Skies Magazine

1 week ago | skiesmag.com | Oliver Johnson

Earlier this week, the Deutsche Aircraft’s D328eco next-generation turboprop became the first platform announced for Garmin’s newly unveiled G5000 Prime Flight Deck. But it was just the latest landmark in a momentous month for the German manufacturer.

2 weeks ago | skiesmag.com | Ken Pole

Published on: June 13, 2025Estimated reading time 17 minutes, 22 seconds. Geological surveys have proven that wildfires have been a fixture of our planet’s ecosystem for millennia. But with the rapid pace of climate change, fires are becoming more frequent and intense, and a Canadian purpose-built waterbomber remains the global go-to option for fighting them.

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.

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.

2 months 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.