The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) announced recently that Joyce Carter, President and CEO of Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA), has been elected as its new Chair, the first woman to assume the role in CAC’s history. Ms. Carter, who has served as CAC’s Vice Chair since 2018, succeeds Sam Samaddar, Airport Director of the Kelowna […]
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RTCA Welcomes Seven New Members
RTCA has announced the addition of seven organizations to its membership: Deftech Aviation, Heart Aerospace AB, Ionosacpes Associates, UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI), Pegasus Imagery Lt. and Space Star Technology Co., Ltd. RTCA and the aviation community owe a debt of gratitude to the dozens of committee leaders and thousands of […]
Captain Claude Hurley Appointed as Canada’s New Permanent Representative to ICAO
The Honorable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and the Honorable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, this week announced the appointment of Captain Claude Hurley as Canada’s new Permanent Representative to ICAO, effective immediately. Captain Hurley, a professional pilot, most recently served as the President for ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission, the organization’s primary technical body. […]
Dassault Aviation Appoints Charles Wemaëre Vice President, Worldwide Spares
Dassault Aviation has appointed Charles Wemaëre Vice President, Worldwide Spares, with responsibility for spare parts strategy and logistics efforts for the global Falcon fleet. He will report to Pierre Thielin, VP, Worldwide Customer Service, within Dassault’s Civil Aviation Department. Wemaëre previously served as Deputy Manager to Serge Elias, the former VP Worldwide Spares, who is […]
Bell Reveals the City of the Future at CES 2020
Bell Textron Inc. brings the conversation on infrastructure, urban planning and multi-modal transportation to the forefront CES 2020 revealing a vivid look into the future of the smart city ecosystem. The Bell Nexus air taxi and the Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) – both groundbreaking technologies – will coexist to move people, products and information across […]
IADA Makes Marked Progress in 2019
The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) experienced significant progress in 2019 in several important areas, along with robust growth, as it advanced the organization’s commitment to transparency and integrity in used aircraft transactions. Central to IADA’s initiatives in 2019 was a focus on self-regulating the industry to make transactions more ethical and seamless for buyers […]
Canadian Forces Snowbirds Returning to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2020
Photo above by Matt Smith. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, one of the most popular military aerial demonstration teams in the world, announced EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is part of its 50th year performance schedule in 2020, making Oshkosh a stop for the second time in five years. The announcement was officially made at the International Council […]
Otto Lilienthal’s Glider to Fly in North Carolina’s Outer Banks
German aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal’s bi-plane glider “Großer Doppeldecker“ will be on display in the Outer Banks from December 14-16 and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Raum- und Luftfahrt) will attempt a test-flight of the iconic aircraft during this time as well. The glider’s first flight since 1896 successfully took place in California […]
EAA Announces Free Admission to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 for Ages 18 and Under
Young people ages 18 and under will be admitted free to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020, as a way to introduce more youth to the possibilities in the world of flight. The 68th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention will be July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport. The Boeing Company is financially supporting this effort for […]
Canadian Minister Garneau Marks International Civil Aviation Day
The theme for International Civil Aviation Day in 2019 is 75 Years of Connecting the World. “As we mark ICAO’s historic 75th anniversary, we can look back at some of our joint achievements this year,” said Canada’s Honorable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, when he recognized the special day on December 7th. “As Canada’s Minister […]
