
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
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