All Canada articles – Page 9
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Boeing sold no new commercial aircraft in April
Boeing cut 171 737 orders from its backlog in April amid the collapse of Indian carrier Jet Airways, while the airframer’s deliveries slowed to a trickle as the 737 Max remains grounded.
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Air Canada in talks to acquire Transat AT
Air Canada will purchase Transat AT, the tourism company parent of Montreal-based leisure carrier Air Transat and combine the two companies.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Onex aims for WestJet growth
The purchase of WestJet led by Onex Partners for C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) is an opportunity to continue the airline’s transition into a global carrier following the private equity firm’s years of attempts to increase its aviation focus.
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PICTURES: Fuel truck hits Jazz Dash 8 in Toronto
Several people were hospitalised after fuel truck struck a Jazz Bombardier Dash 8-300 at Toronto Pearson International airport early on 10 May.
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OpinionWho will buy Bombardier Belfast?
News that Bombardier plans to divest its Belfast aerostructures plant, along with a smaller operation in Morocco, as it consolidates its remaining aerospace activities into Bombardier Aviation, was not surprising.
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Sales of assets push up Bombardier’s aircraft profits in Q1
Bombardier’s commercial and business aircraft divisions posted stronger profits in the first quarter of 2019, reflecting sales by Bombardier of major assets formerly held by each unit.
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Bombardier to sell Belfast and Morocco sites
Bombardier has combined its commercial and business aircraft units into a single division called Bombardier Aviation, and will seek to divest its aerostructures businesses in Belfast and Morocco.
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Stratodynamics, UAVOS to drop Hidron glider from 118,000ft
After successfully carrying its Hidron unmanned glider to 82,000ft using a weather balloon, releasing it and flying it down safely to Earth, partners Stratodynamics and UAVOS are preparing to drop the aircraft from 118,000ft in September or August as part of a new research project.
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NewsWestJet’s 787-9 completes first transatlantic flight
WestJet has introduced its latest Boeing 787-9 with an inaugural transatlantic flight.
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R-R ground testing new business jet powerplant
Rolls-Royce (R-R) is quietly developing a new business jet engine, with ground testing of the powerplant having begun last year, according to informed sources.
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Bombardier combats jetlag with 'dynamic' lighting for 7500
Though several Bombardier Global 7500s are already in service, the company has now disclosed the type has an algorithm-driven system that adjusts cabin lighting in ways intended to help passengers feel refreshed after skipping across time zones.
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AFI KLM E&M to maintain engines for WestJet
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance will maintain General Electric GEnx engines for WestJet as the Canada-based airline aims to streamline maintenance and maximize availability of its Boeing 787-9 aircraft for flights across oceans.
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PICTURE: Qazaq Air receives first purchased Q400
Bombardier has delivered the first of two Q400 turboprops ordered by Kazakhstan's Qazaq Air, a carrier that launched in 2015 using leased Q400s.
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Michael Deluce becomes CEO of Porter Airlines
Longtime Porter Airlines executive Michael Deluce has become president and chief executive of the Toronto-based regional airline, assuming a role previously held by his father, Porter founder Robert Deluce.
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Harbour Air aims to lead electric flight with Beaver seaplanes
Some old planes in Canada may be getting very new engines, and could become the first electric-powered passenger aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bombardier innovates with CRJ900 cabin
As the industry gathers at AIX 2019, we examine how the upgrade by Bombardier and supplier Safran Cabin of the CRJ900 interior not only keeps pace with passenger expectations, but makes best use of all available space
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UK and USA sign safety accord to apply in event of no-deal Brexit
UK and US regulators have agreed a new bilateral deal which provides for current safety regulation between the two countries to be kept in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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Canada grounds 737 Max due to crash 'similarities'
The government of Canada has grounded the Boeing 737 Max after reviewing new data suggesting the flight profile of the recent crashed Ethiopian Airlines aircraft showed similarities to that of last year's crashed Lion Air aircraft.