NATO’s von Kármán Medal bestowed on Canadian researcher

Jim MacLeod, NRC researcher, awarded prestigious medal for service in research collaboration. Everyone knows that collaboration is one of the key factors in business growth; it can help to expand networks and complete large, complex projects. But accessing...

CBC's Marcy Markusa visits GLACIER

On February 26th 2015, Marcy Markusa visited the GLACIER Facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Markusa is a reporter for the CBC and co-host of the weekday morning radio show on CBC Radio One. Her article, Northern Manitoba facility to cold-test massive jet engine, recounts...

Award for TRM Leadership given to Kim Olson

This November, the Builder Award was given to Kim Olson, Senior Vice President at StandardAero, for his significant contributions to the Manitoba Aerospace Industry in several key roles. Kim is the Vice Chair of Canada’s newly launched national research network, the...

How the GLACIER Facility was built

In 2009, development began for a 150,00 lbf Gas Turbine Engine Icing Testing Facility in Thompson, Manitoba. “The facility, known as the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER), provides icing certification tests for large aviation...

Manitoba Aerospace Technology Road Map

Technology Priorities, Economic Development and the Emerson Aerospace Review Held on January 16th and 17th, 2013 at Winnipeg Manitoba Background The aerospace sector in Manitoba is a critical and thriving component of Manitoba’s and Western Canada’s economy,...