Bombardier says it is cementing its industry leadership in sustainability by reaffirming its commitment to cover all operational flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), utilising the Book-and-Claim system. One year after announcing its landmark agreement with Signature Aviation, the manufact...

New research by Horizon Aircraft, a Canadian based innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aerial vehicles, reveals Canada is seeing strong growth in its business aviation sector. In 2022, there were 182,354 business aircraft departures in Canada, which was 35.6...

Gogo Business Aviation announced today it will expand its Gogo 5G network into Canada, providing additional coverage to business aviation operators in North America. “Building on our nationwide network in the contiguous United States, expanding into Canada will allow our customers to realize en...

A newly released independent assessment by PwC Canada highlights the significant economic and social impact of Bombardier’s manufacturing activities in Canada, Québec and Ontario. The report analyzes the company’s contribution to Canada in terms of wealth, GDP and job creation, as well as B...

Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, today announced the expansion of its year-old carbon offset service to include operators of the company’s helicopter engines enrolled in the Eagle Service Plan (ESP) and Fleet Management Program (FMP) pay-per-hour maintenance p...

Embraer delivered the first Praetor 500 in Canada to AirSprint Private Aviation, a Canadian privately held Fractional Jet Ownership company. Earlier this year, the company converted two Legacy 450s to Praetor 500s and, with this addition, AirSprint will have three Praetor 500s in its fleet, and...

Jet It has announce the delivery of its first Canadian based aircraft.  As travel reopens Canadian based travelers can now take advantage of the new day-based fractional ownership model for their domestic and international trips. With this expansion, Jet It and its sister company JetClub b...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier) of Canada have agreed that all closing conditions have been met and the transaction pertaining to the acquisition of Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Program will close on June 1, 2020. The Program will be operated under the newly create...

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the promotion of Matt Baer to regional vice president of Sales for the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada. Baer joined Gulfstream in the spring of 2019 as a regional sales manager for the northeastern region. Prior to that, he was a vice president o...

Canadian business aviation operator Skyservice Business Aviation has appointed PJ Sharpe to the position of Director, Business Development, USA. In his new role, he will build awareness of the Skyservice brand within the US market to support business development activities for Skyservice’s ful...

Aerospace manufacturer Pilatus has announced its first delivery of a PC-24 light business jet in Canada, to an as yet undisclosed customer. The delivery was facilitated by Ontario-based Levaero, which has acted as the aircraft manufacturer’s sole distributor in Canada since 1997. “Pilatu...

Business jet and public transport equipment manufacturer Bombardier is laying off half of the 1,100 employees at its Thunder Bay, Ontario, railway car plant, according to a Canadian government source. The move appears to be part of the company’s ongoing downsizing plan, which has seen it sell ...

Pilatus Aircraft has announced, via its exclusive Canadian distributor Levaero Aviation, that its PC-24 business jet has received certification from Transport Canada. Following the regulatory approval from the government department, Levaero said that they expect the first delivery of the now Can...

Duncan Aviation has appointed Trevor Yuschyshyn to the position of regional manager representative for Canada. A lifelong resident of Calgary, Alberta, Yuschyshyn brings more than 23 years of aviation experience and knowledge to his new role. “Trevor’s vast experience as a customer along ...

London Biggin Hill Airport is joining the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) and for the first time, will exhibit at the organisations’ 2019 Convention and Exhibition in Calgary, Alberta. The CBAA is a non-profit association representing more than 400 companies in the Canadian busin...