CANADIAN AERONAUTICS AND SPACE INSTITUTE

CASI TORONTO FLYER JANUARY 2019, Volume 26 #3

Toronto Branch Membership Newsletter THE FLYER WILL BE PUBLISHED ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS UNTIL A NEW EDITOR VOLUNTEERS NEWSLETTER LINKS Our current Executives are: The 2019 CASI Senior Awards Click on the links below to move to Chairman other sections of the Newsletter Chris Hayball CASI is n o w accepting Vice Chair & Flyer Editor nominations for 2019 CASI Senior Local News Gillian Clinton Awards. Over the decades these Industry News Councillor A wa r d s have celebra t ed Academic News Alex Tsoulis excellence in Canadian aerospace: Museum News Treasurer a v i a t i o n , e n g i n e e r i n g , Bhavik Mody management and ingenuity. For Education Chair full details on the criteria for each UPCOMING CASI EVENTS Amir Masoud Tahvilian Award as well as nomination Secretary forms, click the button at the end Fatemeh Mousavilar of this message. THERE IS A $5 CHARGE FOR Full details are available at the NON-MEMBERS CASI website. Presentations will be made to the Our next CASI Toronto Branch SPREAD THE WORD honourees during the traditional meeting will be a tour of the Pratt CASI Senior Awards Gala & Whitney, Mississauga plant in Help us to publicize our Toronto Reception and Dinner. The Gala is late January 2019. Branch meetings. Share your being held in the ballroom of the meeting notice with friends and Sheraton Laval Hotel on the Watch our Facebook page for colleagues, and post them around evening of Wednesday May 15, information about CASI Toronto your school or workplace. 2019, as part of the program of the Branch meetings. three-day CASI AERO 2019 Conference. YOUR NEWSLETTER If you know someone or a team of CONTACT US The CASI Toronto Flyer brings you individuals deserving of recognition l o c a l a e r o s p a c e n e w s . as the recipient of one of our Get in touch with CASI Toronto Suggestions and/or contributions prestigious Awards, we strongly Branch Executive with questions, are always welcome. If you’ve encourage you to submit a comments or suggestions: been to an interesting lecture or nomination. [email protected] or want to see coverage of an Nomination deadline: on Facebook (“CASI Toronto”). aerospace business in southern Ontario, let us know. January 28, 2019 Contact information for specific Executive members and additional Contact the Editor at: event information is also available [email protected] on the CASI website. LOCAL NEWS much tougher than metal counterparts, but much lighter and heat-resistant will advance hypersonic travel. And don’t forget Mentoring the Next biology and bio-fuels! Generation of Women in Aviation In order to facilitate more girls and young women to consider aspects According to the Air Line Pilots of aviation as a future career Association International, the option, mentors are needed. At percentage of women pilots in present, there are several commercial aviation was about voluntary organizations in Canada 5.18% in 2018. This extremely low that provide a mentoring and Upcoming Meeting number of women is considerably networking role such as Canadian Information - CAHS Toronto less in other aviation related fields Women in Aviation (CWIA), BizAv Chapter Meeting as well, and therefore, begs the Young Talent Initiative, and question why this is so. Elevate Aviation.

One of the reasons most often A long time CASI member who has When: Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 noted is the scarcity of women role advanced the role of women in models who are able to provide science and engineering is Dr. Time: 1:00 PM information on the various career Catherine Mavriplis. She was Location: Canadian Forces options available in aviation related selected as the NSERC/Pratt and College, 215 Yonge Blvd. at fields if one has a basic Whitney Canada Chair for Women Wilson Avenue, Toronto, (Lt. – understanding of science, in Science and Engineering, the Gen Guy Simonds Auditorium – technology, engineering, and first woman from aviation and Ground Floor) mathematics (STEM). Given the aerospace to advocate for current emphasis on artificial advancing women in aviation and intelligence, remotely piloted aerospace. Her students are now All aviation enthusiasts are aircraft and drones, an being recognized by the Northern understanding of social science Lights Foundation as “Rising welcome! especially cognitive psychology Stars”. More CASI mentorship and applied sociology will be an vo l u n t e e r s a n d in d u s t r y added advantage. Very few participants that provide internship aviation programs attempt to opportunities will considerably integrate these subject matters enhance future gender balance in with aviation. For example, student Canadian Aviation and Aerospace. interest in mathematics and statistics can be enhanced Many thanks to K.Victor Ujimoto, considerably if integrated and Ph.D of the Commerical Aviation applied within an aviation accident Management Program at Western investigations course. University for this article. Look for more articles from Prof. Ujimoto in Contemporary aircraft today future issues. consists of thousands of new material and the next generation of aviation professionals must also have a basic understanding of chemistry and biology. The field of c e r a m i c m a t r i x p o l y m e r components (CMC) technology for commercial jet engines that are

