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ARE BIG JETS AS SAFE AS WE THINK?
April 02, 2013
It took three years for retired judge Virgil Moshansky to uncover the full story of what caused a horrific Air Ontario crash in the northern town of Dryden on March 10, 1989.
CANADA’S THREE MAIN TYPES OF COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIERS
April 02, 2013
Transport Canada issues different types of commercial licences to air operators based on the types of aircraft and operations they run. Here are the three main types of commercial air carriers in Canada.
AIRCRAFT SAFETY INSPECTION PROCEDURES PAST AND PRESENT
April 02, 2013
A decade ago, inspectors in Transport Canada’s civil aviation branch performed inspections in which they visited commercial air operators on a specified timetable to ensure they were complying with Canada’s air safety rules.
AIR CANADA FLIGHT FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN TORONTO AFTER ENGINE SHUTS DOWN MID-FLIGHT
March 21, 2013
An Air Canada flight with 24 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing at Pearson International Airport after one of its engines reportedly stopped working mid-flight Wednesday.
TRANSPORT COMMITTEE DEBATES FLIGHT AND DUTY TIMES FOR PILOTS
March 20, 2013
MEPs quizzed European Commission Aviation Director Matthew Baldwin on Tuesday about the new rules on flight and duty times for flight crews recommended by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
RYANAIR PILOTS 'FORGOT' SAFETY PROCEDURES
March 18, 2013
Ryanair has been issued a safety notice after the incident. The British and Dutch pilots admitted they simply forgot to contact the control tower before landing a Boeing 737 from East Midlands Airport with 174 passengers on board.
REVEALED: PILOT OF AIR FRANCE JET THAT CRASHED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN KILLING 228 PEOPLE HAD JUST ONE HOUR SLEEP BEFORE FLIGHT
March 18, 2013
The captain of an Air France plane which crashed into the sea with the loss of all 228 people on board had just one hour’s sleep before setting off, it emerged today.
BOEING IN STRONG DEFENCE OF DREAMLINERS
March 15, 2013
Boeing has made its strongest defence yet of the Dreamliner, asserting there was never a risk of any aircraft catching fire as the company unveiled fixes for the lithium ion battery issues that led to the global grounding of its most advanced airplanes.
CRJ100/200 MODIFICATION COULD PROVE COSTLY FOR REGIONAL AIRLINES
March 14, 2013
US-based operators of Bombardier CRJ100 and 200 regional jets could be faced with a bill of more than $29.2 million to comply with a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness directive that requires replacing liners in the aircraft's Class C cargo compartment.
PILOTS SHIELDED FROM LASERS WITH GOLD?
March 14, 2013
Laser chemist and researcher Jayan Thomas of the University of Central Florida is working to create eyewear that could use gold to prevent pilots from being temporarily blinded or injured by laser light shot into the cockpit from the ground.

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