Bombardier announces firm CSeries orders from Russia, Gulf Air
A Russian leasing company, llyushin Finance Co. (IFC) has approved the purchase of thirty-two Bombardier CS300 aircraft. A conditional order for the aircraft had was announced in 2011 and is […]
Manufacturing industry showed strength in May: RBC
The manufacturing sector in Canada showed greater strength in May than it has for almost a year, according to the latest RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The PMI, […]
Concept car from Terrafugia has vertical takeoff and landing
The company that hopes to make flying cars a reality for the average consumer has taken the concept one step further. Terrafugia’s TF-X™ will be a four-seat plug-in hybrid electric […]
More consultation, less domestic content for Ontario’s green energy process
The Ontario government is making some changes to the way it provides green energy in the province, in response to a World Trade Organization ruling and to the complaints of […]
West Coast group looking at LNG as marine fuel
Canada’s marine industry hopes to take advantage of the relatively low cost of natural gas and develop ways to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. A joint […]
GE increasing its investment in fracking technology
GE Oil and Gas, which has invested over $15 billion in the oil extraction industry over the past few years, announced recently that it will open a laboratory dedicated to […]
Commodities firm sues Shell, BP, Statoil for price fixing
Two weeks after European anti-trust authorities began an investigation into three of the world’s biggest oil companies on suspicion of price fixing, a commodities firm in Chicago has filed suit […]
International aviation agency will not leave Montreal
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will remain headquartered in Montreal. A push by Qatar to have the UN agency, the only one with headquarters in Canada, relocate to Doha […]
Wave energy farm in Scotland to use Oysters
The world’s largest ocean energy site, a 40 MW wave farm off the north-west coast of Scotland, has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish government. The planned wave farm […]
Builders urge Ontario to allow six-storey wooden structures
Ontario’s building industry wants to see changes to the Ontario Building Code that would allow the use of woodframe construction in buildings up to six storeys. At present, the height […]
Bombardier, NetJets launch new Challenger 350
Bombardier officially expanded its Challenger family of business jets with the launch yesterday of the new Challenger 350 aircraft. Bombardier’s partner in the launch is the US-based private aviation company […]
