This Dash 8-400 entered service in Dec. 2007 with Lynx Aviation Inc. flying on behalf of parent company Frontier Airlines as N504LX. In Aug. 2009, Frontier and Lynx were purchased by Republic Airlines which shut down Lynx in Sep. 2010. When AC contracted newly-formed Sky Regional Airlines the rights to fly Air Canada Express service between Montreal (YUL) and Toronto (YTZ), five ex-Lynx Q400s were acquired and registered in the C-FSRx series. Jazz Aviation took over the ACE route and the Sky Regional Q400 leases in Mar. 2017, flying C-FSRW fleet wide until returned to the lessor in Nov. 2020

Thirty years after the CN Tower opened to the public in downtown Toronto, Erickson Air-Crane brought S-64E, N189AE "Gypsy Lady" to Toronto to celebrate the role S-64E, N6962R, "Olga" played completing what became the World's tallest freestanding structure at 553.33 metres (1,815 ft 5in). Over 3.5 weeks in March-April 1975, N6962R made 44 lifts at the tower to build the antenna. in 2006, N189AE hovered over the CN Tower for 2 minutes and then landed at the base. It was the first new S-64E built after Erickson bought the S-64/CH-54 rights. It incorporates parts of ex-US Army CH-54A, msn 64-062.

Delivered new 11th Feb 2014 and current at time of upload

This former US Army U-6A, 58-2008, later served with the Civil Air Patrol as N5345G until exported to Canada in June 1979 and registered C-GRYG. For most of its Canadian career, this Beaver has been used to transport guests from a base near Port Loring, Ontario to fly-in fishing and wilderness in the surrounding area. The first Canadian owner was Rog-Air Ltd. (1979-1995), the Rogerson's Enterprises Ltd (1995-1996), and finally Tornados Air Services Inc., which also flies a Found Brothers FBA-2C1, C-GINA. In recent years (and during the Covid-19) the aircraft has wintered at Orillia Airport.

This DHC-6 Series 300 Twin Otter was delivered to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on in February 1981. It was photographed revisiting its birthplace in Toronto at Downsview Airport for Bombardier Aerospace's 2009 employee family day. The MNR operates its Twin Otters on wheels and amphibious floats depending on the base and season.

Four Seasons Aviation briefly based this DHC-2 Beaver, C-FETE in the Toronto Aerospace Museum (TAM) hangar at Downsview in 2009. It was originally CF-OMI. It was leased to Rideau Air for sightseeing flights in Ottawa in 2010 before exported. The hangar behind was built DHC in 1940-1941 as a paint shop for new Avro Anson IIs and Mosquitoes. Postwar, this building was the site of DHC's experimental workshops where the prototype DHC-1 Chipmunk and DHC-2 Beaver were built by hand. In Apr 2019, Centennial College opened its $72 M Downsview Campus Centre for Aerospace and Aviation on the site.

The first Dash 8-400 (Q400) for Horizon Air was photographed inside the Bombardier Dash 8 factory at Downsview Airport, Toronto, Ontario in late 2000 or early 2001 prior to delivery. The aircraft was initially "delivered" to Bombardier Capital as N400QX on January 8, 2001 (which allowed Bombardier to recognize the delivery before its fiscal year end on Jan 31, 2001 ). Bombardier probably leased this Q400 to Horizon Air before financing was finalized. It was officially registered to the Seattle-based airline on Sep. 20, 2001. Kodachrome Slide Scan.

Unit is HM-14 'Vanguards' from Norfolk, VA.

Minneapolis based North Central Airlines began introducing this new color scheme in 1978. It was also the year de-regulation of the airline industry began in the USA. North Central would merge with Southern Airways in 1979 and the color scheme would form the basis for the resulting Republic Airlines. N963N would fly on through the merger with Northwest Airlines in 1986 and retire in August 2005.

Built in 1968 , this Emeraude dropped off of the Canadian register in1991. It re-appeared in 2016 but was cancelled again in 2019.

