Vertical Magazine reports, “Airbus is fielding interest from ‘a range of customers’ in Canada following domestic certification of the H175 super-medium helicopter, but won’t say if the type has landed its first operator or when deliveries might begin. Still, the company sees significant potential for search-and-rescue (SAR), law enforcement and emergency medical services (EMS) in Canada’s harsh and unforgiving cold-weather climate.”
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FAA Chief Says Canada Nears Certification of Long-Delayed Gulfstream Jets
Flying Magazine reports, “Regulators in Canada are close to completing their certification of some long-delayed Gulfstream business jets, the head of the FAA said Tuesday. ‘I think we’ve resolved the issues with Canada,’ FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford told reporters in Washington, D.C., according to Reuters.”
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Canada Weighs Split Fighter Fleet, US Concerned by F-35 cuts
Aerotime reports, “Canadian officials are weighing a mixed fighter fleet that could see Sweden’s Saab account for roughly half of the eventual replacement program by value, according to a National Post column by John Ivison published on January 28, 2026, citing unnamed sources.”
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Air Corsica Finds Pratt & Whitney Canada Engine Reduces MRO Costs by a Third
Aviation Week reports that maintenance costs “are reduced by almost one-third on the ATR 72-600 regional turboprop thanks to the latest iteration of its Pratt & Whitney Canada engine, the PW127XT, a senior executive at Air Corsica says.” The carrier is “the launch customer for the PW127XT-powered version of the ATR 72-600.”
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NASA Secures Partner Cooperation on ISS Through 2028
Florida Today reports that the International Space Station “will remain in operation through 2028 with the full cooperation of all partners, NASA announced last week.” The United States, Japan, Canada, and countries from the European Space Agency “have committed to extending their participation aboard the space station until 2030.” Additionally, Russia has said it will remain committed to station operations through at least 2028. Last year, NASA “announced the lifespan extension of the space station until 2030, at which point it is planned to be retired.”
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Canada Commits to 2030 ISS Extension
Space News reported that the Canadian government “formally committed March 24 to an extension of the International Space Station to 2030, joining other Western partners but not Russia.” As part of last week’s meeting between US President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada confirmed it would participate in the ISS through 2030 “as part of a renewed commitment to space exploration that includes contributions to the NASA-led lunar Gateway.” The US announced that it intended to make the same commitment in 2021.
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Canada Releases Draft Solicitation for VTOL UAS
Aviation Week reports that the Public Services and Procurement Canada PSPC) “released a draft copy of a request for proposals on Aug. 2 for a vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed air system (UAS) that can operate from the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Halifax-class frigate ships.”
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