The Honorable Jim Carr, Minister and Special Representative for the Prairies, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar Alghabra, has announced that the Government of Canada is making important safety investments at airports in Alberta and Manitoba. Through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), the Government of Canada will provide over […]
International News
Munich Airport Becomes Gateway for the Baltics
Since the beginning of May, AirBaltic connects the Estonian capital Tallinn with Munich. The airline now offers flights from Munich to all three Baltic capitals (Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn). Following the recent move from Terminal 1 to the awarded Terminal 2, AirBaltic offers passengers quick connections via Munich to many destinations within the global Lufthansa/Star […]
Anna Galoni Appointed CEO of Canada-Based Marsh Brothers Aviation
Anna Galoni has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of bearing and seal specialist Marsh Brothers Aviation, a Thomson-Gordon Group company. Galoni joined the Burlington, Ontario-headquartered company in 2007 after graduating from Queens University with a Masters’ Degree in Epidemiology. Prior to her appointment in April, she held a number of senior roles in various […]
TracMap Debuts New TML-A GPS Unit for Aerial Application Industry
TracMap, a New Zealand based technology company has launched the new TML-A GPS aviation guidance unit delivering efficiency and accuracy for jobs in the aerial application industry, through a cutting-edge touch screen experience. “When TracMap embarked on the journey to build their next generation of GPS guidance for the Aviation industry, we knew we wanted […]
Top Aces Awarded Contract for Advanced Airborne Training by the German Armed Forces
Top Aces has been awarded the fast speed adversary air training services contract by the German Armed Forces (“Bundeswehr”) effective January 1st, 2022. Operating out of the Wittmundhafen Air Base, Top Aces has been providing advanced airborne training to the Bundeswehr for the past 6 years and plans to invest over $100M CAD in furtherance […]
Aviation Industry Announces Establishment of the “Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability”
The aviation industry announced that – to build on its already impressive scope of activities for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions – they are establishing the Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA), which is intended to accelerate the industry’s movement toward further decarbonizing aviation and increasing the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The […]
Canada Training Solutions acquires ALSIM AL250 simulator
ALSIM Simulators has announced the sale of an AL250 to Canada Training Solutions (CTS) based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This will be CTS’ first ALSIM simulator. Their AL250 can be reconfigured to represent several types of piston aircraft typically used for pilot training. The AL250 also contains the latest real Garmin GTN650 and both round […]
Wisk Prepares to Launch Trial to Advance Autonomous Passenger Transport in NZ
Wisk, the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company behind the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi, is progressing with its Transport Trial, which will advance autonomous passenger transport under the New Zealand Government’s broader Airspace Integration Trial Programme (AITP). Wisk is working towards rolling out the implementation phase later this year. In February 2020, Wisk announced that […]
Avianca Cargo and Airlink Transport Humanitarian Aid to Combat COVID-19 Spike in Mexico City
Avianca Cargo and disaster response nonprofit Airlink have partnered to fly critical humanitarian aid to help combat a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Mexico City. Through a recently signed partnership, Avianca Cargo and Airlink transported 480,000 surgical face masks from Miami to Mexico City, contributing to the local government’s efforts to protect the population […]
NBAA Recognizes Mike Nichols’ 20 Years of Industry, Association Service
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation Mike Nichols, CAM, CAE, is retiring April 30, 2021, after nearly 20 years of service with the association. Nichols currently leads the NBAA Strategy & Innovation Division, which is charged with creating opportunities for emerging technologies relevant to business aviation; […]
