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Next time you're working out your flight plans, consider Optimair Ltd. Hundreds of corporate travellers have already done so and they've got nothing but good things to say.
An all-Canadian charter company based in Edmonton, Optimair has rapidly built a rock-solid reputation among the Western oil, gas and oilfield-service sector. It's the airline that gets you where you want to go when you need to go there - quickly, safely and comfortably.
"We're geared to optimum safety and superior customer service," says Optimair president Dave McKinstry. "We're looking to achieve quality growth with quality partners and quality customers."
It's no secret that senior and middle managers within the industry are being asked to spend more time aloft as northern oilsands and well-site operations continue to go flat out. Always on their toes, the pilots at Optimair can eliminate the blood, sweat and tears from any journey, no matter how short the notice.
"We're on perpetual standby, 24 hours a day and seven days a week," McKinstry explains.
That means Optimair's superbly maintained fleet always gets a jump on the competition.
Rig bosses and crew chiefs throughout the oilpatch have certainly learned about Optimair reliability. It's a good feeling to know that your plane will be ready and waiting to accommodate scheduled crew shifts, business meetings and other scheduled visits, no matter how remote the destination. Senior decision-makers who frequently need to move people to and from remote leases and well sites also understand that a top-flight charter service makes economic sense on a variety of levels.
Commercial flights don't always take you where you need to go. And hanging around airports for scheduled flights - not to mention driving to the jobsite from regional airports - can eat up far too much of the business day.
"That's where the real savings come in," McKinstry points out "Productivity has to be high to offset the enormous labour costs most employers are facing these days. If we can cut your travel time from eight hours to two hours, you don't have to be a mathemetician to calculate the productivity boost."
A small airline, Optimair offers customers two priceless commodities that larger outfits can't hope to match: Ready access and instant accessibility.
You can be sure that the Optimair employee on the other end of the phone line is authorized to make quick decisions and to act on your behalf. No elevator music while you wait on hold. No recorded messages. No "if you are using a phone with a keypad, press 3."
Optimair staff waste no time responding to your request.
Of course, there's more to Optimair than charter flights.
The company's "hotshot" delivery service is extremely useful for getting essential parts and pieces of equipment to and from the jobsite, FAST. Again, by saving on equipment down time, Optimair customers add real substance to their bottom line.
Optimair's affiliate Avipro Helicopters is an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) certificate holder. Avipro's full-time mechanics also service and repair private fleets owned by corporate customers.
"It's a service they really appreciate," McKinstry explains. "We house, maintain and even operate their aircraft for them. It enables them to get the most out of their assets."
That's an important point. Occasionally, a major energy company makes the decision to invest in its own small fleet. But the strategy seldom includes the enormous cost outlay required to develop an in-house flight-operations base. That's an expensive and tedious process.
Qualified people have to be hired and trained. Hangars must be purchased and equipped. Planes must be upgraded, repaired and maintained.
Instead, such companies seek out an expert team to take care of the hands-on work required.
By partnering with Optimair, corporate clients eliminate the hassles of ownership. They just show up at the airport and climb aboard for a trouble-free journey.
They don't have to worry about pilots or maintenance. And there's another way these clients make their airborne investments pay.
When their airplanes are not in use, Optimair flies them, paying for the privilege. That means expensive planes are rarely allowed to sit idle. Instead, they earn their keep, whether their owners are flying them or not.
It's all about intelligent asset management and time management.
Optimair General Manager Dennis Lyons is an aviation maintenance professional with more than 25 years in the business. A former member of the Canadian military, he's a stickler for doing things right and his high standards have rubbed off on everybody in the organization.
Optimair Ltd. invites you to explore the company, its values and its services by visiting its website,
www.optimair.ca.
And please feel free to contact the team for more information.
Call (780) 469-7877 or inquire via email at
[email protected].
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