My weekly BC aviation updates and travel blogs

A round up of aviation news in BC/YT and with major airlines who serve BC.  All photos my own unless stated.   If anyone has any news or photos particularly from elsewhere in BC or Yukon - please comment or send to me via email cangloballog@gmail.com NEW DELIVERIES None CANCELLATIONS None ACCIDENTS 3rd August ... two Cessna 172's collided mid air over northern Chilliwack.  The aircraft involved were L model C-FBZQ with Pacific Rim Aviation Academy of Pitt Meadows which crashed into a quarry lake in between the Skwah 4 and Skway 5 First Nations with one fatality.  The other was S model Skyhawk SP C-FMNB  with Aquila Aviation of Abbotsford which made a safe landing at Chilliwack airport. FBZQ seen just in June at the Pitt Meadows open day 5th August ... a helicopter fighting fires in the Big Bar area crashed near 70 Mile House, the pilot received minor injuries.  According to social media commentary, it was a Bell 212 with Mustang Helicopters [Blackfalds...

A round up of aviation news in BC/YT and with major airlines who serve BC.  All photos my own unless stated.   If anyone has any news or photos particularly from elsewhere in BC or Yukon - please comment or send to me via email cangloballog@gmail.com NEW DELIVERIES 28th July ... C-FSDW ... Boeing 737-8 ... Air Canada Rouge ... transferred from AC 29th July ... C-GEMV ... Boeing 737-8 ... Air Canada Rouge ... transferred from AC CANCELLATIONS None ACCIDENTS 24th July ... C-FPCG ... Harmons Rocket HR-II ... Private [Victoria] ... Glasgow Valley MT ... a regular on static display at the local airshows, it was involved in some sort of incident resuting in minor injuries returning from the EAA Oshkosh. Seen at the 2025 Abbotsford Airshow 28th July ... C-GWNQ ... Bushmaster 22 ... Private [Chilliwack] ... the TSB posted this image from 25th September 2025 of a fatal crash at Lillooet airport [AR3] NEWS OF THE WEEK 27th July ... Jim Liu of AeroRoutes reports  Air Canada are...

A round up of aviation news in BC/YT and with major airlines who serve BC.  All photos my own unless stated.   If anyone has any news or photos particularly from elsewhere in BC or Yukon - please comment or send to me via email cangloballog@gmail.com NEW DELIVERIES 20th July ... C-FMIO ... DHC 3 Walter Turbine Otter ... Sealand Avn [Campbell River] ... ex N6281 Seen at Sealand Campbell River in May 2023 after transfer from C-GSUV to N6281 21st July ... C-FIIA ... Eurocopter AS350 AStar ... Qwest Helicopters [Fort Nelson] ... ex RP-C3284 21st July ... C-GIIZ ... Boeing 737-8 ... WestJet 22nd July ... C-GELU ... Boeing 737-8 ... Air Canada Rouge ... transferred from AC CANCELLATIONS None ACCIDENTS 20th July ... Cessna 172 ... crashed and subsequently sank into Seagram Lake north of Squamish / west of Brandywine Falls around 11pm, they were rescued about 2am the following day and brought to YVR by RCAF Cormorant.  I have been unable to find the ID of the aircraft so far...