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COVER PHOTO: BRIAN LOSITO, AIR CANADASaluting the MART team (l to r): Pilot Simon Pearce; senior technician Owen Rusticus; senior technician Bob Whitaker;
and Pilot Susan Baumeler.MARCH/APRIL 201518 IN NEED OF REFINEMENT
CAC president Daniel-Robert Gooch seeks to
redefine the Canadian Air Transport model
BY DAVID CARR23 OPERATING IN THE RIGHT SPACE
Fortunes soar at aerospace leader MacDonald Dettwiler
and Associates (MDA)
BY BRIAN DUNN26 STAYING UNDER A WATCHFUL EYE
Space-based ADS-B is launching a new era
of global air traffic surveillance
BY JAMES MARASA30 ENSURING THE COAST IS CLEAN
The NASP’s dedicated MART team is working
to squash polluters
BY PAUL DIXON35 WHEN BIGGER IS INDEED BETTER
NextGen Bizjets offer comfort, speed and range
BY FREDERICK K. LARKINFEATURES
5 Leading edge
An impressive first
impression8 On the fly
News and opinion14 Alternate approach
The finer points of
fuelonomics15 At the gate
Increasing its range16 Glidepath
Will new ULCC brands
fly in Canada?17 CIA Hamilton
UPFRONT
BACK
46 Marketplace
50 On final
The air taxi commitmentFrom top:
The finer points of fuelonomics P. 14
Will new ULCC brands fly in Canada?
P. 16