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Wings-Profiles
An iconoclast that’s built to last
Sixty years ago, Canada’s northern skies were dotted with single-engine monoplanes.
Taking a stand: inside Operation Mobile
It was Canada’s biggest military role in years and it was not only an unqualified success but also underscored a number of historic firsts.
BETTING ON BOMBARDIER
All eyes will be on Bombardier in 2012, and more than a few side bets will be made as to whether or not the airframer can hold to its schedule for the CSeries airline program
Safe and Secure
While enhanced security measures at major North American airports have changed the face of commercial travel, new processes on the cargo side are also being implemented to ensure the highest safety standards possible.
Firing on all cylinders
Every year, on average, 8,500 wildfires are reported across Canada, burning an area of 2.5 million hectares.
On guard for thee
It’s one of the most contested issues in Canadian politics – “a top priority,” says Prime Minister Stephen Harper – but for the men and women protecting Canada’s Far North, it’s simply a rare opportunity to experience real adventure while working with dynamic, versatile aircraft.
A Commanding Force
If there’s one man in the Canadian Forces who has his finger on the pulse of all rotary- and fixed-wing activity, it has to be Maj.-Gen. Yvan Blondin – and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
staying balanced
The drive for accurate information and forecasts has never been more intense, as corporate Canada tries to determine which direction to take with business aviation ownership and operations.
Women in aviation: Northern perspective
Hard work, luck and a guiding hand or two along the way. It’s a tried and true recipe for successful career development and it’s precisely how Tracy Medve has risen to prominence in the Canadian aviation business.
Past meets the present
Wings correspondent Neil Macdougall recently flew the Expedition E350 with Wendy Lauzon of Canadian Backcountry Aircraft Inc., the exclusive Canadian dealer for the Expedition. Here is Macdougall’s take on the Canadian-made aircraft.
The porter perspective
So far, 2011 has been a very good year for Robert Deluce and Porter Airlines.
A Look Back: North American B-25 Mitchell
Some aircraft cross borders easily. Not only are they widely used in their country of origin but they are also popular with air forces in other countries.
Attitude + attitude = performance
It was born in the basement of a building on the grounds of the Pacific National Exhibition in east-end Vancouver 53 years ago with three Second World War surplus Harvards as teaching aids.
Aerial Survey in Canada
The online digital maps and printed navigation charts that we use in our professional and personal lives would not exist had it not been for creative thinkers and risk-takers who lived more than a century ago.
Keeping an Eye on Canada’s Oceans
Bordered by oceans on the east, west, and north, Canada has more coastline than any other country. This nation has the world’s second largest area of continental shelf and territorial waters: 6.55 million square kilometres, almost six times the area of Ontario. The sum of our Atlantic and Pacific coastlines is more than twice the Earth’s circumference.
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