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The Canadian Aviation Expo (CAE) was Canada's largest aviation event, combining a three-day tradeshow with a
Canadian Aviation Expo
Aviation in Canada Former aviation exhibitions
The Canadian Aviation Expo (CAE) was Canada's largest aviation event, combining a three-day tradeshow with a fly-in
A fly-in is a pre-arranged gathering of aircraft, pilots and passengers for recreational and social purposes.
Fly-ins may be formally or informally organised, members of the public may or may not be invited, the gathering may be at an airport or ...
. Except for 2007 it included an airshow. The Expo was held annually at the beginning of May at the Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport in Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
. The event attracted about 20,000 visitors per year.
History
The event was started as the ''Toronto Aviation & Aircraft Show'' in 1993 by Toronto Air Traffic Controller Eamonn Flynn, and was held at the Toronto International Centre, adjacent Toronto Pearson International Airport. In 1994, requiring a greatly increased display area, it was moved to the Canadian Airlines hangar atToronto Pearson International Airport
Lester B. Pearson International Airport , commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surro ...
, and later to accommodate a fly-in aspect of the show, moved to Downsview Airport
Downsview Airport was located in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An air field, then air force base, it had been a testing facility for Bombardier Aerospace from 1994 to 2018. Bombardier has sold the facility and manufacturi ...
in north Toronto. The business was purchased prior to the 2001 show by Stephen Wilcox. The move to the Oshawa Airport
Oshawa Executive Airport is a municipal airport adjacent to the north end of the city of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the busiest general aviation airport without scheduled airline service in the Greater Toronto Area by aircraft movements and ...
was made in 2002 and the name was changed to ''Canadian Aviation Expo'' at the same time.
In 2009 the Expo moved from Oshawa Airport to Hamilton Airport where it used the facilities of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is an aviation museum located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada. The museum has 47 military jets and propeller-driven aircraft on display.
Displayed is a co ...
in a joint show.
The event has not been held since 2014.
Management
Principals in the operation of the show since 2002 have been Stephen Wilcox, Steve Nichols and John Green.Sponsors
The Expo's major sponsor since 2002 has been Breitling. A major supporter of this event is theCanadian Owners and Pilots Association
The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) (french: Association canadienne des pilotes et propriétaires d'aéronefs) is a federally registered not-for-profit association that provides information and advocacy services for Canadian pil ...
who held their annual convention in conjunction with the CAE in both 2003 and 2006.
See also
*History of aviation in Canada
The history of aviation in Canada begins with the first manned flight in a balloon at Saint John, New Brunswick in 1840. The development of the aviation industry in Canada was shaped by the interplay of Canadian national ambitions, national and i ...
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Canadian Aviation Expo
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