Page 2 INDUSTRY NEWS initiative includes two actions. Bombardier Selling Q400 First, with the heavy aerospace Program to Viking investment phase successfully completed, Bombardier will right-size and redeploy its central aerospace engineering team. Key engineering team members will be Bombardier Announces Sale redeployed to the business of Non-Core Assets and segments, with the largest group Strategic Actions to moving to Business Aircraft, to Streamline the Company and ensure they have all the necessary capabilities for future Drive Productivity TORONTO – November 7, 2018 development programs. – On November 7, 2018, the TORONTO – November 8, 2018 – Bombardier will also establish a Corporation entered into a ... new Advanced Technologies definitive agreement for the sale of Focusing the Portfolio, Divesting Office (ATO), which will be led by the Q Series aircraft program Non-Core Assets François Caza, who has been assets, including aftermarket Bombardier also announced today appointed Bombardier’s Chief operations, to a wholly owned the sale of a number of non-core Technology Officer. The ATO will subsidiary of Longview Aviation assets, in line with its strategy of focus on systems design and Capital Corporation, for gross focusing on growth opportunities in engineering, including applying proceeds of approximately $300 its Transportation, Business experience from Bombardier’s million. The agreement covers all Aircraft and Aerostructures aerospace programs to its rail assets and intellectual property segments. The Company entered transportation business. and Type Certificates associated with the Dash 8 Series 100, 200 into definitive agreements for (i) In addition to right-sizing and and 300 as well as the Q400 the sale of the Q Series aircraft redeploying central engineering, program operations at the program and de Havilland Bombardier has launched a Downsview manufacturing facility trademark to a wholly owned company-wide restructuring in Ontario, Canada. The subsidiary of Longview Aviation initiative focused on optimizing transaction is expected to close by Capital Corp. for approximately production and management the second half of 2019, subject to $300 million; and (ii) the sale of processes, flattening management customary closing conditions and Business Aircraft’s flight and structures and further reducing regulatory approvals. Net proceeds technical training activities to CAE indirect costs. and the monetization of royalties for this transaction are expected at Collectively, these actions will for approximately $800 million. approximately $250 million net of result in a reduction of fees, liabilities and normal closing Both transactions are expected to approximately 5,000 positions adjustments. close by the second half of 2019, across the organization over the Viking is part of Longview. following the usual regulatory next 12 to 18 months, leading to Headquartered in Victoria, British approvals. Net proceeds from the a n n u a l i z e d s a v i n g s o f Columbia, Viking is the global transactions are expected to be approximately $250 million at full leader in utility aircraft services, approximately $900 million after run rate, which we expect by 2021. and manufacturer of the the assumption of certain liabilities, Bombardier anticipates recording a world-renowned Series 400 Twin fees, and closing adjustments. restructuring charge in 2019 of Otter. Viking is the Original Type Streamlining the Organization approximately the same amount as Certificate holder for all special items. out-of-production de Havilland Bombardier also launched a new aircraft, DHC-1 through the enterprise-wide productivity ... DHC-7, as well as the program to further streamline, lean NOTE: The complete Report is 215 and CL-415 aerial firefighters. out and simplify the Company. The available online. Viking provides exclusive global

Page 3 spare parts manufacturing and of the transaction. The Downsview product support for these fleets. site was sold by Bombardier earlier Viking will now take over the Q400 this year but, under the terms of a series. lease with the new owners and a license from Bombardier, Longview Aviation Capital production will remain on-site until Kepler’s Next Wideband Corporation, parent company to at least 2021. As part of the Satellite Reaches Orbit on Limited, a leading transaction Longview also looks the Indian Polar Satellite Canadian aircraft manufacturer, forward to welcoming Bombardier today agreed to acquire, through Launch Vehicle employees currently associated an affiliate, the entire Dash 8 with the production, support and TORONTO – November 29, 2018 program including the 100, 200 sales of the Dash 8 program. – At 04:27:30 a.m. UTC (11:47:30 and 300 series and the p . m . E S T ) , K e p l e r in-production Q400 program from “We are committed to a Communications successfully Bombardier Inc. Also included as business-as-usual approach that launched their second wideband part of the transaction are rights to will see no interruption to the satellite to low-Earth orbit (LEO) on the de Havilland name and production, delivery and support of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch trademark in an all-Canadian these outstanding aircraft,” added Vehicle (PSLV) C43 mission that transaction. Curtis. “With the entire de lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Havilland product line reunited Once completed, Longview will Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. under the same banner for the first become North America’s largest time in decades, we look forward Kepler’s latest satellite within the commercial turbo-prop aircraft to working with customers, company’s network will be used to manufacturer. suppliers and employees upon deliver service to early customers. “The Dash 8 turbo-prop is the close of the transaction to The first satellite was launched in perfect complement to our existing determine what opportunities lie January 2018. Both satellites carry portfolio of specialized aircraft ahead.” a Ku-band payload onboard that is including the Twin Otter and the Longview and Bombardier will used for wideband connectivity. Canadair CL 215 and 415 series of work closely in the period until the The third satellite will launch in water bombers,” said David Curtis, closing of the transaction to ensure 2019 and will provide narrowband CEO of Longview Aviation Capital a seamless transition for connectivity for the Internet of Corp. “We see enormous value in employees, customers, suppliers Things (IoT) devices. the de Havilland Dash 8 program, and other stakeholders with no with these aircraft in demand and Mina Mitry, CEO of Kepler, says of interruption in production, delivery in use all around the world.” the launch “This is an exciting and support of the aircraft. month for Kepler! Following our As part of the agreement, This transaction builds on recent FCC approval, the Longview will receive all assets Longview’s established track successful launch of our next and intellectual property and Type record of acquiring and satellite marks an important Certificates associated with the successfully operating significant milestone for the team to deliver Dash 8 program. Upon the closing aircraft manufacturing, parts and our network on schedule. This is of the transaction, Longview will serving programs including the but the start of our upcoming and also assume responsibility for the Twin Otter program and the regular launch cadence. We worldwide product support Canadair CL 215 and 415 continue to increase network business – covering more than waterbomber series. capacity, and deliver a more 1,000 aircraft either currently in persistent, reliable, service to our service or slated for production. The transaction is subject to typical closing conditions and the receipt customers every step a long the Longview will continue to of regulatory approvals. The sale way.” independently operate the program and transaction are expected to at the original de Havilland The lessons learned from almost a close by the second half of 2019. manufacturing site located at year of operating the first satellite Downsview, Ontario upon closing were incorporated into the

