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A private helicopter crashed into a field in Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, Quebec, on Saturday afternoon, killing all four occupants. The Sûreté du Québec and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are investigating the incident, which occurred shortly after takeoff. Victims have not yet been identified.
A former Air Canada captain, Geoffrey Wall, is charged with flying more than 900 flights from 2009 to 2025 without the proper airline transport pilot license, allegedly using fraudulent documents. He was removed from duty, Air Canada says safety was not compromised, and investigators describe the case as Catch Me If You Can–like (Project Icarus); he reportedly earned about CAD 2.9 million and faces ongoing legal and regulatory scrutiny.
A former Air Canada captain, Geoffrey Wall of Barrie, Ontario, is charged with flying as an airline captain from 2009 to 2025 without the required airline transport pilot license, alleged to have flown over 900 flights. Air Canada says he did hold a valid commercial pilot license but was promoted to captain without the necessary ATPL, and he has been removed from active duty; Transport Canada has fined him and police say anomalies in documentation prompted the investigation, including a false report about stolen pilot paperwork. Safety officials say mandatory training remained in place and safety was not compromised.
Canada's Transport Canada has asked Air India to investigate a serious incident where a pilot was removed from a flight under the influence of alcohol at Vancouver International Airport, leading to a delay and the use of an alternate pilot; the airline and authorities are scrutinizing safety protocols amid broader concerns about aviation safety and pilot conduct.
Tesla is reversing a recall mandated by the NHTSA in the US for Canadian vehicles, reverting to icon-based indicators instead of text-based ones as per Transport Canada's regulations. The update will be propagated via an OTA update.