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Snowbirds Grounded: New Aircraft, Safer Skies
Published 4 days, 13 hours ago
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Canadas iconic Snowbirds aerobatic team faces retirement after 2026, following a series of tragic incidents with their vintage Tutor jets. The government plans to replace them with new Siskin IIs, but the team wont be back in the air until the early 2030s. This decision comes after a history marked by nine fatalities and several serious incidents, highlighting the risks of high-stakes aerial performances.
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