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Canadian North again extends ABACUS contract with Fokker Services for Dash 8 turboprops
Fokker Services is pleased to announce that Canadian North, a customer for more than a decade, has again decided to renew its current ABACUS program contract for its fleet of four Dash 8-100* aircraft.
With this extension, Canadian North continues… Continue reading
Canadian Air Force Operation Ignition 2013 to help protect Icelands airspace
OTTAWA — A Royal Canadian Air Force detachment of six CF-18 Hornet jet fighters will patrol Iceland’s airspace from Keflavik Air Base during Operation Ignition in March and April of this year. Operation Ignition is Canada’s periodic contribution to the … Continue reading
Cassidian to provide Canadian Airforce with lastest radar technology
Cassidian has won a € 50m programme to equip the airfields of the Royal Canadian Airforce with latest-technology airport surveillance radars. Yesterday, the Canadian contracting authority Public Works and Services Canada has selected Cassidian to deliver seven of its ASR… Continue reading
Polar Hawk to Join Forces on Unmanned System for Canadian Security
The Polar Hawk(TM) High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System Will Solidify Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty Posture
OTTAWA – May 30, 2012 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and L-3 MAS announced plans today to join forces on a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced… Continue reading
EMBRAER MARKS 1st INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY OF US-MADE AIRCRAFT
Melbourne, Florida, April 27, 2012 – Embraer Executive Jets made its first international delivery of a US-made Phenom 100 when Canadian Businessman Tasso Kostelidis took delivery on March 31.
“Canada is a strong and growing market for Embraer,” said Vice… Continue reading
16th Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130J delivered
MARIETTA, Ga., April 6, 2012 – The penultimate Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130J to be delivered under the current contract has departed Marietta for CFB Trenton. The 17th and final CC-130J will be delivered in early May with ceremonies at… Continue reading
Canadian North extends ABACUS contract with Fokker Services for Dash 8 turboprops
Fokker Services is pleased to announce that Canadian North, a customer for more than a decade, has decided to extend its current three-year ABACUS program contract for another two years for its fleet of four Dash 8*-100 aircraft.
With this… Continue reading
Bell Helicopter Awarded $640M Contract to Support Canadian Forces
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been awarded a 10-year, $640M (CAN) support services contract for the Canadian Forces CH146 Griffon fleet.
This contract, known as the CH146 Optimized Weapon System Support (OWSS) contract includes aspects of… Continue reading
CANADIAN-REGISTERED GULFSTREAM AIRCRAFT APPROVED TO OPERATE AT MAXIMUM ALTITUDES
G450 at Le Bourget, Paris Air Show photo: Rob Vogelaar
G450 And G350 Now Authorized To Fly Up To 45,000 Feet
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently received approval from Transport Canada for the company’s large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G450 and G350 aircraft… Continue reading
Canadian Armed Forces – The Role And Capabilities Of The Chinook F Model
As part of the Government’s commitment to strengthen the Canadian Forces, the Department of National Defence is acquiring 15 Medium-to-Heavy Lift Helicopters, Canadian F model Chinook (also known as CH-147F).
Supporting Operations
The Canada First Defence Strategy represents a commitment… Continue reading
Initial Flight Safety Report: Canadian Armed Forces CH-147 Chinook Incident Of August 5, 2010
OTTAWA – The initial flight safety report entitled “From the Investigator†(FTI) dealing with the August 5, 2010, forced landing of the CH-147202 Chinook helicopter in Kandahar, Afghanistan, will be available today on the Air Force Directorate of Flight Safety… Continue reading
Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet crashes near 4 Wing Cold Lake
Winnipeg, Man. – At approximately 11:45 p.m. MST on November 17, a CF-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed in a field approximately 13 kilometers northwest of 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alta.
The pilot, Captain Darren Blakie of 409 Tactical Fighter… Continue reading