Stories dealing with aviation safety, the Transportation Safety Board, and safety regulations.
For the first time ever, air traffic controllers in Gander, Newfoundland have live, real-time tracking of aircraft as they cross the North Atlantic. A new system called Aireon is using satellite technology […]
What’s behind Ottawa’s plan, buried deep in its latest budget, to scrap CATSA and create a new not-for-profit entity in charge of security at Canada’s airports?
A move buried in Tuesday’s federal budget would see CATSA, which oversees Canada’s airport passenger screening, replaced by a new not-for-profit agency.
(UPDATE: This story has been updated with new information from Boeing. The company released a statement Sunday, no longer expressing confidence in the safety of their planes. See below.) It’s fair to […]
Canada grounded Boeing Max aircraft Wednesday, saying it had received new data that increased safety concerns around the type.
Sunwing announced Tuesday it would suspend Max 8 operations, citing “evolving commercial reasons unrelated to safety.”
Air Canada suspended non-stop flights from Halifax and St. John’s to London-Heathrow after UK authorities grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
The FAA said it has “not been provided data to draw any conclusions or take any actions” after the second crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in less than five months.
