Wings-Profiles

Taking the office aloft
There was a time when cabin management systems (CMS) in business aircraft were utilitarian and unremarkable. Using electro-mechanical relays and switches, CMS controlled the cabin temperature and lighting, and that was about it.

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A Winning Attitude
In 1972, Steinbach, Manitoba’s Harvey Penner was a trained flight instructor in need of a full-time job

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Zoom amid the gloom
At first glance, the effects of the global financial slowdown were difficult to see at the 2009 Dubai Air Show.

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At The Gate: Industry analysts weigh in
What a difference a year makes. Heading into 2009, the general consensus was that we were entering into a serious depression, as opposed to a recession

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Waypoint: Not cleared to land...
We thought that bizav had established a good foothold at Canada’s largest and busiest airport. Then a surprise hit from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)

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A Look Back: A Labour of Love
In this year’s first issue of Wings, we began our salute to the 100th anniversary of flight, both in Canada and in the British Empire, by paying tribute to the many aviation museums across the country.

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Change of Air Command
Flanked by the past and present in Canadian aviation, the nose of the Avro Arrow towering over a CF-18, the Change of Command ceremony was held at noon at the Canada Aviation Museum, Ottawa

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Major League Excitement in Wisconsin
AirVenture 2009 has come and gone. In case you missed it, Wings offers this report. Let us first qualify that a full report on all that was new at OSH would take far more space than we have

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