Page 4 development of the second to narrowband connectivity. With this improve the reliability. Kepler has launch on the back of receiving already demonstrated a capability FCC market access authorization to deliver upwards of 40 Mbps to and the announcement of Kepler’s 60cm diameter VSAT (Very Small 16M USD Series A round of Aperture Terminal) and over 300 financing, the company is well Instrument built by Maxar Mbps to Kepler’s 3.4m gateway in poised to take a leadership role in Technologies' MDA for Inuvik, Canada. Kepler also LEO communications. NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission became the first company to use a provides high resolution 3D wideband LEO satellite to acquire, scans of the Asteroid Bennu track, and communicate with an BRAMPTON, ON – December 10, electronically-steered antenna 2018 – MDA, a Maxar when Kepler and Phasor Technologies company, today performed their collaborative announced that the laser altimeter demonstration. Magellan Awarded CDN instrument it built for the Canadian As Kepler builds out the $140 Million Contract S p a c e A g e n c y ’ s ( C S A ) capabilities on their satellite Extension with contribution to NASA’s Origins, infrastructure, the company is also Spectral Interpretation, Resource adding capacity on their ground TORONTO – November 5, 2018 – Identification, Security, Regolith segment. In addition to their Magellan Aerospace Corporation Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission gateway deployed in Inuvik, announced today, that they have has scanned and collected its first Canada, Kepler has also recently secured a six year agreement with data set of Bennu, an asteroid in deployed ground stations on Airbus for a contract extension for our solar system. Svalbard and in New Zealand. As the manufacture of A350 XWB Launched on September 8, 2016, new ground stations and gateways centre wing box and keel beam OSIRIS-REx will study and are added, Kepler is able to detail parts. It is estimated that ultimately return a physical sample increase the reliability of their revenue generated from this work of Bennu to Earth. The CSA communication service and package will exceed CDN $140 contributed the MDA-built decrease the latency of customer million dollars over the term of the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) data delivery. contract. The package consists of a number of large structural, instrument, a scanning Light CASE was built in collaboration machined components, and will be Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) with ÅAC Clyde, and Bright manufactured by Magellan in the sensor. Powerful enough to scan Ascension Ltd. The satellite United Kingdom and supplied to Bennu from up to seven kilometers payload is Kepler's proprietary the Airbus assembly facility in away, OLA will measure the software defined radio and Nantes, France. distance between the spacecraft antenna that uses Enclustra and and Bennu by firing short pulses of A H A ( o f C o m t e c h E F ) Mr Haydn Martin, Magellan’s Vice laser light toward the asteroid and components. The satellite was President, New Business measuring the time of return flight launched by Antrix Corporation Development said, “This contract for each pulse to produce an Ltd, a wholly owned Government extension has been achieved accurate and precise 3D model of of India company, with the support through a combination of Bennu’s shape and other exterior of ISED, Canada for licensing. dem o n s t r ated operational structures. This data will be excellence and market competitive Kepler’s ultimate goal is to deliver valuable to scientists to better pricing. As a strategic partner to understand the characteristics of in-space connectivity to address the Airbus Group, Magellan the data need from space faring Bennu and will help OSIRIS-REx continues to align our technology mission planners select the optimal assets, and support the future investments and manufacturing space economy. However, location to gather a sample of the best practices to meet their current asteroid for return and analysis on Kepler’s network currently focuses and future requirements. on delivering wideband and Earth.

Page 5 “This mission is another excellent be capable of withstanding the be loaded into the Mars Ascent example of an innovative Canadian harsh atmosphere of Mars and its Vehicle. This vehicle will perform technology that supports global challenging terrain. The ‘Sample the first liftoff from Mars and carry space exploration and expands the Fetch Rover’ is planned to be part the container into Mars orbit. scientific knowledge and of the mission concepts the ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter will be discoveries for humankind,” said European Space Agency (ESA) is the third launch in this campaign to Mike Greenley, group president of exploring with NASA for an Mars and it is timed to capture the M D A . “ M D A h a s a n international Mars Sample Return basketball-size sample container industry-leading space portfolio campaign between 2020 and orbiting Mars. The spacecraft will with expertise in space robotics, 2030. The new contract is one of a then return to Earth, where it will sen s o r s and exploration number of innovative programs release the entry capsule, allowing capabilities, further enhanced by MDA’s space systems is extensive analyses of the samples our recent acquisition of Neptec, supporting. in laboratories with varied scientific whose powerful and versatile “MDA’s unparalleled flight heritage equipment too large to take to sensor and vision systems and end-to-end system capabilities Mars. augment the functionality of robotic in robotic systems provides a solid systems and deliver guidance and The Mars 2020-2030 mission foundation for new missions to navigation information for space addresses high-priority science explore planets, asteroids and vehicles.” goals for Mars exploration, other bodies in the solar system,” including key questions about the The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft said Mike Greenley, group potential for life on Mars. The arrived at Bennu on December 3, president of MDA. “As a global mission also provides opportunities 2018, with OLA beginning its leader in technology and products to gather knowledge and scans shortly thereafter. After the for space, MDA pushes the demonstrate technologies that sample site is selected, a sample boundaries in advancing address the challenges of future is set to be collected in July 2020. spaceflight and exploration: from human expeditions to Mars. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will sensors and vision systems, to begin its return journey in March robotic arms and autonomous 2021, and deliver the sample back robotics to planetary science Maxar Technologies' MDA to to Earth in September of 2023. instruments.” Design Lunar Rover Concept Under the Mars Sample Return for Canadian Space Agency campaign, three launches are Maxar's MDA Selected to planned to accomplish the tasks of BRAMPTON, ON – October 29, Provide Subsystem Designs landing on the red planet and 2018 – MDA, a Maxar for Next-Generation finding, collecting, storing samples, Technologies company, today International Mars Rover and returning them to Earth. The announced that it has been Mission first of the launches under the selected by the Canadian Space NASA’s Mars 2020 mission will Agency (CSA) to provide a BRAMPTON, ON – December 4, explore the surface and rigorously conceptual design of a lunar rover 2018 – MDA, a Maxar document and store a set of for science exploration and to Technologies company (NYSE: samples in canisters to be prepare for human missions on the MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), announced retrieved later for flight to Earth. lunar surface. As part of MDA’s today that it was selected by The second launch will send the concept, the rover would be Airbus to provide a conceptual Sample Return Lander mission to engineered to travel up to 600 km design of a rover mobility system land a platform near the Mars 2020 over its lifetime in the harsh lunar and sample acquisition system site. From here, the rover will environment via tele-robotic control planned to explore Mars and retrieve the stored samples. and advanced autonomous mode, acquire samples that will be relying on artificial intelligence returned to Earth. The rover, a Once the Sample Fetch Rover has controlled from the proposed small vehicle approximately 1 collected the samples, it will return Lunar Gateway and from Earth. metre wide by 1.5 metres long, will to the lander platform so they can

