No Charges Will Be Laid Against Civilian Pilot Who Violated G7 Airspace During Summit

A wayward aviator whose actions forced officials to scramble 4 CF-18 Hornet combatant jets during nan G7 leaders’ summit successful Alberta earlier this twelvemonth won’t beryllium facing criminal charges.

During nan acme successful June — which included leaders from Canada, nan United States, France, Germany, Japan, nan United Kingdom, Italy and nan European Union — no-fly zones were successful spot complete Kananaskis Village and nan Calgary International Airport.

There was 1 usurpation complete Kananaskis, nan time nan leaders were group to arrive.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command deployed fighter jets to intercept nan fixed-wing civilian craft supra nan Kananaskis area and tried to get his attraction earlier resorting to last informing measures to interaction nan pilot.

Police said nan Royal Canadian Air Force and NORAD were capable to person nan man exit nan controlled airspace and directed him to onshore successful Brooks, Alta., 285 kilometres to nan east, wherever he was met by RCMP.

“The RCMP concluded their investigation pinch nary charges,” said RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney successful an email.

The findings of nan original RCMP investigation were forwarded to Transport Canada.

“Transport Canada has reviewed nan circumstances of this incident to find whether nan Canadian Aviation Regulations were followed,” said Transport Canada successful a statement.

“Transport Canada maintains strict requirements, oversight measures, and enforcement devices to guarantee compliance.”

The connection said nan section publishes a non-corporate offenders database to service arsenic a deterrent and to summation nationalist consciousness and acquisition — but to comply pinch nan Privacy Act, it excludes names and immoderate different accusation that could place individuals.

It isn’t clear if nan offending aviator would beryllium added to nan non-corporate offenders list.