Skies Magazine

Skies magazine is published by MHM Publishing, a celebrated aviation publishing firm established in 2002 by the married couple Mike and Linda Reyno. MHM gained acclaim with the launch of Vertical magazine, which has risen to be the leading publication in the helicopter industry globally.

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Calgary's booming innovation hub

1 month ago | skiesmag.com | Brent Jang

Published on: May 7, 2025Estimated reading time 5 minutes, 34 seconds. Calgary’s aviation cluster is expanding with the growth of the Aerospace Innovation Hub (AIH) and the recent announcement of a new joint venture between WestJet Airlines and Lufthansa Technik. The AIH is managed by the University of Calgary’s Innovate Calgary, which is positioning it to be a robust business incubator and accelerator.
How the helicopter industry is coping with on-again, off-again tariffs

1 month ago | skiesmag.com | Lisa Gordon

Published on: April 30, 2025Estimated reading time 20 minutes, 53 seconds. When tariff talk began wafting up from the United States, Trevor Mitchell was concerned for the Canadian helicopter industry. As president and CEO of the Helicopter Association of Canada (HAC), Mitchell knows his 450-plus members are already experiencing cost pressures from many different directions – and tariffs only make a bad situation worse.
Pressing for a sustainable aviation fuel policy

1 month ago | skiesmag.com | Lisa Gordon

Published on: April 29, 2025Estimated reading time 29 minutes, 44 seconds. Increased production and access to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is the biggest factor influencing global aviation’s ability to achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
F-47: Bird of Pay

1 month ago | skiesmag.com | Mark Huber

Even before Boeing officially was awarded the $20 billion U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract to develop the F-47 sixth-generation fighter last month, the company already was making big bets in that direction.
Canadian aerospace seeks tariff exemptions in U.S. trade war - Skies Mag

Mar 10, 2025 | skiesmag.com

The industry is calling for stability and exemptions from tariffs that threaten its ability to thrive.
Top Aces adds another A-4 Skyhawk to Canadian training fleet

Feb 21, 2025 | skiesmag.com | Michael Gilbert

Top Aces has announced the addition of another A-4 Skyhawk to its Canadian training fleet on Friday, February 14. This addition will further enhance Top Aces’ delivery of live air combat training capabilities for Canada’s fighter pilots, underscoring its commitment to providing the most advanced and realistic training solutions to improve RCAF readiness.
RCMP leases Black Hawk helicopters as part of plan to patrol Canada-US border

Jan 16, 2025 | skiesmag.com | Ben Forrest

Canada said it will begin patrolling its border with two Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters as early as Friday, part of a comprehensive effort to beef up border security following tariff threats from U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said it has procured two Black Hawks on lease from Helicopter Transport Services in Ottawa. They will join nine existing helicopters in the RCMP fleet, plus 60 new drones that will patrol Canada’s border with the United States.
Quebec CL-415 Super Scooper may resume flying today after drone strike repairs

Jan 13, 2025 | skiesmag.com | Ben Forrest

L.A. County fire officials expect a Canadian CL-415 Super Scooper aircraft to resume flying today after ordering emergency repairs to one of its wings following a drone strike. The aircraft, on contract from the Quebec government, was out of service for several days after it suffered wing damage after colliding with a drone at the Palisades Fire late last week. The pilots were unaware they hit the drone, said L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone on Friday, per CNN.
Canada sending more aircraft to fight California wildfires

Jan 10, 2025 | skiesmag.com | Ben Forrest

Canada is deploying more aircraft to bolster firefighting efforts in California, including waterbombers and helicopters equipped to fight fires at night from Alberta and more CL-415 aircraft from Quebec. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the province’s support in a social media post, but did not specify the aircraft types involved. The province has historically leased or contracted air support to fight wildfires.
Quebec CL-415 waterbomber grounded after drone strike in California wildfire response

Jan 10, 2025 | skiesmag.com | Ben Forrest

A CL-415 Super Scooper aircraft from Quebec was grounded Thursday after an unauthorized civilian drone collided with it in the Palisades fire area, California fire officials said. The collision occurred with an aircraft known as “Quebec 1” at around 1 p.m. local time on Jan. 9, per a statement from the Los Angeles County Fire Department on X. “Quebec 1 sustained wing damage and remains grounded and out of service,” the fire department said early Friday morning.