Lindsay Luminoso
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U of T Aerospace Team displays its latest fleet designs
This year’s Aerospace Showcase featured five new vehicles.
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Canadian auto sales show no sign of slowing down
11 different brands saw double-digit growth, led by Honda.
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Toyota kills Scion brand
Millennial-targeted automotive line-up nixed following years of disappointing sales.
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Drones can create new options for industry in Canada
CALGARY — Fast-evolving drones are creating new options for industries and businesses across Canada as developers promise to make their operations safer, cheaper and more accurate. Take the roofing industry. Michael H. Cohen, president of Toronto-based drone operator Industrial SkyWorks, says that in the…
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AirBoss to buy US safety company for US$37M
NEWMARKET, Ont. — AirBoss of America Corp. says it has a deal to buy privately owned Immediate Response Technologies LLC for US$37 million in cash. Immediate Response provides personal protection and safety products for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards,…
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Survey: Automotive quality improves, challenges ahead
DETROIT — The quality of cars and trucks made by European, Korean and U.S. companies has improved so much in recent years that Japanese automakers, long the industry standard, are having trouble keeping pace. The latest survey on new vehicle quality…
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Solar plane sidelined in Japan by wing damage
TOKYO — The pilot of a solar-powered plane that made an unplanned stop in Japan says his aircraft is ready to fly but must wait out unfavourable weather, perhaps for up to two months. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg said Thursday that…
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Airbus and Boeing battle it out at the Paris Air Show
PARIS — Rival planemakers Airbus SA and Boeing Corp. are gearing up to sell hundreds of jets and make billions of dollars in deals at the 51st International Paris Air Show opening Monday. Leading U.S., Russian, European and Mideast military officials…
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United Technologies to cut Sikorsky
HARTFORD, Conn. — United Technologies has announced it plans on separating its Connecticut-based Sikorsky Aircraft business as it exits the helicopter business. This announcement comes at the company wants to focus on high-tech aerospace service. “Our strategic review has confirmed that exiting the helicopter business…
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