Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

[YZT580]

Ah. Replacement. I thought this was a supplement to current fleets.

Likewise. With the scarcity of airframes I can't see anyone divesting of a serviceable a/c. Maybe sideline them as backups but certainly not disposal. I haven't read where they are replacing any of the current airframes. I wonder though about the phrasing of the joint statement where they mention the purchase and procurement of a/c and equipment from both Canada and Europe. Is there efforts being made to entice DE Havilland into establishing a second assembly line somewhere in Europe or am I reading more into it than I should?

 

[Halifax Tar]

Some goodish news.

Canada posts $5.36B deficit for first five months of 2026-27 fiscal year

The federal government posted a deficit of $5.36 billion for the first five months of its 2026-27 fiscal year.

www.ctvnews.ca

This is good.

 

[lenaitch]

Likewise. With the scarcity of airframes I can't see anyone divesting of a serviceable a/c. Maybe sideline them as backups but certainly not disposal. I haven't read where they are replacing any of the current airframes. I wonder though about the phrasing of the joint statement where they mention the purchase and procurement of a/c and equipment from both Canada and Europe. Is there efforts being made to entice DE Havilland into establishing a second assembly line somewhere in Europe or am I reading more into it than I should?

I suspect that the argument would be similar to what people say about assembling military aircraft in Canada; 25 airframes isn't much of production run. It's a niche aircraft and the reason BBD closed its line was because everybody who wanted one had one - until they wanted more.