On 14 July 2025, a Great Slave Helicopters 2018 Ltd. Bell Textron Inc. 206L-3 helicopter was operating in the area around Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories, supporting tree planting operations.
On 2 May 2025, a Horizon Helicopters Ltd. Airbus AS350B helicopter was conducting a training flight from Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen International Airport (CYXY), Yukon, at approximately 1400 Mountain Standard Time. The training flight was conducted largely in a clearing in a valley approximately 5.5 nautical miles east of the airport. After about an hour of several different training exercises, a series of simulated engine failure exercises (autorotations) were conducted to a large clearing at the base of the valley.
On 27 January 2024, a Beech 200 aircraft operated by Beaver Air Services was conducting a daytime visual flight rules (VFR) repositioning flight from Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson International Airport to Winnipeg/St. Andrews Airport, Manitoba, with only the pilot on board.
Place du Centre, 4th floor
200 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau QC K1A 1K8
July 11, 2025
Director General, Civil Aviation
Transport Canada
