April 16 - 18, 2012 Westmark Hotel Whitehorse, Yukon

36th Annual General Meeting,
Conference and Tradeshow
April 16 - 18, 2012
Westmark Hotel
Whitehorse, Yukon
MISSION STATEMENT
The Northern Air Transport Association is to represent northern air carriers in the
decision-making process affecting transportation in Northern Canada.
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
1st Vice President
Tracy Medve
Andrew Bailes
2nd Vice President
Secretary/ Treasurer
Wayne McLeod
Teri Archuk
DIRECTORS
Bill Thompson
Hugh Kitchen
Jay Dilley
Joseph Sparling
John Harmer
Mike Bethell
Normand Chevrier
Rick Pedersen
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Gordon Bush
Laval St. Germain
Naomi Nind
Rob Carroll
STAFF
Stephen Nourse
Executive Director
Colin Dempsey
Executive Assistant
GOALS
1. To promote a safe and effective Northern air transportation system.
2. To advocate Northern air transport positions.
3. To establish and maintain partnerships within the industry, governments and other interested
parties.
OBJECTIVES
1. To develop and cause to be adopted positions which increase the safety of Northern air
transportation and reflect the unique operating environment.
2. To develop and cause to be adopted positions, which improve the economics, quality and
delivery of Northern air transportation considering the Northern environment.
3. To develop the resources and procedures to cause the positions of NATA to be adopted.
Specifically to:
· Develop, maintain and promptly update contact lists;
· Develop and maintain a means to poll the membership;
· Be aware of, monitor, attend and report on government and industry meetings and regulatory
hearings;
· Prepare submissions, interventions and other correspondence;
· Liaise with government, industry and other interested parties;
· Develop a lobbying plan; and
· Offer relevant speakers.
4. To develop a communications strategy so that NATA can make appropriate public announcements including developing:
· A communications plan;
· Media contact list; and
· Working relationship with the media.
5. To prepare an annual general meeting which addresses the interests of the membership.
6. To have members who represent a significant percentage of air passenger and cargo carriers
North of 60º.
Government of Yukon
Premier’s Welcome Message
Welcome letter for the Northern Air Transport Association’s annual conference.
On behalf of the Government of Yukon I am pleased to welcome you to Yukon and to
the Northern Air Transport Association’s 36th annual general meeting, conference and
trade show.
The aviation industry is a critical component of modern life in Yukon and provides a
service that is vital in connecting our communities and providing access to southern
markets.
As you know, airlines and related service providers face unique challenges in the
North, from extreme weather conditions to limited resources in remote areas. Despite
the challenges, your industry consistently delivers reliable and professional service.
Northerners have come to depend on this quality service and appreciate your efforts in
helping to build our strong communities. Your industry is invested in the territory and
you demonstrate your commitment to Yukoners, not only through aviation services, but
also through your support for a variety of local businesses and organizations.
On behalf of all northerners, I thank you for your dedication in helping to connect our
communities.
I wish all participants a successful meeting and I look forward to your continued
innovation and interest in the transportation field in the North.
Sincerely,
Darrell Pasloski
Premier of Yukon
City of Whitehorse
Mayor’s Welcome Message
Welcome Delegates to the 36th Northern Air Transport Association’s
Annual General Meeting, Conference and Trade show
On behalf of Council and the residents of Whitehorse it is my pleasure to once again
welcome all of you to your annual general meeting taking place here in Whitehorse.
Air access to Whitehorse as well as other northern communities is vital to our social
and economic well-being. Without a doubt air transportation continues to be a major
factor in the economic development of the north and rest assured we value the efforts of
NATA assisting with the challenges of providing safe, efficient and effective air services.
I wish you all the best, hope you have a successful AGM and that you will have an opportunity to sample some of our world famous northern hospitality during your stay.
Mayor Bev Buckway
Whitehorse City Council
(From top left): Councillor Dave Austin, Mayor Bev Buckway, Councillor Betty Irwin, Councillor Ranj Pillai,
Councillor Kirk Cameron, Councillor Florence Roberts, and Councillor Dave Stockdale
Northern Air Transport Association
President’s Welcome Message
Welcome to the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Northern Air Transport Association
April 2012
Whitehorse, Yukon
The need for enhanced weather reporting systems in the North, lack of fuel storage capacity at
northern airports, the predominance of gravel runways in the North, delayed development of
GPS approaches at northern airports, poor northern airport security, David and Goliath
competition at northern hub airports and the unsuitability of RESA regulations for northern
airports…sound familiar?