This new Dash 8-402 in Air Canada Express colours was photographed through the open door of the Bombardier's flight test and delivery center hangar at Downsview Airport, Toronto the evening of July 27, 2016. It was delivered to Jazz Air LP on October 17, 2016.

This inactive Sikorsky S-58T owned Helicopter Transportation Services was stored at Carp, ON prior to HTS selling its S-58 fleet to S. Korea in late 2019. It was delivered new to Humble Oil in May 1957 as N863 for offshore drilling support and operated by Rotor Aids from a large heliport in Grand Isle, LA. In Oct 1959, it was sold to Okanagan Helicopters in Canada in Oct. 1959 as CF-LWB and upgrade to a turbine S-58B/T 1971. It was owned by Helicsa in Spain (EC-CYJ) from 1976 until sold to the USA. Between 1991 and 2016, N47B, was operated by Air One, Air Crane and finally HTS.

Delivered to the RCAF as 12641 in 1962. Reserialled as 104641 in 1970. Used as instructional airframe 876C from 1987. Preserved at Hamilton from 1996.

This is a replica of the Bellanca CH-400 Special Model J in which Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. made the world's first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean from Misawa, Japan to Wenatchee, Washington on Oct 4, 1931. In 1998 the Spirit of Wenatchee organization was formed to build a flying replica for 100 Years of Powered Flight celebrations in 2003. Much of the work was done by members of EAA Chapter 424 based in Wenatchee. In 2005, a crew flew the Bellancato Eastern Canada and stopped at the Toronto Aerospace Museum located in an old DHC factory at Downsview Airport, Toronto, ON. Photographer: Charles Kadin.

This is a replica of the Bellanca CH-400 Special Model J in which Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. made the world's first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean from Misawa, Japan to Wenatchee, Washington on Oct 4, 1931. In 1998 the Spirit of Wenatchee organization was formed to build a flying replica for 100 Years of Powered Flight celebrations in 2003. Much of the work was done by members of EAA Chapter 424 based in Wenatchee. In 2005, a crew flew the Bellanca to Eastern Canada and stopped at the Toronto Aerospace Museum located in a former DHC hangar at Downsview Airport, Toronto, ON. Photographer: Charles Kadin.

Short SC.7 Skyvans operated by Win Win Aviation have been occasionally seen in Canada when contracted for parachute training by the Canadian military and other clubs wanting to fly a lot of jumpers at once. This particular aircraft was originally delivered to the Armada de la Republica Argentina in 1971 and later flew in Europe. Win Win Avn imported it April 2013. It was acquired by Parachutisme Nouvel Air Inc. in Quebec on October 6, 2020 and re-registered C-GUWW. It's primarily based at CNP3 Arnprior Airport, Ontario.

This Mexican Air Force Airbus CASA C-295, 3207, was displayed at the Canadian Forces Base Trenton airshow in June 2016. Mexican military aircraft are very rare visitors to Canada, but the display of this aircraft occurred during the period when the Airbus C-295W was competing against the Leonardo C-27J Spartan replace the RCAF's mixed fleet of CC-130H Hercules and CC-115 Buffalo fixed-wing search and rescue (FWSAR) aircraft. On Dec. 8, 2016, Canada announced a $2.3 billion order for 16 Airbus C295W aircraft, with the first arriving at CFB Comox, BC on September 25, 2020.

Air Canada was one of the first three airlines in North America to introduce the 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100 in the mid-1990s. The aircraft entered AC mainline service to expand AC's trans-border routes to the US and put laid off mainline pilots back to work. The AC CRJs were later transferred to Jazz Aviation, which also acquired CRJ100s and CRJ705s (76-seat CRJ900s) directly from Bombardier. This CRJ200, msn 7987, was delivered in Dec. 2004. The retirement date of the Jazz CRJ200 fleet was extended as a result of Covid-19. In Dec. 2021 C-FIJA was flying YYZ-CLE-YYZ.

Delivered to Continental Express/Expressjet Airlines as N13988 in 2000. Continental Express merged into United Express in 2011. Withdrawn from use at Kingman, AZ in 2020.