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Saskatoon airline grounds fleet amid administrative investigation

About 150 of West Wind Aviation’s 300 employees have been laid off temporarily or are working fewer hours, said Stephen Smith, the company’s acting president. Dayne Winter / Global News

A Saskatoon-based airline is voluntarily grounding its fleet as it investigates potential administrative discrepancies related to its pilot training records, according to a company official.

On Tuesday, West Wind Aviation confirmed in a statement that it had voluntarily put its “fleet of aircraft on hold pending the results of [the] investigation.”

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“West Wind will utilize its wholly-owned subsidiary, Transwest Air, and industry partners to ensure safe, uninterrupted services to its customers until this matter is concluded,” said Dennis Baranieski, the company’s vice-president of business development and customer relations, in the statement.

Baranieski said the investigation’s timeline is uncertain, but added it would likely take a few days.

West Wind was established in 1983 and operates out of numerous bases in Saskatchewan, according to its website.

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