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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.
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Discovery Mining Services is a mining service and expediting company serving the needs of companies operating throughout Canada.
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Air Tindi operates a diversified fleet of 25 fixed wing aircraft and offers air ambulance, cargo service and scheduled flights across Canada's north.
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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.
Top Aces
Top Aces is the prime supplier of Airborne Training services to the Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force. We deliver cost effective, leading edge, tactical aviation solutions to the Canadian Forces. These services directly impact the readiness of the men and women protecting Canada both home and abroad. Top Aces and Discovery Air are committed to providing a variety of services to the military and the Government of Canada.
Top Aces’ support ensures there are qualified Forward Air Controllers ready for operations in Afghanistan, that CF-18 pilots are mission ready for both their NORAD role and deployed operations, and that Canadian warships are ready to defend against a variety of airborne threats.
Visit Top Aces for more information.
Current Story:
Sparring Partners to the Forces
Written by: James Careless from Wings Magazine
Most militaries operate their own ‘aggressor squadrons’ as part of their training regimes. But in Canada, our aggressor squadron is a privately-owned venture run by three former CF-18 fighter jocks. Known as Top Aces (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air), this company has its own fleet of 16 ex-military Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jets, supplemented by four twin-jet Westwind 1124s for carrying electronic warfare equipment and towing target arrays.
“We serve as the Canadian Forces’ aerial sparring partner,” says Garry Venman, Top Aces’ VP of Business Development. “We give their CF-18 pilots the kind of aggressor aircraft training they need, at no capital cost to the Canadian government and the requirement to only pay for the training they use.”
To view the full article with additional pictures, please visit the Wings Magazine website or open this pdf version.
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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.