These issues and many more have plagued northern operators for many years. And they
continue to do so despite a concerted collective effort to make changes. Thus, the list of
challenges worthy of discussion at this, our 36th Annual General Meeting, is long and,
unfortunately, predictable. Having said that, we are pleased to welcome once again, our
colleagues from government. Without their ongoing participation we are unlikely to gain any
traction in the fight to alleviate some of the stresses which are an integral part of life as a
northern carrier. Despite setbacks and lack of progress on many issues, I remain encouraged
that we will be able to tackle and topple some of these hurdles if we keep pulling in the right
and same direction.
While I am certain that we will enjoy a fulsome discussion on the matter of northern aviation
challenges, if we accomplish nothing else at this AGM I hope that we can, at a minimum,
convey the message that air transportation in Canada is an important economic driver and in
the North it is imperative and absolutely necessary element of the economic wellbeing of its
residents, businesses and government. If we are successful in this task all else should flow
more easily to support such an important facet of northern life.
On behalf of the NATA Board of Directors I want to thank you all for your participation in
this year’s AGM. Your attendance here is critical to our mission.
Tracy Medve, President
Northern Air Transport Association
Executive Director’s Welcome Message
For those of you who have been coming to NATA for years you will be know that there is not
normally a message from the Executive Director in the program. Then again, it is somewhat
unusual for the Executive Director not to be at the AGM! Unfortunately, I am still recovering from
heart surgery and the trip to Whitehorse was just not in the cards. On a personal note, my heart felt
appreciation for all the well wishes and support I have received during this difficult time.
What I would like to convey to everyone though is just how active your association has been in the
last year in looking after your interests. Under the direction of a knowledgeable and active Board of
Directors these are just some of the activities we have been involved in:
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CARAC Fatigue Management Working
Group
CARAC Performance Based Navigation
Working Group
CARAC Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Working Group
The Aviation Security Regulatory Review
(ASRR)
Security Screening Technical Committee
Widespread Fatigue Damage Risk Assessment
Canadian Aviation Executive Safety
Network (Note: NATA is now on the CAESN
steering committee )
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GNWT Airports Meetings
Nunavut Airports Meetings
Float Plane Safety Focus Group
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CARAC Technical Committee
Health Canada Consultations
CCAA National Occupational Standard for
Canadian Commercial Pilots
Nav Canada ATOCC / ANSNAC meetings
DND CASARA North consultations
Appearing before the Senate Transportation
Committee
CARAC Modernization Consultations
GNWT / NU Proposed Occupational Health
and Safety Regulations
GNWT Proposed New Wildlife Act
CARAC CRM Focus Group
CVR Risk Assessment
Presentation to the Northern Caucus
Advisory Group on Aviation Security
I would also like to take this time to thank all of you who volunteered your time either on the Board, doing
research, or representing NATA at various meetings. It it this type of involvement that provides the expertise
and professionalism that we are respected for, while keeping our costs low. As a result our membership
continues to grow.
I hope to see you next year in Yellowknife at the AGM, if not before.
Regards,
Stephen Nourse
OPERATOR MEMBERS
Adlair Aviation (1983) Ltd.
Innu Mikun Airlines
Air Inuit Ltd.
Keewatin Air LP
Air North-Yukon’s Airline
Kenn Borek Air Ltd.
Air Tindi Ltd.
Liard Air Ltd.
Airborne Energy Solutions Ltd.
North Cariboo Air Inc.
Aklak Inc.
Northern Air Charter (PR) Inc.
Alkan Air Ltd.
Northwestern Air Lease Ltd.
Alpine Aviation (Yukon) Ltd.
North-Wright Airways Ltd.
Arctic Sunwest Charters
Nunami Helicopter Transport
Corporation
Calm Air International LP
Perimeter Aviation
Canadian Helicopters Ltd.
Provincial Airlines
Canadian North
Sioux Narrows Airways Ltd.
Capital Helicopters (1995) Inc.
Summit Air Charters Ltd.
Conair Group Inc.
Tintina Air
Fireweed Helicopters Ltd.
Trans North Helicopters
First Air
Trinity Helicopters
Great Slave Helicopters Ltd.
Villers Air Services Ltd.
Hoarfrost River Huskies Ltd.
West Wind Aviation
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Allianz Global Risk US Insurance Co.
AON Reed Stenhouse
ATCO Structures & Logistics Services
ATS Services Ltd.
Avery Cooper Financial Corporation
Avalon Aircraft Corporation
Aviall Canada Ltd.
Avialta Helicopter Maintenance Ltd.
Bell Helicopters Textron Canada
Best Western Gold Rush Inn &
High Country Inn & Convention Centre
Bombardier Aerospace
Canadian Propeller Ltd.
Catlin Canada Inc.
Cavalier Aviation Ltd.
CBR Technology Inc.
Davis LLP
D.H. Kay Sales Inc.
Dulude, Taylor Inc.
Edgewater Hotel (2009) Ltd.
