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| Don't miss CIA Expo in Toronto!
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Porter Pilot Recruitment
An impressive array of speakers have confirmed participation for this year's Careers In Aviation Expo (CIA) in Toronto!
Porter Airlines president/CEO Robert Deluce will kick off the Toronto event at Porter's hangar 6 on April 9 at Toronto Billy Bishop airport. It's a great opportunity for future aviators and aerospace professionals to learn from the experts — and experience live two of Canada's top aviation companies in action!
Wings and Helicopters CIA Expos present a tremendous opportunity for those interested in aviation and aerospace careers to rub shoulders with industry leaders from a variety of sectors from coast-to-coast.
Special presentations and panel sessions highlight a broad spectrum of roles including flight operations/pilots; varied aviation professions aircraft maintenance and engineering/aircraft completions; flight schools, colleges and universities and more!
Check out the agenda: http://www.careersinaviation.ca/expo/toronto/agenda
Register online: http://www.careersinaviation.ca/expo
CBC News
Nearly 69 years after she first took flight, Newfoundland and Labrador's first female pilot is looking back on her accomplishments.
Phyllis Penney-Gaul — who is now 90 and living in British Columbia — broke the aviation gender barrier when she flew alone for the first time in Gander on July 15, 1947.
A display featuring her accomplishments is currently being featured at the North Atlantic Aviation Museum in Gander.
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iWOAW
During the 6th Annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, March 7-13, 2016, girls and women who visit their nearest airport to discover flight in a small aircraft can win flight training scholarships, Apple watches, iPads Minis, and much more.
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Canadian Skies
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announced it has entered into an exclusive long-term engine service agreement with JNP Enterprises, owner of Broome Air Services (BAS), based in Western Australia and Hinterland Aviation, based in Queensland, Australia.
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| Call for Neil Armstrong scholarship applications
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COPA
Applications for Neil Armstrong Scholarships are now being accepted. First place scholarship is valued at $7,000. Second place $3,000 and third place $2,000.
Application forms are available at the COPA office or online:
http://copafoundations.org/new-page/.
Applications must be sent to COPA's office in Ottawa, Ontario, by March 1, 2016.
The purpose of the scholarship fund is to honour one of Canada's foremost aviation members, and to provide flight training to worthy young persons who exemplify the fine character, optimism and love of adventure which were the characteristics of Neil J. Armstrong Qualified applicants shall be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants not less than 15 years of age on the date of application and not older than 21 years of age.
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The name "CubCrafters" is synonymous with innovation. Our Carbon Cub literally redefined expectations of "backcountry aircraft". Now, the Carbon Cub CA is ready for pilots in Canada. Contact us and Find Your Adventure!
Learn More at cubcrafters.ca
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CBC News
The head of the Air Canada Pilots Association wants Ottawa to put handheld lasers on its list of prohibited weapons.
That would allow police and border agencies to seize devices that are increasingly being used to target crew while in Canadian airspace, Capt. Ian Smith says.
Crew reported 590 so-called laser attacks to Transport Canada last year, an uptick of more than 17 per cent from 2014, federal data shows.
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Canadian Skies
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has announced its Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency with deliveries underway in the region.
"We are thrilled to offer the Citation Latitude to our European customers," said Kriya Shortt, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
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By Mark Huber
 The current issue of Rotor & Wing features a photo of crumpled helicopter wreckage on the cover beneath the headline, "After 10 Years, Have We Failed?" The accompanying article inside examines the International Helicopter Safety Team's 2005 goal of reducing helicopter accidents by 80 percent within 10 years and some of the reasons why we, as an industry, have come up short. Okay, way short. But is this some sort of a hand-wringing epic fail? Au contraire.
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AVweb
Besides the signature reversed vertical fin, Mooney airplanes have always been characterized by a single cabin door. But no more. Recently, Mooney rolled out the new M20V Acclaim Ultra, a significant redo of the company's best-selling Acclaim. In Fredericksburg, Texas, near the company's newly refurbished Kerrville, Texas factory, Mooney showed the test version of its new model to reporters and editors at a press event.
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AINonline
Garmin announced its ADS-B solution for G1000 avionics systems: The new GTX 335 and 345 transponders, which also will serve ADS-B OUT needs for a variety of Garmin products, including the G500/G600, GNS 430W/530W, GNS 480 and G3X Touch. The GTX is an all-in-one transponder and 1090-MHz ADS-B OUT unit; the GTX 345 offers dual-link (987 and 1090 MHz) ADS-B IN and the GTX 335 ADS-B OUT only. Both are also available as remote-mount transponders and fully integrate with G1000 systems.
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AVweb
General aviation manufacturing saw declines in the overall market worldwide as shipments for airplanes are reported down for 2015 over the previous year, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported. Airplane shipments declined 4.6 percent, from 2,376 units in 2014 to 2,267 units in 2015. GA airplane billings also are down 4 percent with $20.9 billion reported for 2015 compared to $21.8 billion in 2014.
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