Snowbirds Alumni Association is fighting to keep the team flying

Snowbirds Alumni Association is fighting to keep the team flying

The federal government recently announced Canada's Snowbirds will be temporarily grounded after the 2026 season while the team transitions to new aircraft.

Snowbird Alumni launch campaign urging Ottawa to delay 2026 grounding of Tutor jets

The Snowbird Alumni Association is calling on Canadians to write their Members of Parliament about the grounding of the iconic planes at the end of 2026, as the federal government transitions from the CT-114 Tutor to the CT-157 Siskin II. The Association has launched their campaign, “No-pause, keep the Snowbirds flying.” The Snowbirds have been flying the Tutor jets since 1971, with the Siskin II expected to become operational in the early 2030s…

Snowbird alumni call for program scaling back, instead of cancellation

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