- Top Aces provides support for Habitat for Humanity
- Celebrating Aboriginal partnership milestone with $14.5 million in revenue shared to date
- GSH Northlinx partners open Yellowknife bases
- Revenue from Coast Fraser Tower fire donated to Fallen Firefighters Fund
- GSH Secures Contract with Enbridge Pipelines NW Inc.
- Prime Minister Harper opens the Dryden Airshow.
- Great Slave Helicopters Inks Fire Services Contract with Manitoba
- Great Slave Helicopters wins Two-Year Newmont Mining Contract
- Air Tindi Granted Diavik Diamond Mines Contract Extension
- Great Slave Helicopters Expands to Peru
- Top Aces Red Air Force
- Dehcho Regional Helicopters celebrates Business of the Year Award
Welcome to Discovery Air
Founded in 2004, Discovery Air Inc. is a specialty aviation services company operating across Canada and in select locations internationally. With over 130 aircraft, it is one of the largest air operators in Canada, employing 450 flight crew, maintainers and support staff to deliver a variety of air transport and logistics solutions to a wide range of government and business customers. The Company’s Government Services segment includes two subsidiaries: Top Aces Inc., which delivers airborne training and special mission services to the Canadian military; and Hicks & Lawrence, a primary supplier of airborne fire management services to the Ontario government and charter services to government agencies and corporate customers. The Company’s Northern Services segment includes three subsidiaries: Great Slave Helicopters, the second-largest VFR helicopter operator in the country; Air Tindi, a fixed-wing aircraft charter provider primarily based in Northern Canada; and Discovery Mining Services, which constructs and rents all-weather exploration camps and provides expediting and logistical support services.
Did you know?
... that Discovery Air is always looking for great ideas? If you think you have a great idea that we should examine, submit it and you could be eligible for a reward. We're giving away prizes from a DA golf shirt to a thrilling ride in an Alpha Jet! Submit your ideas to: ideas@discoveryair.com
... that Air Tindi's bush pilot Darcy Milkowski was featured in the April/May 2010 edition of up here magazine? He was included in an article by Katherine Sandiford called 10 Northern Jobs You Wish Were Yours. The article features 10 people with dream jobs from Northern Canada and Darcy couldn't agree more. "You can go anywhere. Just pick a spot in the middle of the tundra and you can land there, on skis, on floats or on tires. It's amazing."
...that at the Grand Opening ceremonies for the new Head Office of Discovery Air in Yellowknife, NWT the Tlicho Drummers performed a prayer song.
... that DA has a number of employees who are related to each other. At Top Aces, maintenance runs in the Noreau family, as Steeve and Carol together with their dad Marc all work on the Alpha Jet and Westwind aircraft. Marc is affectionately known as "Papa Noreau."
...that The Directors College of McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business has an annual award for a graduate of The Directors College who demonstrates dedication to raising the bar for professional standards in corporate governance, both through their work in the Chartered Director program and in their experience as directors. This award is named after Discovery Air's Chairman, Gil Bennett, and is called the "Gilbert Bennett Gold Standard Award"
... that Fred Carmichael, an associate of Discovery Air, was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2008 for his contributions and achievements as an Aboriginal leader, businessman and volunteer, as well as a committed and untiring advocate of autonomy for Native people. Great Slave Helicopters and Discovery Mining Services joint-venture partner William L. Lyall received the same honour in 2003 for championing Inuit business initiatives to create and expand economic development in northern communities.
Feature Video
Great Slave Helicopters helping douse an apartment fire in Yellowknife
On May 25, 2010 the Coast Fraser Tower roof top in Yellowknife caught on fire. Firefighters were assisted by team at Great Slave Helicopters in using their fire suppression bucket. Fortunately, there were no injuries.
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