Type Public Industry Specialized Aviation Headquarters Ontario, Canada | Traded as TSX: DA.A Website www.discoveryair.com Founded 2004 | |
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Key people Jacob (Koby) Shavit, President and CEOPaul Bernards, CFO Stock price DCVRF (OTCMKTS) US$ 0.41 +0.27 (+186.18%)7 Mar, 4:00 PM GMT-5 - Disclaimer Subsidiaries Air Tindi, Discovery Air Defence | ||
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Discovery Air (DA), founded in 2004, is a specialized aviation company that operates primarily in Canada. Through its subsidiary companies, Discovery Air provides aviation and aviation related services for corporate customers, and for the federal and provincial governments of Canada. Discovery Air operating units provide fixed-wing and rotary-wing services, and logistics and remote operations management services. This includes cargo and passenger air charter services throughout Canada, vital medivac air services in the north, and utility flying for mining exploration. Discovery Air business units also provide specialized services to provincial governments with forest fire detection and suppression, and provide airborne training and special mission services to the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force. Discovery Air also provides a range of maintenance, repair and overhaul services to airline customers through Discovery Air Technical Services, based in Quebec City.
Contents
- Tactical takeoff discovery air defence alpha jet departing ottawa int l airport
- Corporate history
- Northern Services
- Defence Services
- Great Slave Helicopters
- Northern Air Support
- Air Tindi
- Discovery Air Defence
- Locations
- Hawk One
- References
Headquartered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and traded publicly on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol DA.A, Discovery Air's subsidiary companies have bases across Canada.
Corporate history
Northern Services
The Northern Services segment consists of three operating units: Great Slave Helicopters ("GSHL" or "GSH"), Air Tindi ("Tindi") and Discovery Mining Services ("DMS.") Together, these three operating units have a customer base servicing companies and government entities in the business of mineral, base and precious metal exploration and production, wildlife services, forest fire suppression, oil and gas exploration, power line construction and maintenance, aerial surveys, seismic, air ambulance, scheduled charters and tourism.
Founded in 1984, Great Slave Helicopters is a VFR and IFR helicopter operator in Canada with 64 helicopters in its fleet. It provides, alone and along with several First Nations and Inuit groups in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, scheduled and chartered passenger and air cargo services to private sector companies and governments. Under the name Northlinx, Great Slave Helicopters has partnerships with Akaitcho Helicopters, Dehcho Regional Helicopters, Denendeh Helicopters, (49%, Evergreen Forestry Management has 51%), Gwich'in Helicopters, Havgun Helicopters, Hudson Bay Helicopters (100%), K'ahsho Got'ine Helicopters (majority First Nations owned), Kitikmeot Helicopters (49%, Bill and Jessie Lyall own 51% ) Kivallingmiut/Kivalliq Aviation (majority Inuit owned, Air Tindi is also a minority share holder), Sahtu Helicopters (49%, various land corporations have 51%), Superior Helicopters and Tlicho Helicopters.
Air Tindi, founded in 1988, is a charter airline based in Yellowknife, NT. With their main base as the Yellowknife Airport, they provide scheduled and on demand charter services throughout Northern and Western Canada. With 24 fixed-wing aircraft in their fleet, they are capable of transporting 46 passengers or 10,000 pounds of cargo. Tindi has the largest medivac fleet in Northern Canada.
Founded in 1991, Discovery Mining Services is a NWT-based company that provides remote exploration camps, expediting, logistics and staking services to primarily diamond and mineral exploration companies.
Defence Services
Founded in 2000 by three former CF-18 pilots, Discovery Air Defence is a Quebec-based fixed wing aviation company that acts as the prime supplier of Contracted Airborne Training Services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Former fighter pilots fly Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet, Douglas A-4 and IAI Westwind aircraft.
Great Slave Helicopters
As per the Civil Aircraft Register, the Great Slave fleet consists of 64 helicopters. The Great Slave website also lists the Bell 407 that is not shown in the Transport Canada registration list. Numbers correct as of January 4, 2013.
Northern Air Support
Great Slave Helicopters acquired Northern Air Support on February 21, 2012 which is based in Kelowna, British Columbia with a base in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.
As per the Civil Aircraft Register, the Northern Air Support fleet consists of 10 aircraft. Numbers correct as of January 4, 2013.
Air Tindi
As of January 2016, Air Tindi had the following 27 aircraft registered with Transport Canada and listed with Air Tindi:
Discovery Air Defence
Discovery Air Defence operates the largest privately owned operational fighter plane fleet in the world. Discovery Air Defence aircraft do not have any RCAF markings and are not included in the RCAF aircraft inventory. Some Alpha Jets retained the Luftwaffe paint schemes but a few have been repainted in desert or northern camouflage. The fleet consists of:
Locations
Hawk One
Hawk One, officially Discovery Air Hawk One, is a Canadair Sabre owned by Vintage Wings of Canada that, in partnership with Discovery Air and the Department of National Defence has been refurbished. The aircraft, a Mk.5, was given an Orenda 14 engine and wings with leading-edge slats, making it closer to a Mk.6, and has been painted in the colours of the Golden Hawks. Hawk One, which tours Canada with the Snowbirds, has been flown on several occasions by astronaut Chris Hadfield.