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    Discovery Air is a Tier One sponsor of the Hawk One Project – Celebrating 100 years of powered flight in Canada!

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    Headquartered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Helicopters and its group of companies is the second-largest VFR operator in Canada.

  • Discovery Mining Services is a mining service and expediting company serving the needs of companies operating throughout Canada.

  • Air Tindi operates a diversified fleet of 25 fixed wing aircraft and offers air ambulance, cargo service and scheduled flights across Canada's north.

  • Top Aces is the prime supplier of Airborne Training services to the Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force.

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    Discovery Air's Class A common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol DA.A.

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    Whether you need to accommodate 2 or 80 people, our remote, portable, flyable all weather exploration camps can be customized for your needs. Complete with communications systems, kitchens, offices, dry/shower tents these camps have been constructed in the most remote locations in Canada.

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    Discovery Air would like to congratulate the Great Slave Helicopters that recently won the third place medal in the Yellowknife Minor Hockey Junior Tournament. The team is sponsored by Discovery Air and recently spent the day looking over Discovery Air's Alpha Jet, which was in Yellowknife for the grand opening of the new headquarters.

Investors

As one of Canada's premier specialty aviation enterprises, we are committed to delivering excellent sustainable long-term returns to our shareholders.

Welcome to Discovery Air:

Discovery Air Inc., founded in 2004, is a specialty aviation services company operating across Canada and in select markets internationally. With over 130 aircraft, it is one of the largest air operators in Canada, with 450 flight crew, maintainers and support staff working to deliver a variety of air transport and logistical solutions to a wide range of government and business customers.

Through its five operating subsidiaries, Discovery Air offers fixed-wing and rotary-wing capabilities as well as logistics and remote operations management services. The Company’s Government Services segment includes two subsidiaries. Top Aces Inc. delivers airborne training and special mission services to the Canadian Military. Top Aces provides close air support training to the Canadian Army, including to troops destined for Afghanistan, as well as maritime support, electronic warfare training, and target tow services to the Canadian Navy. Top Aces also delivers adversary fighter support, target tow, and electronic warfare training support to the Canadian Air Force. Most electronic warfare training is accomplished with military personnel on board Top Aces’ aircraft. Hicks & Lawrence is a primary supplier of airborne fire management services to the Ontario government, and also provides charter services to government agencies and corporate customers throughout Northern Ontario and Eastern Manitoba.

Discovery Air’s Northern Services segment includes three companies. Great Slave Helicopters, the second-largest VFR helicopter operator in the country, has bases throughout Northern Canada from which it operates support flights for mining and oil/gas seismic and exploration work, forest fire suppression, aerial construction and precision external load applications, and environmental impact surveys. Air Tindi utilizes a varied fleet of fixed-wing aircraft to provide vital air ambulance services, and to operate both scheduled and charter cargo and passenger flights to remote areas of Northern Canada. Finally, Discovery Mining Services constructs and rents all-weather exploration camps, and provides expediting and logistical support services.

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Head Office

PO Box 1530
126 Bristol Avenue
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2P2

Rolf Dawson,
VP Corp Finance and Admin

Phone: (867) 873-5350, ext. 304 

Sheila Venman,
Investor Relations

Toll-free (Canada and the U.S.):
1-866-903-3247

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