- November 19, 2019
- Safety
Safety
Reducing conflict, increasing safety: Flight Service Specialists will now provide runway determination
November 20, 2019 marks the implementation of the new Flight Service Specialist runway determination - allowing Flight Service Specialists to determine runway with more clear and concise phraseology.
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Unusual flight tracks? It’s probably our Flight Inspection Aircraft.
For most people, the sight of an aircraft descending and making numerous gear-up approaches to a runway is unusual and may suggest that the flight is in distress. But for NAV CANADA’s flight inspection crew, this is simply a routine operation that ensures the accuracy and safety of the country’s navigation aids and instrument approach procedures.
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November 7, 2019
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Canada is transitioning to the ICAO NOTAM format; here’s 3 things you should know.
In October 2019, NAV CANADA will transition to the ICAO NOTAM format, a significant change that will impact NOTAM users. It is important that everyone understands and prepares for the coming change. We summarise the three things you should know to prepare you for the October 10th changes.
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Switching to TRUE: Pulling away from magnetic north
NAV CANADA is leading industry efforts to move away from magnetic north to true north, improving safety and saving millions of dollars annually for the aviation industry. As Anthony MacKay, Assistant Vice President, ATS Service Delivery, NAV CANADA, explains, issues with magnetic variation persist largely because “that’s the way we have always done it”. In this guest blog by CANSO, we get more insight into NAV CANADA’s “attraction” to true north.
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September 19, 2019
Safety
Onboard the NAV CANADA Dash 8 for its final flight inspection
In April of 2019, the NAV CANADA Dash 8-100 Flight Inspection Aircraft took off for its final mission. Heather Bell was fortunate to ride along on NAV CANADA’s Dash 8 during the aircraft’s final trips while its flight crew performed inspections. What follows is her firsthand account of the complex work of our Flight Operations team.
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August 29, 2019