Second plane in area during fatal First Air crash: safety board documents

Update: Unruly passenger forces international flight to be diverted to Edmonton Edmonton Journal Air Canada Flight 851 was travelling from London, England, when a passenger began to cause a disturbance, forcing pilots to reroute the Boeing 777 to Edmonton International Airport around 3:45 p.m., where it was met by RCMP, Air Canada spokesman ... See all stories on this topic »

Second plane in area during fatal First Air crash TheChronicleHerald.ca Pilots were notified of the change through Nav Canada. However, the military radar system had not been completely installed and checked out and was not in use that day. Civilian air traffic controllers have fallback procedures they use to instruct ... See all stories on this topic »

PAL prods gov't for air talks BusinessWorld Online Edition FLAG CARRIER Philippine Airlines (PAL) has asked the government to conduct air talks withCanada, firming up preparations for earlier announced plans to launch more flights to the North American country by October. A PHILIPPINE Airlines plane is seen ... See all stories on this topic »

75 years in the air in Yarmouth TheChronicleHerald.ca YARMOUTH — Yarmouth International Airport is celebrating 75 years of service. The year 1937 was known as the summer of the big dig, said anniversary celebration spokeswoman Linda Deveau. “That was when the airport began construction,” Deveau said ... See all stories on this topic » TheChronicleHerald.ca

Second plane in area during fatal First Air crash: safety board documents CTV News Transportation Safety Board documents say a second plane was attempting to land at a Nunavut airport minutes before a First Air 737 crashed, killing 12 passengers and crew. They also raise questions about military air traffic control procedures at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Passenger causes Air Canada flight from England to be diverted to Edmonton Calgary Herald EDMONTON - An Air Canada flight to Calgary from London, England, had to be diverted due to an unruly passenger. Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said police boarded Flight 851 in Edmonton on Monday afternoon and removed a male passenger. See all stories on this topic »

Canada's top amateur pilot named Canadian Skies The competition concluded with an awards banquet held at the Canada Aviation & Space Museum in Ottawa, where 120 aviation community dignitaries and guests were in attendance to congratulate Woods (who was representing the Western Ontario region) ... See all stories on this topic »