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The British Columbia Aviation Council (BCAC) honoured and awarded the winners of the BCAC Aviation Awards for 2013 at the Silver Wings Gala held on October 30. Sponsored by Vancouver Airport Authority, more than 200 people came together from across the province to honour this year’s winners.   “This year is particularly significant for the aviation community […]

A new museum is being planned for Boundary Bay Airport in Delta. Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB) is located in Delta, B.C., approximately 20 minutes from YVR. The North American Museum of Flight Simulation, the second museum of its kind in the world, will feature the history of flight simulation and have a range of working […]

Screening officers at Canada’s major airports screened more than 51-million passengers last year, according to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA). While it’s not uncommon for CATSA officers to see bottles of liquid larger than the permitted 100ml or pocket knives in passengers’ carry-on bags, some other discoveries were noteworthy. Not-so-lucky charm. Many people […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that the 2012 global accident rate for Western-built jets was the lowest in aviation history. The jet accident rate (measured in hull losses per million flights of Western-built jets) was 0.20, the equivalent of one accident every five-million flights. “Each day approximately 100,000 flights arrive safely at […]