Page 6 The proposed lunar rover concept on the surface as early as the late broaden their professional would conduct expeditions on the 2020s. In preparation for these networks, receive practical advice far side of the moon near the landings, this study will define a and form a support network to help South Pole region using a robotic plan to land the rover by the guide them through their career. arm and a sample capture system mid-2020 timeframe. Mentors, both male and female, to collect samples, carrying a suite will motivate and inspire women to Key challenges for the rover of science instruments up to 120 pursue opportunities in aviation include operating during the hot kg. The rover would then return to and aerospace while enhancing lunar day and cold lunar night, its lander and deposit the samples t h e i r l e a d e r s h i p a n d each of which lasts approximately into a small rocket known as an communication skills. 14 consecutive Earth days. The ascent vehicle that will carry them lunar dust is unlike the dirt and soil “ W o m e n a r e g e n e r a l l y to the Gateway. The samples found anywhere on Earth and underrepresented in aviation and would later be returned to Earth for affects moving parts and optical aerospace. The Northern Lights analysis to improve our coatings and can be problematic Mentorship Program helps break understanding of the moon and the for navigation. MDA will leverage down barriers by connecting early formation of our solar system experience gained in development women with mentors who know the to prepare for extended human of elements of the ExoMars rover, industry and generally have a presence beyond Low Earth Orbit. scheduled to launch in 2020, in passion for what they do and want Advancing science is a major goal development of the Lunar rover. to share it with other aviation of this mission and for the rover, enthusiasts,” said Robert Deluce, the sample selection could utilize MDA is partnering with leading president and CEO of Porter MDA-developed sensors for Canadian companies for this Airlines. “There are many sample selection. study: Magellan Aerospace, opportunities within aviation - from Mission Control Space Services “MDA’s innovative robotic solutions being a pilot, to a maintenance Inc. and Deltion Innovations Ltd. have been expanding our engineer or dispatcher - having understanding of space since the someone to help navigate the path 1980s, with the space shuttles’ forward is invaluable.” Canadarms and the International The Northern Lights Mentorship Space Station’s Mobile Servicing Program focuses on three phases System, comprised of Canadarm2, of career planning and connects a highly dexterous two-armed participants with mentors who can robotic arm known as “Dextre” and best support them: the Mobile Base System,” said Mike Greenley, group president of 1. Considering a career within MDA. “The development of the aviation and aerospace Lunar Gateway and lunar rover are Porter Airlines Sponsors (imagining) critical next steps in deep space Northern Lights Mentorship 2. Training and development exploration, and MDA is proud to Program (training) support these initiatives and advance Canada’s leading position TORONTO – November 26, 2018 3. Established within the industry in space.” – Porter Airlines is sponsoring a (developing) new mentorship program with The The rover concept design forms “It is so important, in the pursuit of Northern Lights Aero Foundation part of a larger study that includes bringing in and retaining more to attract and retain more women contributions from the European women in this industry, to have a in aviation and aerospace. Space Agency, the Japanese tool whereby they can have Space Agency and the Canadian The Northern Lights Mentorship mentors suited to their needs, Space Agency, with the objective Program is designed to connect whether it is in simply considering of preparing technologies and aspiring and experienced aviation a career, the struggles in training operations for landing astronauts professionals. Participants will or discovering new pathways,” said Joy Parker Blackwood, President,

