Air transportation

The occurrence

On 14 June 2018, a Boeing 737-700 aircraft operated by WestJet, was conducting flight WJA113 from Calgary, Alberta, to Vancouver, British Columbia, with 53 passengers and 5 crew members on board. While climbing through 9000 feet after departure, the flight crew received a cargo fire warning. An emergency was declared and a return to Calgary was requested. After landing, the cargo hold was inspected and evidence was found of a fire in passenger baggage.

The occurrence

On 25 April 2018, a small Piper Navajo PA-31-350, aircraft, operated by Super T Aviation Academy, made an emergency landing on a city street of Calgary shortly before 6 am local time. With two pilots and four passengers on board, the aircraft was conducting a flight from Medicine Hat, Alberta to Calgary, Alberta.

The occurrence

On 15 February 2018, an Aerospatiale AS-350-B2 aircraft operated by Sahtu Helicopters was conducting an engine warm-up run on a hilltop helipad approximately three nautical miles west-north-west of Tulita, Northwest Territories.

Cessna 182P, C-GKKU
Hope, British Columbia, 19 nm NE
28 June 2018