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The Canadian International Air Show Shakes the Sky

After being canceled due to high winds on Saturday, the Canadian International Air Show went off as planned on Sunday. Danny Robson, an older man wearing a Blue Angels baseball cap, was standing on a pier next to the Billy Bishop Airport ferry ramp, amidst a crowd of perhaps fifty other people (families, couples, and [...]

Canadian International Air Show 2009: Airborne

Photographer Hamish Grant has been documenting the Canadian International Air Show for Torontoist, and in previous installments, we’ve explored some Canadian history, featured the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, and offered a closer look at some vintage fighters and contemporary stunt planes. In our final gallery, the planes take flight over Lake Ontario, showcasing mind-boggling aerobatics [...]

Canadian International Air Show 2009: Time to Fly

Every September, Torontonians are enthralled by the sounds and sights of jet aircraft overhead during the Canadian International Air Show. Hamish Grant will be documenting some of the airborne events for Torontoist. Not only is the Canadian International Air Show a spectacular demonstration of piloting skills, it’s also a lesson in aviation history. Many of [...]

Canadian International Air Show 2009: Canadian Pride

Every September, Torontonians are enthralled by the sounds and sights of jet aircraft overhead during the Canadian International Air Show. Hamish Grant will be documenting some of the airborne events for Torontoist over the next few days. One hundred years ago, on February 23, the first powered heavier-than-air flight in Canadian history took off across [...]

Canadian International Air Show 2009: Blue Angels

Every September, Torontonians are enthralled by the sounds and sights of jet aircraft overhead during the Canadian International Air Show. Hamish Grant will be documenting some of the airborne events for Torontoist over the next few days. Here, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron arrives today at Pearson International Airport ahead of the [...]

We Like Big Jets and We Can Not Lie

As Emirates flight 241 approached the runway on its inaugural flight into Toronto yesterday afternoon, a few audible gasps could be heard from the crowd gathered against the windows of Terminal 1. There was no debate: this aircraft was enormous. For most, it was the first time they had seen an Airbus A380—the world’s largest [...]

OPP Gets Plane, Queen’s Park Angers God, Panhandlers To Get Badgered

Dalton McGuinty unveiled a new plane yesterday, which will be used by the OPP to deter dangerous drivers on Ontario highways. To encourage courteous motoring, the plane is armed with four Maverick air-to-ground missiles and a 30 mm cannon capable of piercing two inches of armour plate. Actually the plane just reports bad driving to [...]