Billy Bishop

• Carney says possibility of jets at Billy Bishop airport not nixed ‘forever’

  Prime Minister Mark Carney's government rejected Ford's vision last month following a consultation largely opposed to the idea of jets.

  Canada

  Aug 5
  
• Federal government halts Billy Bishop Airport expansion

  Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said the province remains committed to advancing airport expansion.

  Canada

  Jul 24
  
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• ‘I’ve never seen anything like this before’: Plane unexpectedly lands on Ajax, Ont. street

  A couple recounts their Monday night after witnessing a small aircraft's emergency landing on the streets of Ajax.

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  Jan 16, 2024
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• Pierre Poilievre wants runway at Toronto Island airport extended

  Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre says he wants to see the runway at the Toronto Island airport expanded so that jets can fly in and out of downtown Toronto.

  Politics

  Jul 21, 2022
• Air Transat and Porter Airlines ink code-sharing deal ahead of summer travel season

  The deal between the two Canadian airlines enables travellers to combine flight segments on a single ticket and check their baggage just once.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2022
• No injuries reported in small plane crash at Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport

  A small single-engine plane was trying to land on the main runway at 3 p.m., Wednesday when the nose gear collapsed, a spokesperson says.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2018
• Exploring Toronto’s little-known Remembrance Day history

  Toronto is filled with war monuments and cenotaphs, but the city boasts many more lesser-known commemorations of Canada’s triumphs in the First and Second World Wars.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2015
• First look: Billy Bishop plane greets island airport tunnel passengers

  Beginning Thursday, passengers arriving at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport will be welcomed by the namesake pilot's Nieuport 17 fighter plane.

  Jul 27, 2015
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• Tory may be barred from island airport expansion vote if elected mayor

  John Tory may not be able to vote on the controversial expansion of Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport if he's elected mayor.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2014
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• Toronto council votes for more study of proposed island airport expansion

  Toronto city council has voted unanimously, 44-0, to further study a plan that would see the runways at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport expanded to accommodate jets.

  Apr 2, 2014