Page 7 Northern Lights Aero Foundation. for the overall industry. Porter has technical requirements. “The new mentorship program the highest percentage of female Nancy Barber, Bombardier's supports our mission to create pilots in Canada. Global Program Manager, praised career opportunities in aviation and the work of the suppliers: "With aerospace for Canadian women.” certification, we have turned our “Throughout the various stages of goal of redefining business travel my professional life, my mentors into a reality. The Global 7500 have helped me in countless ways aircraft is the largest and make informed decisions about my longest-range business aircraft career choices and allowed me to ever built. […]An accomplishment Bombardier Global 7500 build a network of immeasurable this significant, from clean-sheet connections. Their advice and Business Jet Received design to certification, would not willingness to share their personal Transport Canada have been possible without the experiences with me were Certification passion, ingenuity, professionalism constant sources of inspiration and AJAX, ON – October 10, 2018 – and hard work of our valued support and I feel it is my duty to On September 28th, 2018, suppliers." pay it forward by mentoring others Transport Canada issued the Type Bombardier and Safran Landing so they too can succeed,’ said Eva Certification for the Global 7500 Systems will now move their focus Martinez, Vice President, Business Jet to Bombardier. to the next major milestone of In-Service Support, PAL Safran Landing Systems is proud Entry into Service (EIS), which is Aerospace. “One of the benefits of to have contributed to this success targeted for the end of 2018. mentoring is the invaluable with its many equipment on the relationships that develop over aircraft. time. These help me become a better person, role model and The Global 7500 is the new leader.” long-range Business Jet from ACADEMIC NEWS C a n a d i a n m a n u f a c t u r e r Porter’s sponsorship of the Bombardier. The aircraft received mentorship program includes type certification from Transport funds and in-kind services for its Canada on Friday, September development and design. The 28th, 2018, during a ceremony program launched at the Northern held at its Global Finishing Centre Lights Awards Gala on September in Dorval. This milestone comes at 29; an annual event honouring the end of a flight test program outstanding women in Canadian that ran from November 2016 to CAE Opens CAE Women in aviation and aerospace. September 2018, during which the Flight Scholarship Join The Northern Lights aircraft exceeded all its initial Applications Mentorship Program as a mentor performance expectations. or mentee by visiting the website. TORONTO – December 17, 2018 Safran Landing Systems provides – CAE announced today the Porter’s support of the Northern several pieces of equipment on opening of applications for the Lights Aero Foundation stems this aircraft: the Nose Landing CAE Women in Flight scholarship from its Women Soar at Porter Gear, Main Landing Gears and program in collaboration with five program, which launched in 2016. f i f t y - f o u r S y s t e m s leading global airlines. Five full The program is led by dedicated Components/LRUs for the aircraft. scholarships, covering the entire Porter volunteers who actively This certification attests that the cost of a cadet pilot training promote opportunities that exist for aircraft meets all applicable program, including accommodation women in aviation. At Porter, t e c h n i c a l a i r w o r t h i n e s s and travel, will be awarded to f e m a l e p i l o t s r e p r e s e n t requirements and that it complies outstanding female ambassadors approximately 13% of the total with customer standards or to become role models and to group, versus approximately 5%

Page 8 inspire more women to join the become aviation role models and pilot profession. Upon successful inspire even more women to join completion of their training the pilot profession. Eligible female program, the selected candidates candidates who meet the will have the opportunity to secure requirements of the selected their first pilot job and fly for one of airline’s current cadet program and New Innovation Hub Shifts the following airlines: Aeromexico, of the scholarship are invited to Applied Research Off AirAsia, CityJet, easyJet, or a fifth submit their applications via CAE’s Campus operator which will be unveiled in website at cae.com/womeninflight. TORONTO – November 30, 2018 the upcoming weeks, subject to More details about the program – Key stakeholders from industry certain conditions. and the selection process can also and funding partners gathered to be found online. “As part of this first edition, CAE officially open Centennial College’s will provide financial support to Innovation Hub in a Scarborough aspiring female pilots by awarding commercial office building on five full scholarships to one of November 29. The leased CAE’s selected airline-mentored storefront consists of 4,500-sq.-ft. cadet pilot training programs of collaborative space tailored for across our global training industry-college applied research network," said Nick Leontidis, activities, located within walking CAE’s Group President, Civil distance of Progress Campus. Aviation Training Solutions. “Over The space is designed for students the next decade, the civil aviation to work on industry-led projects in industry will need over 300,000 three critical fields: aerospace, new pilots. With women currently hea lt h t e c hn olog ies and representing less than 5% of cybersecurity. College students pilots, we want to take a proactive 2019 CASI Scholarships are paid on a part-time basis for approach to promote a better their participation. Among several gender balance and tap into a CASI is currently accepting other projects, they have been wider pool of talent. We are applications for both the Elvie L. using the Hub since September to looking for dedicated candidates Smith Scholarship and the Charles investigate electrically-actuated who can inspire a new generation Luttman Scholarship. aircraft landing gear with Safran of professional pilots, and we look Nominees must be Canadian Landing Systems. forward to accompany these future citizens and a Student Member in ambassadors, and passionate good standing of CASI. Applicants women throughout their journey.” must be entering the last year of CAE’s Women in Flight scholarship undergraduate studies in the year program is a competitive program the student receives the seeking for female ambassadors scholarship. who demonstrate leadership skills, For full details on the criteria for active involvement in their each Scholarship as well as communities, perseverance and “When the college realized that the nomination forms, see the CASI who are passionate about aviation. research space allotted for this website. The program encourages work was too limited on campus, it passionate and exceptional women searched outside for new space to to accomplish their goal of solve the problem,” noted Kyle becoming professional pilots. CAE Schmidt, Vice President, Product will follow selected candidates on D e v e l o p m e n t a n d R & T their journey to the flight deck and Engineering at Safran Landing give them the opportunity to S y s t e m s C a n a d a . T h e manufacturer has been working on

