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Government of Canada
On the evening of Saturday, October 20, 2018, Corporal Martin Bélair, a flight advisor with the 3 Wing Bagotville, Québec, Air Traffic Control Section, was on duty alone in the control tower at the Saguenay-Bagotville airfield. The flight advisory position is held only by experienced and talented aerospace control operators (AC Ops), who are qualified to assume the duties and responsibilities of an air traffic (tower) control officer throughout the evenings and nights at most RCAF wings.
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Gouvernement du Canada
Dans la soirée du samedi 20 octobre 2018, le caporal Martin Bélair, contrôleur de service de la Section du contrôle de la circulation aérienne à la 3e Escadre Bagotville, au Québec, était seul dans la tour de contrôle de l’aéroport Saguenay-Bagotville. Le poste de contrôleur de service n’est occupé que par des opérateurs de contrôle aérospatial (Op C AERO) expérimentés, compétents et dûment formés pour assumer les fonctions et les responsabilités d’un officier de contrôle de la circulation aérienne (contrôleur aérien) pendant les soirées et les nuits dans la plupart des escadres de l’ARC.
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Kirkland Lake Northern News
Moving the Canadian military’s Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment out of Cold Lake to Ottawa is the only way 4 Wing can grow to accommodate new fighters, says AETE commanding officer Col. Eric Grandmont, referring to feasibility studies conducted by the Air Force.
He said the loss of AETE will be offset by a gain for 4 Wing.
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Ottawa Citizen
One of the first things that will be done to the used Australian F-18s that Canada is purchasing is that the aircraft will be outfitted with different ejection seats and software.
The first two F-18s that Canada is buying from Australia will arrive sometime in the spring and will be sent to Cold Lake, Alta, said Pat Finn, assistant deputy minister for materiel at the Department of National Defence.
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Air Force Times
The new year isn’t even a week old, but two Israeli airmen may have already pulled off the aviation feat of 2019.
Haaretz reported that the pair of aviators from Israel’s air force got a rude surprise on Jan. 2, when without warning, the canopy flew off their F-15. They were at 30,000 feet on a routine training mission, and had just taken off from the Tel Nof air base in central Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported.
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The two-day Conference is supported by decision leaders within equipment manufacturers and suppliers that support the supply chain for the defense industry, program managers, business and corporate development and marketing executives, market analysts, investment bankers and financial institutions. Delegates gain new tools, information and relationships that will support and enhance their organization's growth opportunities.
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CDA Institute
The international framework that underpins Canada’s security and defence continues to change rapidly under pressure from such influences as rapid advances in technology, populism, extremism, political upheaval, significant trade disputes and the perceptible shifting of power relationships amongst nations. During the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence, participants will participate in an update on the changing international environment and then have an opportunity to look at how Canada is preparing to act with vigour, alongside partners and allies to secure Canada and Canadians into the future.
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RCAF
Envisioned as Canada's premier and world class youth development movement, the Air Cadet program seeks to encourage and enhance the development of well-adjusted, civic minded youth in undertaking leadership roles in a great Canada and a better world. The Air Cadet League of Canada's mission is to promote Canadian youth to develop an interest in aviation and aerospace and to provide opportunities to engage in enriching program elements such as physical education, music and public speaking.
Since 1941, the Air Cadet League of Canada has supported the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, both financially and through the efforts of our dedicated volunteers, to ensure that Canada's
Supporting Air Cadets makes a difference in the lives of young people. Let's work together to make sure that every Cadet has the opportunities — donate today!
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Air Cadet League of Canada
Were you an Air Cadet? The Air Cadet League wants to know where being an Air Cadet has taken you; join the Air Cadet Alumni and share your "Cadet Story" with us.
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