Discovery Air Technical Services announces a new contract with Canadian North for Boeing 737 component support and maintenance services

QUEBEC CITY, Aug. 13, 2012 /CNW/ - Discovery Air Technical Services Inc. ("DATS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air Inc., is pleased to announce a new, five year contract with Canadian North for Boeing 737 component support and maintenance services.

Under this contract, DATS will provide turnkey repair and overhaul services for over a thousand different Boeing 737-200 and -300 components and will provide logistics specialists who will be stationed on site within the Canadian North main operating bases and within DATS' own facility for 24/7 coverage.

"Canadian North received several proposals for component support and maintenance services for our fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft," commented Tracy Medve, President of Canadian North. "DATS submitted the most comprehensive proposal, which clearly demonstrated their understanding of our operations and expectations. Their customer focused approach and flexibility gave us the confidence to select them as our partner."

"The DATS team is excited and geared up to deliver a top quality service to Canadian North," said Jean Genest, President of DATS. "Our supply chain management is among the best in the industry and we look forward to maintaining our reputation for excellent customer satisfaction."

ABOUT CANADIAN NORTH
Canadian North and its founding companies (Canadian Airlines, Pacific Western Airlines, Transair, Nordair) have proudly served Canada's North with passenger and cargo services for more than 80 years. Canadian North offers flights to Nunavut and the Northwest Territories through their southern gateways of Ottawa and Edmonton.  Canadian North also offers charter services within and beyond the North for industrial clients, sports teams and large groups.  Canadian North is a member of the NorTerra Group of Companies whose parent corporation, NorTerra Inc., is owned equally by Nunasi Corporation, representing the Inuit of Nunavut and the Inuvialuit Development Corporation, representing the Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic.

ABOUT DISCOVERY AIR TECHNICAL SERVICES
Discovery Air Technical Services Inc. holds Transport Canada, F.A.A. and EASA approvals for the ATR 42/72, DASH-8 100/300, Boeing 737, CRJ 100/200, SAAB 340, Challenger 600 series, Learjet series and the ERJ 135/145 aircraft. Its maintenance division based in Quebec City provides a wide range of in-house capabilities, including welding, avionics, engineering, machining, heat treatment, plating, composite, NDT and sheet metal repairs. Its engineering division based in Toronto provides aircraft upgrade and modification design services, with experience working on civil and military fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

ABOUT DISCOVERY AIR AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Discovery Air Inc. is a Canadian specialty aviation company, operating over 150 aircraft with approximately 850 team members. Its subsidiaries provide airborne training to the Canadian military; air ambulance services; airborne fire services; helicopter operations; fixed-wing air charter services; expediting and logistics support; and a range of maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification, engineering and certification services.

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).

SOURCE: Discovery Air Inc.

Discovery Air Technical Services Inc.
JC Tewfik, Director of Sales
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