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Honorary Life Members

The ATAC Honorary Life Membership is the Association's highest award. It is awarded to individuals who, during their lifetime, contributed significantly to the improvement of the Association and the Canadian air transport industry as a whole.

List of ATAC Honorary Life Members

1967 Tom Wheeler

President, Wheeler Airlines (Deceased) 

 

1967 Jack Austin

President, Austin Airways (Deceased)

 

1968 Capt. Carl Burke

President, Maritime Central Airways (Deceased)

 

1968 Tommy Fox

President, Associated Airways Limited (Deceased) 

 

1969 R.W. (Dick) Ryan

Vice President, Canadian Pacific Airlines (Deceased)

 

1970 No Nominations

 

1971 Jimmy Wells

Retired ATAC Council (Deceased)

 

1972 No Nominations

 

1973 Al Michaud

President, West Coast Air Services (Deceased)

 

1973 Glenn McPherson

President, Okanagan Helicopters (Deceased)

 

1974 No Nominations

 

1975 No Nominations

 

1976 D.N. (Don) Watson

Retired President, Pacific Western Airlines

 

1977 Al Smith

President, Smith Airways Limited (Deceased)

 

1977 R.G. (Rollie) Lefrançois
Chairman of the Board, Nordair Limited (Deceased) 

 

1978 Max Ward

President, Wardair Canada (1975) Limited

 

1978 Jack Fleming

President, Dominion Pegasus Helicopters (Deceased)

 

1979 H.D. (Don) Cameron

Senior Vice President, Administration & Public Affairs, CP Air

 

1979 J.H. (Red) Lymberner

Retired (Deceased)

 

1980 Jack Scholefield

President, Laurentide Aviation Limited (Deseased)

 

1980 Harry Pickard
Retired Executive Vice President & Secretary, ATAC (Deceased)

 

1981 Claude Taylor

President & Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada

 

1982 Dave Jacox

Vice President, Pacific Western Airlines (Deceased)

 

1983 Robert Wong

Consultant, Central Airways Corp. (Deceased)

 

1983 Ian Gray

Retired President, CP Air (Deceased)

 

1984 T.L. (Tom) Spalding

Executive Vice President, Wardair International Ltd.

 

1985 A.C. (Angus) Morrison

President & CEO, ATAC (Deceased)

 

1986 W.R. (Stubb) Ross

Honorary Chairman, Time Air (1982) Ltd. (Deceased)

 

1987 Rhys Eyton

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Airlines International Ltd.

 

1987 Len Sambell

Retired Vice President, Western Airlines (Deceased)

 

1988 Pierre J. Jeanniot

President & Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada

 

1988 Stanley M. Deluce

Chairman of the Board, Air Ontario (Deceased)

 

1989 Donald S. McClure

Moncton Flight Centre (Deceased)

 

1990 No Nominations

 

1991 E. Patrick Callison

Founder, Klondike Helicopters (Deceased)

 

1991 Robert A. Pincott
Reed Stenhouse Limited (Deceased)

 

1992 George D. Curley

Retired Chairmen of the Board, Wardair Inc. (Deceased)

 

1993 Richard H. Barton
Retired Executive Vice President & COO, Canadian Regional Airlines (Deceased)

 

1993 Floyd R. Glass

President, Athabaska Airways Ltd. (Deceased)

 

1994 Charles H. Simpson

Retired Executive Vice President, Operations, Air Canada

 

1994 Alf Stringer

Retired President, Vancouver Island Helicopters Ltd. (Deceased)

 

1995 T.A. (Al) Kapty

General Manager, Trans North Helicopters (Deceased)

 

1996 No Nominations

 

1997 Jean-Jacques Bourgeault

Senior Executive VicePresident, Air Canada

 

1998 No Nominations

 

1999 C.A.L. Morberg

President, Calm Air International (Deceased)

 

1999 Harry Steele

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited

 

2000 Barry Lapointe

President, Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.

 

2001 Dennis Cooper

Chief Executive Officer, Sky Wings Aviation Academy

 

2001 John W. Crichton

President & Chief Executive Officer, NAV CANADA

 

2001 Darrel G. Smith

Retired Vice President, Airline Operations, AirBC

 

2002 No Nominations

 

2003 Douglas Port

Retired Senior Vice President, Customer Service, Air Canada

 

2004 John Scholefield 

President, Laurentide Aviation (Deceased)

 

2004 Rick Wynott
Director of Flight Operations, Brampton Flying Club (Deceased)

 

2005 Sandy Morrison

Former Chairman of the Board of Directors,  NAV CANADA

 

2005 Russell Payson 

Chairman & CEO, Skyservice

 

2006 No Nominations

 

2007 Peter Wallis

President & Chief Executive Officer, The Van Horne Institute

 

2007 Len Routledge

Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Helicopters, Ltd.

 

2008 No Nominations

 

2009 Jim Glass

Managing Partner, Transwest Air

 

2010 Bob Davis
Board of Director, NAV CANADA 

 

2010 Tracy Medve
President, Canadian North

 

2011 Harvey J. Friesen

President, Bearskin Airlines