RCAF Today

Two RCAF instructor pilots wind back the clock to 1944, with the help of a Leading Aircraftsman’s logbook.

Far more than a fighter replacement program for the CF-18 Hornet, the F-35A represents a generational capability change for the RCAF. A former ‘Hornet Baby’ and F-35 test pilot shares some key lessons.

In a large, complex training scenario, CF-18 Hornets from 433 Squadron participated for the first time in multinational exercise Cobra Warrior.

A seasoned air mobility pilot, Captain Jeremie Burney is learning new techniques to master the C-17 Globemaster III on a three-year exchange with the U.S. Air Force.

For the RCAF’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program, the selected bidder is proposing a new mix of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.

The RCAF is striving to gain operational advantage against peer adversaries by modernizing its capabilities and leveraging technology, but it’s limiting some operations during the transition to preserve a force that is still well below establishment.

The Boeing 737-700 features 50th anniversary logos of both Southwest Airlines and Walt Disney World Resort and is emblazoned with a unique EARidescent treatment.

Hotton has been a search and rescue technician for 30 years. Now, at age 60, he has received a one-year extension to September 2021, making him the most senior SAR Tech in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Canada’s new fixed-wing SAR aircraft, dubbed the CC-295 Kingfisher, promises to deliver on its mission, filling the role of the RCAF’s faithful CC-115 Buffalo and CC-130H Hercules aircraft.

Canada's Air Task Force - Romania capped a four-month NATO enhanced air policing mission at the turn of the year, but not without a few challenges.

As 2020 comes to a close, we thought we'd round up our 10 most popular articles of the year.

Skies spoke with LCol David McLeod, Commander of Canada's Air Task Force–Romania, on the deployment, COVID, and the evolution of the Air Task Force role.

The Canadian Armed Forces often integrate into coalition operations with specialized capabilities. On Exercise Arctic Edge, the RCAF and Army linked in a whole new way.

How a small team of technicians and other specialists salvaged and airlifted a CC-138 off the Arctic ice in frigid conditions and, with expertise from industry, returned it to service.

Though the operational tempo never fully stopped, the workplace environment of the Air Force took on a very different look and feel. Ramping back up is being done carefully, and with an eye to the future.