A.V. Roe and Company (Avro) was one of the first aircraft builders in the world. It was founded on January 1, 1910, in Manchester by Alliott Verdon Roe and his brother Humphrey. Humphrey handled the ...

When John Diefenbaker terminated the dream-big RCAF project to build a supersonic jet that could intercept nuclear-armed Russian bombers in the Arctic battle zone, 14,500 Canadians immediately lost ...

Britain's three V-bombers were created as part of Britain's nuclear deterrent in the Cold War. Of these, the Vulcan is the best known. Despite the grim primary reason for the Avro Vulcan bomber - ...

As the Cold War took shape, Canada faced a stark reality as the shortest route for Soviet bombers to reach North America ran ...

Summary: The Avro Arrow was a cutting-edge Canadian interceptor developed in the 1950s to counter the Soviet bomber threat. -Despite its advanced capabilities, including the ability to exceed Mach 2, ...

Scale Model Flight Test Prototypes Sunk in Lake May Provide Clues to Mystery. The Canadian-built CF-105 Avro Arrow is many things in aviation history, but more than anything else, it is an enigma.

The procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday marks the culmination of a decade-long process by ...

Unless you're a fan of war gaming or a particularly studious aviation geek, you think of either the Avro Lancaster or the Supermarine Spitfire when WWII British Warbirds come to mind, and not much of ...

Following the recent sale of an Avro RJ 85 to the Bahrain Defence Force, Peregrine Aviation Leasing Company Limited, a subsidiary of Air Malta, has leased three more Avro aircraft, Air Malta said ...

The Avro RJ has bowed out of service with Swiss International Air Lines, 27 years after the four-engined jet made its Swiss debut with the airline's predecessor Crossair in BAe 146 form. Following its ...