Page 9 electrified landing gear for 15 innovation. “I was 20 years old before I even years, and came to Centennial to set foot in a real jet,” says Scott. The Innovation Hub is an engage its students in certain “The opportunity to study aviation outgrowth of the college’s Applied aspects of the applied research. and expand my worldview was Research, Innovation and very exciting.” “We’ve been impressed with the Entrepreneurship Services energy the students have brought (ARIES). Centennial College As a student in the program’s very to the work,” Schmidt told the continues to enhance its applied first Aviation Management intake, approximately 100 guests who had research portfolio by attracting $7 he credits Georgian’s three co-op come to tour the new space. million in funding in 2017, a placements for providing him the “Working with Centennial on this significant increase that places extensive fieldwork, which helped project provides a great Centennial seventh in Canada him gain real, hands-on opportunity to find our future a c c o r d i n g t o R e s e a r c h experience and build invaluable employees.” Infosource’s annual ranking of relationships in the industry. Canada’s Top 50 research The Innovation Hub’s flexible, “Because of the co-op, I landed colleges. open space is conducive to directly in my field and it put the collaborative work between groups foundation in place for my entire of people and can be easily career,” says Scott. reconfigured. It features a After graduating in 1989, he went prototyping lab with powerful on to work in executive sales for computer-aided design (CAD) Ad Opt technologies, where he stations, and a cybersecurity lab helped to introduce some of the that is isolated to enable testing in Georgian Grad Takes Career first airline crew management a secure environment. to New Heights optimization software to airlines Cybersecurity is a rapidly BARRIE – December 11, 2018 – around the world. expanding field that prompted Scott Groh has been helping to Scott now works as Vice President Centennial to launch a graduate shape the aviation industry for of Crew Resources with WestJet certificate program for college and more than 30 years. Having grown Airlines. In this role, he oversees a university graduates looking for a up in the small Ontario town of dynamic operating schedule, which specialty skill set. Centennial also Port Elgin on the shores of Lake spans 11 time zones and includes established the Wearable, Huron, he admits that he began more than 120 aircraft. As a I n t e r a c t i v e a n d M o b i l e his aviation journey with very little member of WestJet’s senior Technologies Access Centre in experience with aircraft. executive team, one of Scott’s Healthcare (WIMTACH), which priorities is helping the Canadian assists enterprises in the wearable airline expand operations technology sector in the east throughout the Americas, GTA’s innovation ecosystem. Caribbean and Europe. Representatives from NSERC and Prior to WestJet, he spent 14 the Ontario Centres of Excellence years in the Middle East, working (OCE) were on hand to tour the in leadership roles with Gulf Air, facilities at 305 Milner Avenue and Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. to speak with students. The Scott held leadership positions at a Natural Sciences and Engineering time when these airlines were Research Council of Canada pursuing aggressive expansion (NSERC) is a federal government plans, and helped to establish agency that provides research them as global players in the funding for the natural sciences airline industry. Under his direction and engineering. OCE connects and planning, he oversaw the entrepreneurs, industry, academia introduction of the Airbus A380 – and investors to commercialize

Page 10 the world’s largest passenger Ryerson Engineering Student providers. Racing to offer aircraft. Society and the Ryerson space-based Earth imaging, Leadership Lab. communications, connectivity, Scott was also a leader during and/or monitoring services (to some very challenging moments in name a few) at viable price points, the airline industry. While working these NewSpace ventures have as the Manager of Crew taken the extraordinary step of Resources with Gulf Air, he b r i n g i n g s m a l l s a t e l l i t e worked on logistics for emergency manufacturing operations inhouse. evacuation flights during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War in Lebanon, and his leadership has helped shape policy in the post-9/11 era. Scott is often invited to speak at industry events and conferences, Photo by Dave Leross and accepts the opportunity to Hadfield is the first Canadian to share his extensive industry walk in space, has flown two space knowledge whenever possible. shuttle missions and served as With the NewSpace revolution Wherever his career takes him commander of the International hitting its stride, the question has next, he notes, “The square root of Space Station. He announced his been posed: What role, if any, will my success started with Georgian retirement in July 2013, ending a microspace developers like SFL College.” 35-year career as a military pilot and other small satellite and astronaut. manufacturers play in this new By Antoinette Mercurio era? We believe the answer to this question will be driven by the need for innovation and timing. When SFL was established in 1998, microsatellites existed but were still considered novelties with limited practical utility due to a lack Canadian Astronaut Chris of attitude control technologies. Hadfield Reveals He’s a Man Our lab was created to break through the microsatellite utility of Many Talents at What is the Role of Engineering Conference barrier with development and 2003 Microspace Companies in launch of a 57-kilogram space TORONTO – November 8, 2018 – the NewSpace Revolution? telescope for Canada called Community members were treated TORONTO – December 10, 2018 MOST. to an inspiring and insightful talk – Ever since Space Flight No sooner had the microsatellite by world-renowned astronaut Chris Laboratory (SFL) opened its doors market begun heating up than Hadfield on November 2. 20 years ago at the University of people naturally started asking Hosted by the George Vari Toronto Institute for Aerospace what could be done with even Innovation Conference (GVIC), Studies (UTIAS), innovations in smaller platforms — cubesats and “Beyond the Horizon: The Hadfield microspace technologies have led nanosatellites. At SFL, we soon Experience” featured the Canadian to one satellite revolution after found ourselves working on the space commander to motivate and another. envelope pushing CanX program, guide attendees to becoming Today, the satellite industry is in in which we developed high changemakers in society. The the midst of the NewSpace performance attitude control and event was produced by the Faculty revolution, dominated not by autonomous formation flight of Engineering and Architectural satellite developers, but by service technologies for use with sub-10 Science in collaboration with the