Edmonton Airports
Emond Harnden, LLP
Environment Canada
Eurocopter Canada Ltd.
Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers
(Canada) Ltd.
Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Airports
Kadex Aer Supply Ltd.
Luric Enterprises Ltd. YK Inflight
Marsh Canada Ltd.
Mondial Aviation Corp.
NAV Canada
North 60 Petro Ltd.
Pacific Avionics & Instruments
Parlee McLaws LLP
Prarie Aircraft Sales Ltd.
Pratt and Whitney Canada Inc.
Precision Aviation Group
Skytrac Systems Ltd.
St Paul Travelers Syndicate Management
Standard Aero Limited
Team Eagle Ltd.
The Explorer Hotel
Uqsuq Corporation
Western Avionics
Western Propeller
Whitehorse Westmark Hotel
Willis Corroon Aerospace
XL Insurance Company Limited
Yellowknife Inn Ltd.
AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Air Transport Association of Canada
Helicopter Association of Canada
Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace
Pan-Territorial Air Cadet Committee
1977-2012
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Bob O’Connor
AERO ARCTIC LTD.
Bob Engle
K.A. Morrison
Mike Zubko
NORTHWEST
TERRITORIAL AIRWAYS
AKLAVIK FLYING
SERVICES
Dick deBlicquy
John Critchon
BRADLEY AIR SERVICES
Joe McBryan
Wayne Myers
BUFFALO AIRWAYS
John Daykin
CENTURY AIR
Eldon Germain
R. Blackwood
EDKINS AVIATION
Bob Russell
GATEWAY AVIATION
Bill Hettrick
Mike Cheevers
PTARMIGAN AIRWAYS
HARRISON AIRWAYS
Phyllis Linton
Bill Tweed
SIMSPON AIR
NAHANNI AIR SERVICES
John Hill
Joyce Filewych
Murray McMahon
TRANSAIR
NORTHWARD AIRLINES
Bill Monoghan
Larry Sukut
WARDAIR CANADA
Les Dvorak
WOLVERINE AIR
HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERS
Donald J. Douglas
Fred Carmichael
Murray McMahon
1983
1996
2001
Robert P. Engle
Willy Laserich
Bob Cameron
1997
2002
Jim Close
Jean Carter
1997
2005
Stan Bridcut
Merlyn Carter
1997
2005
Jim Mutch
Duncan Fischer
1989
Mary Murray
1998
2007
Jack W. Green
John Crichton
1990
Robert (Bob) Davis
1998
2009
Clem Bekar
Phyllis Linton
1994
1999
Mike Zubko
Joe McBryan
1994
1999
Stuart T. Grant
Maxwell Ward
1996
2001
1986
Kenneth Gray
1987
T. Al Kapty
1988
NATA Presidents
Robert Engle
1st AGM- March 15, 1977, Yellowknife
Al Kapty
2nd AGM-March 10-11, 1978, Whitehorse
Bill Tweed
3rd AGM-March 23-24, 1979, Yellowknife
Clem Bekar
4th AGM-March 7-8, 1980, Whitehorse
Kenneth Gray
5th AGM-March 25-28, 1981, Yellowknife
Clem Bekar
6th AGM-March 4-6, 1982, Whitehorse
Robert Engle
7th AGM-March 29-30, 1983, Yellowknife
Kenneth Gray
8th AGM-March 28-29, 1984, Whitehorse
John Crichton
9th AGM-March 26-27, 1985, Yellowknife
10th AGM-March 24-26, 1986, Whitehorse
Al Kapty
11th AGM-March 23-25, 1987, Yellowknife
Les Dvorak
12th AGM-March 7-9, 1988, Whitehorse
Duncan Fischer
13th AGM-March 6-8, 1989, Hay River
Barry Rempel
17th AGM-April 5-7, 1993, Yellowknife
18th AGM-April 11-13, 1994, Whitehorse
Al Kapty
19th AGM-April 3-5, 1995, Yellowknife
Rod Wood
20th AGM-April 15-17, 1996, Whitehorse
21st AGM-April 14-16, 1997, Yellowknife
Bob Davies
22nd AGM-April 6-8, 1998, Whitehorse
23rd AGM-April 19-21, 1999, Yellowknife
Teri Arychuk
24th AGM-April 3-5, 2000, Whitehorse
25th AGM-April 3-5, 2001, Yellowknife
Bob Davis
26th AGM-April 15-17, 2002, Whitehorse
27th AGM-April 28–30, 2003, Whitehorse
Hugh Kitchen
28th AGM-April 19–21, 2004, Whitehorse
29th AGM-April 4–6, 2005, Yellowknife
Gary Reid/Judy Saxby
30th AGM-April 3–5, 2006, Whitehorse
Judy Saxby
31st AGM-April 2-4, 2007, Yellowknife
Stephen Nourse
32nd AGM-April 14-16, 2008, Whitehorse
Roch Gagnon
14th AGM-March 26-28, 1990, Whitehorse
Joe Sparling
33rd AGM-April 6-7, 2009, Yellowknife
34th AGM-March 29 – 31, 2010, Whitehorse
Bob Ambrose
15th AGM-March 28-30, 1991, Yellowknife
Tracy Medve
35th AGM-April 11-13, 2011, Yellowknife
George Simon
16th AGM-April 13-15, 1992, Whitehorse
NORTHERN AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
36th Annual General Meeting,
Conference and Tradeshow
Whitehorse, Yukon
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012
Westmark Hotel
R E G I S T R A T I O N LOBBY– 1200 HRS to 1730 HRS
*Please note that any delegates who have not pre-registered MUST register during this time if they wish to
attend the President’s Reception*
0900 - 1200 Trade Show Set-up
1300 - 1600
Aviation Insurance Seminar
Dovetailing Aviation and Non-Aviation Insurance Covers to Eliminate
Gaps in Coverage
Trevor Bjorklund, Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.
