(Smithers, BC August 8th, 2022)
Central Mountain Air is pleased to announce the appointment of Trevor Wakefield as Chief Operating Officer effective August 8, 2022.
As COO, Mr. Wakefield will provide leadership and will work closely with the Executive team on the execution of CMA’s overall strategic plans. Trevor began his aviation career over 25 years ago as a line pilot flying for a western-based cargo and passenger operator, flying routes within Northern BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Joining Canadian North Airlines in 2001, he held various positions including Training Captain, Director of Safety, Senior Director of Operations, and Vice President of Operations. As an approved Transport Canada Operations Manager, Trevor’s core values include Safe Operations, Regulatory Compliance, Fiscal Accountability, and Workplace Culture. After leaving Canadian North in late 2019, Trevor took over as President and Accountable Executive of a Calgary-based charter airline. During this tenure, he built an entirely new operations and maintenance team, re-established operational capability with Transport Canada, and successfully launched revenue operations in the summer of 2021.
“With over 35 years of operations, CMA has a proven history of providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective air travel services to passengers, businesses, communities and organizations we serve either via our scheduled flights, charter flights, or medevac flights. I am excited and honored to join the Central Mountain Air team and look forward to working with the various teams and communities throughout western Canada,” said Trevor Wakefield.
“Trevor’s depth of operational experience and broad skill set will accelerate our growth mandate and execution of our overall strategy I am delighted to welcome Trevor to the CMA family and look forward to his contributions and leadership,” said Douglas McCrea, President and Founder. “
About Central Mountain Air Ltd.
Established in 1987, CMA is a Western Canadian privately owned and operated company. CMA provides scheduled flights to ten communities, cargo to eight communities, and charter flights throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and Western Canada. For more information, and to learn about CMA’s enhanced COVID-19 safety procedures, visit www.flycma.com.