29-Apr-26 - DART Aerospace secures TCCA STC for upgraded Fire Attack System Model 304, improving safety, efficiency, and night firefighting capability on Bell 205/212/412 helicopters. #firefighting
01-Apr-26 - AEM expands Canadian STC approval to Bell 206 and 407, integrating MTP136D P25 forest service and MTP138 VHF FM radios with support from Alpine Helicopters. #VHF
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-Feb-26 - Canadian Alpine Aerotech has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its Utility Basket Kit on the Bell 407 helicopter, supporting a maximum external payload of 200 lb (90.7 kg) with a volume of 18.5 cubic feet (0.52 m³) #basket
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
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