Canada

By Christine Boynton
WestJet is set to double its widebody fleet, announcing an order for seven Boeing 787-9s, in addition to 60 737-10s.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Russian Helicopters has logged the first flight of its Ansat light twin rotorcraft powered by locally produced engines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
The military alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States faces formidable challenges four years after its establishment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada is preparing to cancel roughly 500 flights Aug. 15 as flight attendants continue strike preparations; government intervention remains a question.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Pilots at Toronto-based Porter Airlines are now officially represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), broadening the union’s reach in Canada.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Thailand’s Royal Thai Air Force has secured cabinet approval to acquire Saab Gripen E/F fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Canadian government has awarded MDA Space two contracts to provide the Navy's Halifax-class frigates with up to six new uncrewed aircraft systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Canada’s EarthDaily Analytics has received $60 million in equipment financing to help support its plans to build and launch its 10-satellite Earth observation constellation.
Satellites

By Karen Walker
Geographic neighbors and long-time allies the United States and Canada have looked this year more like a couple wading through acrimonious divorce proceedings.
Marketplace

By Matthew Fulco
Beijing’s two-year export control campaign has laser-focused on the most important raw materials for the Pentagon.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
Heightened material and supplier costs and the impact of U.S. tariffs hit Lufthansa Technik’s (LHT) margins in the first half of 2025.
MRO

By Mark Pilling
Etihad plans to take delivery of 10 Airbus A321LRs this year, a further 10 in 2026 and five slated for delivery each year in 2027 and 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble, Ben Goldstein
Jaunt Air Mobility revealed plans to introduce a medium-sized cargo drone for the middle-mile logistics market in 2 1/2 years.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
The defense giant took charges on aeronautics and helicopter programs in its second-quarter earnings report, with the culprits including some repeat offenders.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Australia and Canada have signed a new technology partnership agreement to enhance collaboration on Over the Horizon Radar systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
MDA Space says it demonstrated a Ka-band direct radiating array using direct sampling.
Satellites

By Lori Ranson
Flair Airlines has named interim CEO Maciej Wilk as the Canadian ULCC's new chief executive.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
The FAA is adopting new airworthiness directives (AD).
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By Christine Boynton
The Competition Bureau is outlining steps for the Canadian government to take to strengthen domestic airline competition.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
With its domestic aviation market highly concentrated with barriers-to-entry limiting competition, Canada’s Competition Bureau offers bold steps for improvement
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Canada's Competition Bureau says Canada should relax restrictions on foreign carriers serving domestic routes and on foreign ownership of Canadian airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The Canadian government on June 9 committed to pouring another C$9.3 billion ($6.8 billion) into defense spending this year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Canada, Denmark, Norway and Poland have joined a NATO project to increase flight training capacity and reduce reliance on facilities in the U.S.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
Among the challenges faced by NASA in establishing a sustainable human presence at the Moon is the generation of electrical power.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Marc Garneau, who put Canada into the human spaceflight business with his October 1984 flight aboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger, died June 4 at age 76.
Space Exploration