Biofuel Research Led by Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney Canada recently announced that it was heading up an aerospace industry-university research effort designed to investigate which biofuels might be potentially used to power small and medium sized aircraft engines. The decision comes in the wake of the new UK biofuel policy review and should ultimately help to prove the feasibility of using biofuels to power aircraft.

Eclipse Aviation Launches New Single-Engine Jet

The single-jet market got even larger recently when Eclipse Aviation announced plans to bring the new Eclipse 400 single-engine jet to market. Despite heavy competition, the aircraft is still turning heads. It is a production version of the Eclipse Concept Jet that was displayed at EAA AirVenture last year. There is a lot more to this little jet than meets the eye and those acquainted with the data are eager to see this aircraft take to the skies.

The Québec International Air Show 2008

The Québec International Air Show is definitely a day that families will remember. As the best of the best take to the skies to perform for the public, thousands of people stare up from the tarmac below and take in this wonderful aerobatic performance. This annual event is much anticipated by a large number of Canadian citizens and this year promises to be one of the best air shows yet.

Diamond’s Latest D-Jet Takes Off

Diamond Aircraft Industries recently announced the successful first flight of the new D-Jet 003. The aircraft flew from the London office in Ontario to complete a successful maiden flight that lasted approximately one hour and twenty-five minutes. Test pilot Daniel Ribeiro was at the controls.

Bush Flying

Bush pilots are often romanticized and portrayed in popular media as being rough and tough with a nonchalant attitude to danger and little regard for authority, flying their often un-airworthy airplanes into dangerous places. It is true that bush flying often takes pilots into remote, undeveloped and inhospitable regions of the world, however most pilots that choose this line of work appreciate the dangers and take every precaution necessary to get their cargo or passengers to their destination safely.

Canadian International Air Show 2007 this September

The Canadian International Air Show (CIAS-07) took place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of September 2007, which was Canada’s Labor Day weekend. The event took place at the Toronto waterfront, over Lake Ontario. On Saturday the 1st the show started at 13:00 pm and it ended on Monday the 3rd at 16:00 pm.

Landing Fees: Sometimes Punishment, Sometimes Reward

Landing fees – the amount charged by an airport to a plane’s owner for the privilege of that plane landing on their runway. Not every airport charges landing fees, particularly small, municipal airports. And even at larger airports, airplanes owned by aviation schools and/or their student pilots are often exempt from the fee.

Flight Tracking Made Easy

Technology has made it very easy to track an airplane’s progress as it departs one airport and travels to another. Whether it’s you on board or a loved one, it’s comforting to know the exact location of the plane.

Best Seat in the Plane

A friend of mine has very definite seat requirements when she flies commercially. A nervous flyer, she wants to know which seats offer the best chance of survival in an airplane crash. She also wants easy access to the lavatory and hates the window seat because it reminds her that she’s 35,000 feet above the ground.

Canada to Buy Mothballed Danish Drones – Airplanes

Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) is interested in purchasing ten aerial drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), from Denmark that never worked for that country. This will be the latest in a series of highly publicized investments in used, faulty military equipment that the Canadian government has purchased in recent years.

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