Page 11 kilogramplatforms no bigger than NewSpace company will have to not the construction of satellites. shoeboxes. innovate or die. Under this scenario, NewSpace companies will compensate for The barrier to practical and One option is to stand up an innovation in the form of financially viable nanosatellite inhouse innovation team, but this prototypes and then pay utility had been broken, and is an expensive route that will reasonable licensing fees for each another era in microspace had undermine its cost-sensitive satellite manufactured according to begun. business model. NewSpace the newly developed design. companies are likely to find it NewSpace may be considered a unnecessary to carry the cost of Overall, we view the burgeoning spin-off from “microspace,” where feeding a top-notch satellite design NewSpace business not as a small satellites are being team if they don’t need new competitor, but as a new revenue manufactured not as end products satellite designs every year. In source that will complement the but as platforms to provide contrast, satellite design is what traditional — and growing — space-based services. These microspace companies do on a market for smaller satellites that integrated companies directly continual basis, for many different yield fast returns on investment. At manage larger verticals, including applications and mission SFL, we expect to continue playing the marketing and sales of the challenges. an important role in NewSpace services as well as construction and whatever satellite era comes and operation of the satellites. The need for innovation will grow next. NewSpace companies are data with time. Eventually NewSpace service providers that keep companies may want to turn to By Robert E. Zee, PhD, director at manufacturing inhouse as a way of proven microspace organizations S p a c e F l i g h t L a b o r a t o r y ’s controlling costs. Indeed, its where innovation is an everyday Microsatellite Sciences and business models are predicated occurrence. This can only happen Technology Centre at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace upon stringent cost-effectiveness if microspace organizations also Studies. in highly competitive markets. make changes to its business models and adapt to a different set Have NewSpace ventures of needs that embodies displaced the need for smallsat New Early-career NewSpace. So, there is work to be developers like SFL whose product Professorships Accelerate done by both NewSpace is the satellite itself? companies and microspace Innovation in Engineering We don’t believe so — at least not organizations to achieve mutual Education and Research in the long term. The simple benefit. TORONTO – November 20, 2018 reason is the smallsat developer Microspace or g a n iza t ions – Twenty-seven U of T business model is built around themselves must develop new Engineering assistant professors innovation, not manufacturing. approaches that bridge its have been appointed to Innovation — the ability to develop bespoke, labor intensive formulas early-career professorships across a succession of smaller satellites, with semi-automated or automated three new programs for tenure- each more advanced than the mass manufacturing. SFL and and teaching-stream faculty previous - is what has allowed SFL other developers of smaller members. The professorships, and other microspace developers satellites will have to shift some of created by Dean Cristina Amon, to thrive. our revenue stream away from will enhance research in emerging The challenge to the NewSpace manufacturing because NewSpace areas and practices in engineering service providers will come from organizations will keep mass education across the Faculty. competition. As its manufacturing production of satellites inhouse. The new programs are the Dean’s group churns out one satellite after With lower manufacturing profits Spark Professorships (DSP), another, a competitor will arrive on from NewSpace relationships, Catalyst Professorships (DCP) and the scene with satellites that microspace developers will need to Emerging Innovation in Teaching provide the same services, only re-write contracts so that revenues Professorships (DEIP). The better or less expensively. The are paid for the innovation itself, appointed professors were

Page 12 selected for their demonstrated announcement was made by The learning to make robots more commitment to several of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, capable and safer, to be used to priorities outlined in the Faculty’s Minister of Science and Sport, at advance our society.” 2017-2022 Academic Plan. the University of Toronto’s St. As the head of U of T George Campus. “Our professors are pioneering Engineering’s Dynamic Systems emerging research and designing Lab and associate director of the new engineering education Centre for Aerial Robotics pedagogies that are a model for Research and Education other universities around the (CARRE), Schoellig conducts world,” says Amon. “These research combining robotics, professorships will further controls and machine learning. Her accelerate their innovative goals include enhancing the research and teaching, and performance and autonomy of enhance their ability to deliver robots by enabling them to learn o u t s t a n d i n g e d u c a t i o n a l from past experiments and from The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, experiences for our students.” Minister of Science and Sport, takes a each other. She was also recently named a Vector Institute Faculty ... closer look at Professor Angela Schoellig’s “robotic swarming” drones, Affiliate, an initiative that brings Recipients of the DCP have served which are designed to be together leading researchers in at least four years in their self-contained units that can deep learning, machine learning appointment. They are awarded an communicate and observe its and artificial intelligence (AI) from annual grant of $75,000 per year closest-neighbour robots and make across Ontario. over three years. Jonathan Kelly decisions based on its own ... (UTIAS) earned the DCP to observations. Photo by Tristan enhance his research and teaching McGuirk Read the full article. in robotics. “The chairholders we are celebrating today are leaders who “Robotics is growing exponentially are improving our depth of and our students are at the knowledg e, streng thening forefront of this exciting field,” says Canada’s social fabric and helping Kelly. “The DCP will help to ensure to train the next generation of that we have the ability to equip researchers,” said Duncan. our students with an unparalleled “People like Professor Angela set of technical skills, which will Schoellig, whose impressive York University Research to position them as leaders in the robotics work we are shining a discipline.” Start with Canadian spotlight on today.” Astronaut in Space Read the full article. Schoellig, who was named the TORONTO – November 28, 2018 Canada Research Chair in – Canadian Space Agency Machine Learning for Robotics and astronaut David Saint-Jacques is U of T Engineering Faculty Control, brought along several launching to the International Named Canada Research types of flying robots — also Space Station (ISS) on Dec. 3, and Chairs known as drones — to showcase soon after his arrival, some to Duncan and other attendees. important research from York TORONTO – November 13, 2018 “I’m very honoured to receive this University Professor Laurence – Professors Angela Schoellig recognition, which will enable me Harris will begin. This effort could (UTIAS) and Piero Triverio (ECE) and my team to do fundamental one day help research in the areas have been awarded new and research at the intersection of of Parkinson’s disease, stroke renewed Canada Research Chairs machine learning, artificial recovery, damaged organs, aging (CRC), respectively, by the intelligence and robotics,” she and remote robots used for Canadian federal government. The said. “We hope to use machine surgery.

