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Aerospace   Industry   ~   Archives Canadian Aerospace Strategic Framework – Industry Canada – October 2009 Bombardier CSeries as a Case Study for Effectiveness of IC's Goals The CSeries is certainly a Canadian project in that  Bombardier, although a global  firm, is headquartered in Montreal and that final assembly will be performed at Mirabel. The Canadian taxpayer also loaned Bombardier much of  the R&D funding for the CSeries. But the questions remain: Is the CSeries truly a 'domestic platform'? Is it a Canadian aircraft? Is the Canadian taxpayers' investment serving to advance the Canadian aerospace industry? Bombardier CSeries as an example of Industry Canada Capital Investment Strategy CASR Aerospace – New Aircraft Projects and Derivatives  –  August 2009 Viking's Guardian 400 Surveillance/Maritime Patrol/SAR Twin Otter Viking Air  has announced  the next stage  in marketing  its Next-Generation Twin Otter. The Guardian 400 is aimed at military and government operators.  Specific equipment fits can be specified. Actual equipment fit can be as simple or as comprehensive as an operator requires. Overview of the Viking Air  Guardian 400  patrol variant  of the Twin Otter FWSAR  ACAN  –  CC-115  Buffalo  –  Utility  Transport  Aircraft  –  December  2008 Give Billions to Italy  or  stimulate the Canadian Aerospace Industry? For  Fixed-Wing  Search-and-Rescue  ( FWSAR )  and  Utility  Transport  –  Buy  Canadian! Our  Minister  of  National  Defence,  Peter MacKay, announced  a Christmas surprise for the Italian aerospace industry.  Instead of  the  competitive  process  promised  by his Assistant  Deputy Minister  (Materiel), Dan Ross, Mr. MacKay prefers to give the FWSAR order to Italy directly through an $3B  Advance Contract Award Notice  for 17 C-27J Spartans built by Alenia in Turin (or under licence in the US ). Very nice for Italy but didn't  the  Harper Conservatives promise Canadian  economic stimulation? In the past, Canadian aerospace could  do better than wait for industrial 'off-sets' and other hand-outs.  Canada built the current  FWSAR aircraft  – the Buffalo –  and we can again. Editorial  advocating  government  support  for  Canadian  aerospace  industry Arctic Sovereignty  –  Surveillance & Security  –  Civilian Agencies  –    November  2008 Canadian  Arctic  Claims  must  be  Patrolled, Policed, and Protected Transport Canada's  NASP aircraft  are primarily known for their work in detecting polluters in Canadian waters. That is as it should be, considering NASP's oil-slick detecting mandate. But there is scope for expanding  that  mandate and  the NASP fleet.  The reasons are economical. Article  on  ' Made - in - Canada '  aircraft  available  for  Arctic  Surveillance Buffalo Replacement  –  Fixed Wing Search & Rescue  –  FWSAR Project  –   June  2008 Air Force must focus on core missions  —  Time  to calve off  SAR: Local  Civilian  Agencies  may  prove  to be  more  Cost-Effective Regional  civilian  agencies  can do the job  more  efficiently,  more  flexibly,  at  lower  cost Using regional, civilian contractors would allow for a range of aircraft types and  sizes. No commonality of aircraft type between regions is needed – aircraft can be tailored to the specific requirements of a region or mixed-fleets employed for a layered approach to SAR as well as  day-to-day monitoring of  the sovereignty and security of  our maritime approaches (as is currently done by Provincial Airlines, above). Overview  of  the  feasibility  of  giving  SAR  responsibilities  to  civilian  agencies CASR   Aerospace   Industry   ~   Archives