Underwriting & Claims
Graham Marshall & Ross Smiley, Global Aerospace
Critical Terms in Aircraft Lease and Purchase Contracts –
Naomi Nind, Parlee McLaws
NOTE: This seminar is open to all conference registrants. Only those who have
specifically requested and paid for the continuing education credits will receive certification of hours and instruction.
1800 - 2130
President's Reception
Yukon Transportation Museum
Transportation will be provided between the Westmark Inn and
the Transportation Museum.
Beverages & Appetizers will be served
TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
Westmark Hotel
R E G I S T R A T I O N LOBBY - 0730 HRS to 1130
0730 - 0900
Continental Breakfast
0900 - 0945
36th Annual General Meeting
Welcoming Address:
Mayor Bev Buckway
 Reports: President, Secretary/Treasurer
 Announcements
 Announce Vacancies of the Board
 Open Nominations from the floor
0945 - 1015
Coffee Break / Opportunity to Visit Trade Show
1015 - 1115
North of 60º Accident/Incident Review
Presenter: Jonathon Lee
Regional Manager
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
1115 - 1200
1200 - 1330
Transportation Safety Board
“Runway Safety” – Ian MacKay
AGM Luncheon
Guest Speaker:
1330 - 1430
Premier Darrell Pasloski
Transport Canada Panel
Facilitator:
Joe Sparling, Air North
Panel:
Jacqueline Booth, Chief, Technical Program Evaluation and
Coordination, TC,
Brigita Gravitas-Beck, Dir Gen Air Policy, TC
Dave White, Manager, Prairie and Northern TC
1430 - 1500
Coffee Break / Opportunity to Visit Trade Show
1500 - 1700
Transport Canada Panel Resumes
1730
Trade Show Closes
1830 - 1930
Reception, Westmark Hotel
1930 - 2230
Annual Banquet
Kenn Borek Memorial Scholarship Presentation
Guest Speaker:
Chris Johnston
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
Westmark Hotel
0730 - 0900
Bush Pilot's Breakfast
0900 - 1030
Open Forum with Northern Airports
Facilitator: David Morris
Panel:
Delia Chesworth – GNWT Airports
Mark Ritchie – Yukon Airports (Invited)
Shawn Maley - Nunavut Airports
John Hawkins– Iqaluit Airport
1030 - 1045
Coffee Break
1045 - 1145
Nav Canada Update
Presenter:
Rudy Kellar, Nav Canada
Vice President Operations
1200 - 1300
Lunch
1300 - 1315
David Ramsay
NWT Minister of Transportation
1315 - 1430
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
What you need to know – Richard Hall, Chair, TATC
1430 - 1500
Tribute to Paul Laserich
1500 - 1515
Coffee Break / Opportunity to Visit Trade Show
1515 - 1545
Internet Flight Planning
Brian Stockall, Manager Aeronautical Studies and Analysis,
Nav Canada
1545 - 1630
1630 - 1700
Annual General Meeting Reconvenes
 Election of Board Members
 Discussion of resolutions
Closing remarks
We look forward to seeing you at the
37th Annual General Meeting, Conference & Trade Show
April 8, 9, 10, 2013- Yellowknife, NT
TRADESHOW EXHIBITORS
Booth
Exhibitor Name
1
Blackhawk
2
Western Propeller
3
Discovery Air
4
EBA
5
Skytrac Systems
6
Prairie Aircraft
7
IDS
8
Kadex
9
ADB Airfield
10
Team Eagle
11
Progressive Air Services
12
Wipaire
13
D.H. Kay
14
Falko
15
Propworks
16
Bell Helicopter
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
Dulude, Taylor Inc.