Aviation Industry Veteran Joan Williams becomes Chair of the Board of Ottawa Aviation Services

 OTTAWA, August 12, 2010 – Ottawa Aviation Services (“OAS”) today announced that aviation industry veteran Joan Williams has been appointed Chair of the Board of Ottawa Aviation Services. 

Williams has almost thirty years of experience in the flight training industry. She has served as Manager of Flight Operations, Chief Flying Instructor and Manager of Business Development for a large Canadian flight school. She is a member of the Air Transport Association of Canada (“ATAC”) Board of Directors, Chair of the ATAC Flight Training Committee, and a member of the International Association of Flight Training Professionals. 

“I greatly look forward to working with OAS, a company that has created a vision of excellence and professionalism in flight training,” said Joan Williams. “OAS has identified a strategy for translating its vision into reality. It is creating the step-by-step action plan. And it is making the financial and resource commitments necessary to turn vision into reality. 

Williams added, “I anticipate an exciting and rewarding time working with OAS as they put more building blocks in place to achieve their vision of excellence.” 

"The board of directors of OAS is very pleased that Joan has accepted the position of Chair and agreed to take a leadership role in shaping the strategic direction for the flight training unit" said Cedric Paillard, Director and Co-Owner of Ottawa Aviation Services. “Joan’s extensive flight training and business background will prove invaluable as OAS continues to expand its leading aviation service offerings.”

About Ottawa Aviation Services 

Ottawa Aviation Services (“OAS”) offers flight training, aircraft maintenance and other aviation services based on the values of the “golden age” of aviation such as customer service, experience in flight training and quality of maintenance.  With a diverse fleet of training aircraft, including modern Diamond Aircraft trainers, a curriculum that spans Ab- Initio to Airline Transport Pilot Licenses, leading edge simulation technologies and partnerships with leading academic institutions, OAS is a recognized leader in pilot training within Canada and abroad.

For more information:ottawaaviationservices.com 

For more information contact: 

Cédric Paillard

Co-Owner & Vice President Marketing & Business Development