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Approaching with WAAS
After one hundred years of powered flight in Canada, the disparity that remains in navigation avionics is intriguing.

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The Cold, Hard Facts
Canadian pilots take for granted that they will fly some, if not most of their careers in winter conditions. For them, learning to operate safely in winter literally comes with the territory.

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An insider’s outlook: Q & A
WINGS recently sat down with Kevin Psutka, COPA’s president and CEO, to discuss the key issues facing general aviation. Access to airports, security restrictions, airspace limitations and the aging pilot population were top of mind during our discussion.

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Recruiting the next employee
Good things can be said for going outside an airport to find new blood to inject into management-level ranks.

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Smarter in the Fight
Written off as old, lumbering, with too much baggage to adjust, there are signs of life in the legacy airlines yet. It would have been the cruellest of jokes

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At the Gate: A fortress hub at TCCA
With Porter Airlines recently celebrating its third anniversary, it might be an idea to take a closer look at its hub-and-spoke model to see if it continues to make sense.

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Waypoint: It’s time to put 2009 behind us
For many, the end of 2009 cannot come soon enough. Let’s face it, this year should go on record as one of the worst periods in aviation.

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Air Partners adds to fleet, fractional opportunities
Nov. 11, 2009, Calgary - Air Partners Corp., a private aviation company that provides aircraft charter and management services to travellers across Canada announced that it has opened opportunities for fractional ownership, effective immediately.

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