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GOVERNMENT RETIRES AGEING AIRCRAFT FOR SAFETY CONCERNS - LEASES REPLACEMENT AIRCRAFT

Released on May 13, 2002

Government's Air Transportation Service has downsized its fleet by

grounding one of the longest-serving government aircraft in Canada.



A 1975 Cheyenne II turbo-prop aircraft used by Air Transportation Services

of Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation (SPMC) has been

decommissioned. This plane, known by the call letters C-GNKP, has more

than 15,000 hours on its airframe, three times the world average for this

model.



"Despite operating some of the oldest Piper Cheyenne aircraft in service

world-wide, Air Transportation has one of the best safety records of any

air service," President of SPMC Ray Clayton said. "However, our

professional pilots and maintenance engineers felt that continuing to

operate this particular aircraft indefinitely would jeopardize its

reliability. Our decision to ground this plane was made because we are not

prepared to jeopardize the safety of our passengers and crew."



The operational size of the air service will be reduced from three aircraft

to two. The smaller service will consist of the existing King Air and a

leased replacement aircraft. The remaining Cheyenne II, also an extremely

high flight-time airframe, will only be used as a maintenance back-up.

Reducing the fleet to two primary aircraft will be possible because the

overall number of miles flown has decreased.



SPMC will be leasing a used King Air B200 as the replacement aircraft. The

corporation chose to lease in order to provide government with flexibility

to determine future air service needs without requiring a large capital

investment.



"We'll see a reduction in the unscheduled and costly maintenance which

comes from operating an unreliable 27-year old plane," Clayton said. "C-

GNKP spends more than 2.5 hours in the shop for every hour in the air and

would also have required over $600,000 in critical engine, autopilot and

other system repairs simply to continue flying."



The lease of a King Air increases SPMC's maintenance and training

efficiencies since SPMC also uses two King Airs for the province's Air

Ambulance Service.



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For more information, contact:



Nadine Sisk

Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation

Regina

Phone: (306) 787-9225

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