Page 13 The VECTION research team is While in space, each astronaut will led by Harris, and includes do three virtual reality tasks Professors Michael Jenkin and focused on three areas of study: Robert Allison from the the perception of orientation after Department of Electrical accelerating motion, the perception Engineering & Computer Science of self-motion and the perception in York’s Lassonde School of of distance. Each experiment will Engineering, as well as involve the astronauts being lightly postdoctoral student Nils Bury and held in a restraint system to stop graduate student Meaghan them from drifting into the walls of McManus. They want to learn how the ISS while wearing a virtual visual information creates the reality head-mounted display feeling of self-motion in (HMD), ear plugs and a neck brace weightlessness. to keep their head steady. The HMD will be attached to a laptop The teams also wants to examine computer by means of a cable and whether astronauts’ perception of they will indicate what they their surroundings is affected by perceive using a finger mouse. Harris is leading a virtual reality weightlessness, and create a experiment, some equipment for model of how space impacts the Harris and his team need results which recently travelled to the ISS way we process visual information. from seven astronauts, which will on NASA’s Northrop Grumman’s Their experiment may enhance take two to three years to collect. commercial resupply mission. medical research focused on The team will then analyze their While Harris will remain on earth, finding potential treatments for findings to answer the important his research will investigate the diseases, enhancing medical questions about the effects of effects of microgravity on procedures and improving the space on perception that are being astronauts’ perception of their quality of life for people who are asked by the VECTION space motion. sick. mission. “It is vital for us to understand how “This experiment may be the we perceive information in space,” missing piece of the puzzle to help said Harris, a professor of us better understand disorders that psychology in the Faculty of Health affect movement and posture like and director of York’s Centre for Parkinson’s disease,” said Harris. Vision Research. “We want to see “Virtual reality applications may how going on long space flights help people recovering from a will impact an astronaut’s stroke or with damage to the perception of motion. Our ultimate sense organs that help with goal is to develop a model of an balance. Perhaps this research will astronaut’s perception of motion give us deeper knowledge of the and body position and how the effects of aging on perception or perceived distance to objects how to improve technologies like changes in space.” remotely operated robots used in The experiment is a collaboration surgery.” with the Canadian Space Agency. The experiments will take place It is aptly named VECTION, which aboard the ISS and will be is the feeling that you are in motion supported by control experiments caused by seeing the visual scene conducted on Earth at York. moving, even while you are Saint-Jacques will be the first crew immobile. member to take part in the experiment.

Page 14 MUSEUM NEWS CANADIAN AIR AND SPACE gear. All fixtures (cradle, iron CONSERVANCY support for nose) are now stored with the Replica at Edenvale in a [formerly Canadian Air & Space weather-proof hanger. CANADIAN WARPLANE Museum] Plans are for the Replica to be HERITAGE www.casmuseum.org moved inside a weather sealed h a n g e r at Edenvale b y On the Move to the New Wednesday, December 5. On the same day at PIA, Mx Aerospace Home Services will assist with access to the tail, wing tips and weapons pack: to be loaded onto a flatbed truck for shipping to Edenvale for storage with the Replica. All photos by Terry Ward, CASC

TORONTO – December 4, 2018 – On the morning of Monday, www.warplane.com Former Toronto Aerospace December 3, 2018, the collection’s Museum Secures New full-scale AVRO Arrow Replica was Airport Home Nothing new to report. prepared for shipment to the collection’s new home at Edenvale. TORONTO – November 14, 2018 – After seven years circling the skies in search of a safe haven, NATIONAL AIR FORCE the former Toronto Aerospace MUSEUM OF CANADA Museum has finally touched down with its historic aircraft collection at Edenvale Aerodrome (airport code Three heavy tow motors lifted the CNV8), some 100 kilometres (63 Replica while the nose gear was miles) northwest of Toronto. replaced with an iron support used The first truckloads of aircraft and for the earlier moves: under the artifacts started to arrive at guidance of Vince Malfara (CASC). Edenvale in early November and It was lifted onto a flatbed trailer, the museum’s full-scale Avro then driven out of the secure zone Arrow replica will move from airforcemuseum.ca of the Pearson property to the Toronto Pearson International staging area. The Replica left for Airport to Edenvale at a later date. Edenvale at 12 midnight. This is good news in Canada’s air Nothing new to report. It arrived in Edenvale about 5am and space heritage community on Tuesday, December 4. The since it confirms that the non-profit lifting of the Replica off of the museum has overcome major trailer and lowering to the ground existential threats and can now by large crane truck (provided by focus on the future. Abrams Towing) was filmed by the TV program “Heavy Rescue 401” “The circumstances demanded (Discovery Canada) for possible that we focused on asset broadcast at a later date. conservancy as the core mission of the museum, knowing the MATCOM re-attached the nose unlikelihood of securing viable and

Page 15 stable display space in the short LOCAL CASI term,” said Ian McDougall, the chairman of the museum. CORPORATE As the museum collection moves PARTNERS to Edenvale, the museum has been rebranded as the “Canadian Air & Space Conservancy.” Edenvale is an ideal site to display the museum collection and host special events again. The airport has three runways (up to 4,000 feet in length) and is already home to two aviation heritage groups. The museum recognizes that its future success will depend on partnering with similar community and national organizations such as museums in Ottawa and Trenton. In future, it will make artefacts from the collection available to other like-minded organizations and other venues on a loan or exchange basis, expand its aircraft, artefact and archive collection, and resume aircraft restoration activities once facilities become available. By Kenneth I. Swartz

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