02-Mar-26 - Curtiss-Wright’s Mississauga facility will produce Recover Assist Securing and Traversing (RAST) systems under a 4-year US Navy contract awarded to Canada’s CCC. #RAST
18-Feb-26 - Airbus Helicopters receives Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) approval for H175 operations, clearing the way for the super medium twin’s entry into the Canadian market. #Canada
07-Oct-25 - Alpine Aerotech LP received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) supplemental type certificate (STC) for their latest Airbus H145D3 Bear Paw Kit designed for the STARS Air Ambulance fleet #bearpaw
03-Sep-25 - Canada is integrating the Coast Guard, previously a Special Operating Agency under Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), into the Department of National Defence (DND), boosting coordination and maritime security in the Arctic, while keeping CCG civilian and ready for an expanded role #CoastGuard
19-Jun-25 - Coulson Aviation Canada to conduct first night vision aerial firefighting operations with British Columbia BC Wildfire Service #nightVision
07-May-25 - Canadian Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) has granted type validation to the Subaru/Bell 412EPX helicopter, allowing it to begin flight operations throughout Canada #Bell412EPX
17-Apr-25 - Coulson and the British Columbia Aviation Council (BCAC) have launched the Coulson Aviation Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Structures (AME-S) Scholarship, a $54,000 CAD package covering tuition, hybrid apprenticeship training, and essential tools #scholarship
17-Oct-24 - Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNR) in Canada ordered a new batch of four Airbus H125 helicopters, having received four others in 2017 #NovaScotia
01-Oct-24 - Vertical Flight Solutions (VFS) announces that its TB20 Lithium-Ion Battery Kit has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the Airbus EC130 helicopter models #EC130
12-Sep-24 - W.R. Davis Engineering (Davis), based in Ottawa, was awarded a contract by Canada’s government contracting agency (CCC) to provide CH-47 Chinook infrared (IR) suppressors for US Army helicopters #Chinook
13-Aug-24 - Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp (AEM) was granted Transport Canada new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its MTP136D P25 forest service radio for operators providing aerial firefighting services using the Airbus AS350/H125 helicopter #firefighting
25-May-24 - Texas-based company Htiglobal completed its first-ever Transport Canada (TCCA) approved Bell 212 helicopter Initial Field Maintenance course with PT6T-3 series engines #Bell212
29-Mar-24 - VIH Aerospace (VIHA) receives STC Canadian TCCA and U.S. FAA approval for Airbus H145D2/D3 left or dual vertical reference window installation #H145
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