Al4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 24, 2002 TERRACE STANDARD. BusIngess REVIEW Hawkair buys its two planes Expansion to three in sight HAWKAIR AVIATION has bought its two Dash-8 planes and is now in the hunt for a third one. a The local airline’s partners tried hard two years ago when they were first getting off the ground to buy rather than lease their planes. But financing eluded them then and they had to settle for a more expensive lease arrangement. That ended this month with the vendor-financed pur- chase of the planes from IMP Group of Halifax. “This puts us into “an equity position and frees up ca- pital for continued expansion,” said co-awner Rod Hay- ward. The two planes are worth a combined $12 million. “Gelting into a position where we're now building equity in the airplanes is a significant milestone in the operations,” said partner Dave Menzies. “We've now got some funds that we can use on other projects.” The company is actively looking to buy a third Dash- 8, he said, that would be used to increase the frequency on its routes in and out of Smi- thers and Prince Rupert. “We are training eleven new flight attendants and we’re training half a dozen new pilots starting next week,” Menzics said, Training will take six weeks. “By the time they’re through their training we hope to have an airplane for them to fly,” he said. The new round of hiring will Dave Menzies boast Hawkair’s staff size to about 80 employees, Menzies said, That’s almost double the level it was at a year ago, prior to the latest expansion in the fall, It pushes the local company’s payroll to well over $2 million. Menzies said some people have warned they may be expanding too quickly. “We don’t really think so,” he said, “What we're talking about doing is giving Smithers and Rupert the level of service that they need.” The new plane won’t come from IMP Group. They’re still considered a loyal Hawkair partner, but the Halifax supplier has simply run out of airplanes. COURSES AVAILABLE r PLEASE.’ “We're basically in the open market for a Dash-8 “NOTE *. now, and there are a number of them available,” Men- | SPRING/SUMMER 2002 poe. ties said. BRrRopviE BIKE SALE! BRODIE ALPHA Regular $800" “BC BIKES BUILT BY “it BC RIDERS FROM BRODIE ——=3 Lil | KR SIT Res) = * OPEN DAILY Qe eee’ tke? 9:30 TO §:30 } == #111 - 4710 LAZELLE AVE. 250-635-5225 TERRACE es @ Road building CONSTRUCTION is underway on the rebuilding of a section of Apsley St. Workers with Farka Contract- ing had excavated the roadbed and were laying water lines last week. The repaving is expected to be finished by mid-May. UNBC wontawest necion * compliments the Single and 2 Headed Industrial Machines * Fast, Quality Sewing Services * Volume Orders (Commercial or Team Sports Menzies credits the airline’s success to its staff and SPRING oo Jobn Heighington has ‘| Hats, Shirts, Jackets, T-Shirts) the loyalty and support of northwest residents. eli : -— “ " : ENGL 410 - Contemporary Women's Literature - 20 vears sewing experience * Sample Clothing in Stock These planes really belong to all of us,” he said. May 2 - June 12, Instructor; L. 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