Davis gone from First Air

[skyhag]

Had no idea it was that bad...............S.Hag

First Air fires president Davis
Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2008 | 9:54 AM CT Comments3Recommend16CBC News
Northern airline First Air and its parent company fired longtime president and chief executive officer Bob Davis this week.

The decision to remove Davis, who had headed First Air since December 1997, was made Wednesday by First Air and by Makivik Corp., the Quebec Inuit organization that owns the airline.

George Berthe, Makivik's corporate secretary, would not say why Davis was fired, but he said there have been disagreements between First Air and Davis in the past.

"We were looking at the years past and the years we've been working together, and we have differences of opinion on past decisions," Berthe told CBC News on Thursday.

"It was just a time for us to move on to new management. It was difficult for us to come to this decision."

Davis, an aircraft maintenance engineer with a 30-year aviation career, joined First Air as its president and CEO after spending 19 years as executive vice-president of Air Inuit Ltd.

Berthe would not say what the disagreements were, or how far back the conflict between First Air and Davis existed.

"I cannot say how long the planning has taken place, but once the decision was made, we executed the decision and implemented our firing," he said.

Scott Bateman, who has been First Air's vice-president of commercial operations since 1998, was appointed interim president.

Bethe said he does not know when the airline will hire a new president.

First Air began in 1946 as Bradley Air Services, offering charter, surveying, passenger and cargo flights across northern Canada.

Today, the company says it provides scheduled passenger and cargo service between 25 northern communities with connections to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa, and says its 17 aircraft — including two Hercules — are available for charters around the world

[Brantford Beech Boy]

Hope he got the same send-off he gave the senior DHC-6 drivers after he "retired" their planes.

BBB

[twotter]

Wow, I knew Skeeter way back when we were both apprentices and he spent a lot of time out here on the west coast. I was always impressed with how far he'd made it!!

Oh well, maybe now he'll come out here and buy me the beers he owes me!!! LOL...

[Longtimer]

Hope he got the same send-off he gave the senior DHC-6 drivers after he "retired" their planes.

BBB

Wouldn't such action be covered in the FAPA collective agreement and if it was deficient????

[Four1oh]

There won't be many Yellowknifers shedding any tears, I'd bet.

[B757FO]

Hope he got the same send-off he gave the senior DHC-6 drivers after he "retired" their planes.

BBB

BBB,
Oh yes the nearly forgotten send off of the 10 guys who started the airline. They fired who they could and failed the rest so the others would quit. Then told the ones who could retire they were laid off and would not receive any travel benefits. I remember flying Davis around in Carp on the Twin just after they sold the YZF float base and I asked him why and his response was "it was a marketing decision" no tears shed on his departure I am sure. Hope all is well with the family Capt B. I am sure you can agree they are other players at the top their who need a farewell also. Hope the guys at 7F get a decent replacement.

B757FO

[CYOX]

Hope he got the same send-off he gave the senior DHC-6 drivers after he "retired" their planes.

BBB

BBB,
Oh yes the nearly forgotten send off of the 10 guys who started the airline. They fired who they could and failed the rest so the others would quit. Then told the ones who could retire they were laid off and would not receive any travel benefits. I remember flying Davis around in Carp on the Twin just after they sold the YZF float base and I asked him why and his response was "it was a marketing decision" no tears shed on his departure I am sure. Hope all is well with the family Capt B. I am sure you can agree they are other players at the top their who need a farewell also. Hope the guys at 7F get a decent replacement.

B757FO

I can guarantee it was not a marketing decision, it was definately a corporate decision driven by the liability of mixing off-strip high risk work with passenger sched work.

[B757FO]

Hope he got the same send-off he gave the senior DHC-6 drivers after he "retired" their planes.

BBB

BBB,
Oh yes the nearly forgotten send off of the 10 guys who started the airline. They fired who they could and failed the rest so the others would quit. Then told the ones who could retire they were laid off and would not receive any travel benefits. I remember flying Davis around in Carp on the Twin just after they sold the YZF float base and I asked him why and his response was "it was a marketing decision" no tears shed on his departure I am sure. Hope all is well with the family Capt B. I am sure you can agree they are other players at the top their who need a farewell also. Hope the guys at 7F get a decent replacement.

B757FO

I can guarantee it was not a marketing decision, it was definately a corporate decision driven by the liability of mixing off-strip high risk work with passenger sched work.

The kicker is we had suggested back when they acquired Ptarmigan airways more importantly the OC that they shift the turbo props over to the OC of Ptarmigan and continue the "risky" buisness without risk of an incident affected the insurance of the turbojet operation. But this was also has history showed "rejected". They last year they operated the dhc-6 in YRB they turned a 1.5 million profit but compared to the $50 million they made on the jets it was deemed not to be a profitable risk. Such a shame in many levels. Oh well though just another part of Canadian aviation history.

B757FO

[Kosiw]

Your still the "BITCH"

[linecrew]

Ah well, he can always go to Nav Canada to be with all his cronies!

ZZZZZING!!!