Discovery Air is a Tier One sponsor of the Hawk One Project – Celebrating 100 years of powered flight in Canada!
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... that at Discovery Air we're 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." A complete version of Darcy's excerpt will be included in the May edition of Flight Plan.
... that Mark Allan, one of Air Tindi's customers, built and hand-painted a model of a Piston Single Otter. In 2005 he flew to De Beers Site Kennady Lake in one of Air Tindi's Twin Otters to visit his father and decided to make a model to remind him of these fond memories. Mark remembers "the excellent crew of people working [for Discovery Air]" and cannot wait to get back up to Yellowknife again sometime to "check out the real version of the model [he] built."
... 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 Hicks & Lawrence Limited, ("H&L"), is a Northern Ontario based Air Operator which has been active in the Canadian Aviation industry for over 50 years.
... 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 3 Top Aces pilots, Shawn "Burner" Byrne, Jeff "Beck" Beckett and Steve "Bunt" Nierlich have over 3000 hours of flying time in the F-18 Hornet. Bunt was the only one to get all of his hours on the CF-18, both Burner and Beck completed exchange tours with the US.
... where Air Tindi gets its name. Tindi means "big lake" in Dogrib and the Dogrib Tli Cho people have always been one of our loyal customers.
... that Discovery Air is one of the largest air operators in Canada.
… 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.
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Discovery Mining Service annually sponsors an adult recreational soccer team in Yellowknife; whereas Air Tindi commits to two novice hockey teams – the Air Tindi Otters.
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Hicks & Lawrence operates with two divisions
A division dedicated to Air Charter Services and a Fire Division. The Air Charter Services division is operated by Walsten Air, a company wholly owned by Hicks & Lawrence.
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The Northlinx Network brings together many of the Great Slave Helicopters Aboriginal Joint-Venture Partnerships allowing all participants to benefit from pan-territorial mega-projects requiring helicopter services in the North. Presently there are nine partnerships operating in this profitable model around the NWT and Nunavut, including Denendeh Helicopters, Dehcho Regional Helicopters, Sahtu Helicopters, Kitikmeot Helicopters, Gwich’in Helicopters, Havgun Helicopters, Kivalliq Aviation, Tlicho Helicopters and Akaitcho Helicopters.
We are committed to providing our customers with specialty aviation solutions whenever and wherever they are required. Our pilots, maintainers, logisticians and administrators operate with precision and pride in some of the most challenging environments in the world.
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Discovery Air is committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in aviation industry. By joining Discovery Air you will have the opportunity to participate in a unique and dynamic environment focused on growth, entrepreneurship, innovation and teamwork.
Hicks & Lawrence Limited, (“H&L”), is a Northern Ontario based Air Operator which has been active in the Canadian Aviation industry for over 50 years.
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If you would like to concentrate on flying aircraft while knowing you are in the safest hands around, our team of maintainers will take care of all aspects of managing your fleet.
The Turbine Single Otter is one of the most versatile and dependable bush airplanes operating in the North today. This aircraft is easily converted from full-passenger to all-cargo configuration quickly, or a combination of both may be used.
