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Discovery Air is a Tier One sponsor of the Discovery Air Hawk One Project – Celebrating 100 years of powered flight in Canada! To learn more, please visit www.hawkone.ca.
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Headquartered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Helicopters and its group of companies is one of the largest helicopter operators 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 fixed-wing aircraft and offers air ambulance, tourism, cargo transport, charter flying and scheduled service across Canada’s north.
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Discovery Air Defence Services is the prime supplier of Airborne Training services to the Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force.
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Discovery Air Inc.’s Class A common voting shares and unsecured debentures trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbols DA.A and DA.DB.A, respectively).
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Discovery Air Technical Services (DATS) is a Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO 23-10) with a wide range of capabilities. We are authorized to perform maintenance and modifications on all U.S. registered aircraft as listed in the U.S./Canada bilateral agreement (Ref. CFR 43.17) and under EASA 145 (European Aviation Safety Agency).
Great Slave Helicopters to donate revenue from Coast Fraser Tower fire suppression efforts to fallen firefighters fund
Yellowknife, NWT – Discovery Air Inc. subsidiary Great Slave Helicopters (GSH) is pleased to announce it will donate all revenue from its efforts battling yesterday’s fire at the Coast Fraser Tower in Yellowknife to the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Fund.
"We were just happy to be in a position to help out and minimize the damage related to this fire, which otherwise had the potential to become tragic very quickly," said Jeff Denomme, President of GSH. "We had the equipment, the personnel and the expertise available and we were pleased to lend a hand under the leadership of the professional and skilled team at the Yellowknife Fire Department."
After GSH received the call letting it know its assistance would be appreciated, pilot Kerry Fodie and chief pilot Gord Bean were dispatched in one of the company’s Bell 212 HP aircraft.
"It is a reliable twin-engine, duo-pilot helicopter that offers maximum safety at low levels and over water," said Denomme. "It can lift an external load of up to 3,500 lbs."
The water bucket used during yesterday’s operation had a 350 gallon capacity and after 10 trips the flames were knocked down and the building was largely saved.
"Each summer GSH is contracted by Manitoba, Alberta and the NWT to assist with forest fire suppression and we routinely get called out to other jurisdictions including Ontario when emergencies arise – we’re experts in this arena," said Adam Bembridge, Northern Services Group President for Discovery Air. "Discovery Air and GSH are part of the fabric of Yellowknife and we were happy to have the opportunity to use our expertise to benefit our hometown in its time of need."
For further information, please contact:
Media Relations
John Curran
Marketing Manager, Discovery Air - Northern Services
john.curran@discoveryair.com
(867) 446-1997
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Both Great Slave Helicopters and Air Tindi are co-sponsors of the Government of the Northwest Territories Aviation Bursary Program that provides eight $5,000 scholarships to young Northerners looking to pursue a career in aviation within the NWT industry each year.
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.
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Discovery Air Fire Services operates with four divisions
Discovery Air Fire Services has been active in the aviation industry for over 60 years and is organized into four operating divisions; Fire, Charter, Imagery and Training.
Read MoreDiscovery Air International was established to expand Discovery Air’s range of specialty aviation services domestically and internationally and will focus initially on executive charter, medevac and repatriation services out of Western Canada with its primary base and main operations based out of Calgary, Alberta.
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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 twelve partnerships operating in this profitable model around the NWT and Nunavut. On top of that, Air Tindi has an additional four Aboriginal partnerships and Discovery Mining Services has two.
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.
Discovery Aviation Academy is a flight school based in Sudbury, Ontario that offers many different types of pilot flight training to meet the needs of all aspiring aviators.
