNOWBIRD PILOT ANALYZES FOOTAGE OF CRASH IN KAMLOOPS

Snowbirds team member killed in crash in Canada

ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE SNOWBIRDS’ TEAM MEMBER KILLED IN CRASH

KAMLOOPS, B.C. CANADA – A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Canadair CT-114 Tutor from the Snowbirds Demonstration Team has crashed on Sunday, killing one crew member. The jet crashed in a residential area in Kamloops, British Columbia – about 155 miles northeast of Vancouver in Canada. The crash occured during a tour across the country – “Operation Inspiration”, intended to “salute Canadians doing their part … Continue reading ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE SNOWBIRDS’ TEAM MEMBER KILLED IN CRASH

Piper Cherokee makes emergency landing on Canadian Highway

PIPER CHEROKEE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING ON CANADIAN HIGHWAY

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA – Last week a small Piper Cherokee plane made an emergency landing on a crowded highway near Quebec City in Canada due to a mechanical issue, Montreal’s CTV News reported. In his attempt to land the aircraft on the busy highway, the pilot narrowly avoided cars on the highway and managed to go with the flow and find a gap in the … Continue reading PIPER CHEROKEE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING ON CANADIAN HIGHWAY

Air Canada Express Flight AC8684 loses wheel from the main landing gear after takeoff from Montreal

VIDEO – AIR CANADA EXPRESS FLIGHT LOSES WHEEL FROM THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MONTREAL AIRPORT

MONTREAL, CANADA – A remarkable incident occured on Air Canada Express Flight AC8684 from Montreal to Saguenay on Saturday – the passenger aircraft lost the inside left main landing gear wheel on takeoff from Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL). The Bombardier Dash-8 Q300, with 49 passengers on board, returned to Montreal safely. Watch in the next 2 videos how the wheel came off the … Continue reading VIDEO – AIR CANADA EXPRESS FLIGHT LOSES WHEEL FROM THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MONTREAL AIRPORT

WestJet B737 skidded off runway at Halifax Airport

A WESTJET BOEING 737 HAS SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AT HALIFAX AIRPORT

GOFFS, CANADA – A WestJet Boeing 737-800 skidded off a runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) on the peninsula Nova Scotia in Canada. The accident occured in a snow storm on Sunday. There were no injuries. Flight WS248 from Toronto to Halifax landed on Sunday morning around noon on runway 14 with 172 passengers and seven crew members on board, when it skidded off … Continue reading A WESTJET BOEING 737 HAS SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AT HALIFAX AIRPORT

THREE DEAD, FOUR MISSING IN FLOAT PLANE CRASH IN CANADA

JONQUIERE, QUEBEC – An Air Saguenay float plane crashed on Monday, killing three people. Four are still missing after the plane crashed into a lake in Labrador, a remote part on the eastern coast of Canada, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The pilot, two guides and four passengers were aboard the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver. The 61-year-old pilot was among those confirmed dead. According to the … Continue reading THREE DEAD, FOUR MISSING IN FLOAT PLANE CRASH IN CANADA

BOMBARDIER SELLS CRJ AIRCRAFT PROGRAMME TO MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES

MIRABEL, CANADA – Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier sells its CRJ programme to Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation from Japan. As a result, Bombardier will stop its commercial aircraft division completely. The $550 Million deal is expected to close in the first half of 2020, but still has to be approved by the authorities, but no problems are expected in that area. In addition to the $550M, the … Continue reading BOMBARDIER SELLS CRJ AIRCRAFT PROGRAMME TO MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES