Aviation Support Tailored to Your Project Stage
From scoping viability to final asset decommissioning, we support your remote project logistics at every phase of the lifecycle.
Mining Lifecycle Logistics
Aviation support engineered for the full life of mine: prospecting, exploration, development, and production. From initial tundra scouting and exploratory core sample airlifts to high-frequency production airbridges and mill-feed cargo, we de-risk remote access at every mining stage.
What We Do
- Soil bearing capacity & unpaved runway feasibility (DCP/CBR testing)
- Exploratory scoping, OLS mapping & Class 5 CAPEX/OPEX estimates
- Agile charter contract structures matching field drilling pace
- Early rotary and utility fixed-wing corridor planning
What You Receive
- Verified runway access before committing heavy capital
- Predictable flight operations avoiding exploratory delays
- Defensible CAPEX/OPEX models to pass stage-gate approvals
- Commercial flexibility without rigid contract penalties
Construction & Heavy Lift
Heavy equipment mobilization, structural cargo airlifts, camp staging, and contractor workforce rotations. We coordinate outsized freight charters (C-130, Il-76) and temporary airstrip staging so remote build and production programs stay on schedule.
What We Do
- Heavy equipment & large machinery transport (C-130 Hercules, Il-76)
- Outsized machinery floor-load & center-of-gravity engineering (9G restraint)
- Modular camp, fuel bladder & temporary airstrip construction staging
- High-frequency sustaining cargo & workforce FIFO rotation networks
What You Receive
- Zero transport bottlenecks for critical building paths
- Safe, verified cargo tie-downs for oversized machinery
- Dependable shift transfers for specialized trade contractors
- Accelerated first-ore production and reduced DOIH supply costs
Air Logistics & Operations
The extended arm for your aviation. We decide what to fly, secure the operators, move your people, and drive the cost of every rotation down. You get one centralized team that owns the flying from global suppliers to the remote final mile.
What We Do
- Recommend the right aircraft for the mission and the strip
- Source, tender, and vet operators (fixed and rotary wing)
- Act as central command for daily flight dispatch & operations
- Bulk fuel airlift programs & ISO tank container logistics
- End-to-end freight forwarding & international customs linkage
What You Receive
- A costed air logistics plan you can commit to
- Operator contracts matched to real market availability
- A single point of accountability for all flying
- Lower, defensible cost per seat and per rotation
Aviation & Aerodrome Training
Competency development that sticks, so your team can run the operation with confidence. Above-wing passenger processing, below-wing ramp handling, and custom field programs delivered on-site, in-class, or digitally.
What We Do
- Above-wings passenger check-in, baggage & security modules
- Below-wings ramp marshalling, loading & into-plane fueling
- Sub-zero winter operations and de-icing certifications (-40°C)
- Custom on-site, field, and digital LMS course delivery
What You Receive
- A certified local team capable of running safe operations
- Full Transport Canada & IATA regulatory compliance
- Documented, repeatable operating SOPs
- Reduced key-person operational risk on the ground
Airport Planning & Management
We don't hand over a binder and leave. We put certified Cirrus specialists inside your operation, engineer runways to TP312 standards, manage daily compliance, and execute orderly asset divestment or closure.
What We Do
- TP312 (5th Edition) and ICAO aerodrome design & auditing
- Deploy certified interim and relief aerodrome managers
- Safety Management Systems (SMS) & Emergency Response Plans
- Runway friction testing, lighting & obstacle limitation surveys
- Orderly decommissioning, asset transfer & closure audits
What You Receive
- An aerodrome that stays open, staffed, and fully compliant
- Seamless management continuity during personnel transitions
- Protection against regulatory shutdowns and insurance liabilities
- Clean, defensible exit and asset recovery at end of site life
Simple to start. Structured underneath.
You don't need to know what you need before you call. Most engagements move through the same four steps.
Scope the situation
A short, structured intake and a call. We figure out where the aviation actually stands and where the risk is.
Diagnose & cost it
We put real numbers on the options, the cost, and the risk, framed for the people who own the budget.
Plan or run it
We design the air logistics, or step in and operate it, depending on what the project needs.
Optimize & hand over
We keep taking cost and risk out, and train your team so it holds after we step back.
Not sure which service you need? That's fine.
Tell us where the project is and where the aviation stands. We'll point you to the right starting place.
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