Conair Aerial Firefighting
Mike Sanghera is a seasoned professional in aviation maintenance and technical writing with extensive experience spanning over three decades. Currently serving as a Maintenance Planner at Conair Aerial Firefighting since February 2016, Mike previously held the position of Technical Records Administrator at CHC Helicopters, where responsibilities included maintaining accurate aircraft records. Mike also contributed as a Licensed Technical Writer at Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. and Air Canada, focusing on the creation and management of technical documentation for maintenance programs and procedures. Early in the career, Mike gained hands-on experience as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer at Canadian Airlines International, alongside roles that included customer service and equipment installation. Mike completed education at the Pacific Vocational Institute, enhancing technical skills and knowledge in the field.
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Conair Aerial Firefighting
For over 50 years Conair Group Inc. (Conair) has led the aerial firefighting industry, supporting government agencies with the largest, privately owned, fixed-wing fleet in the world, operating in Canada, the US, Australia and France. A skilled team of 350 professionals equips the company’s 70 aircraft with the latest tools and technology, going above and beyond to ensure aircraft are ready to dispatch when needed to respond to wildfires. With a focus on safety, Conair offers pilots a specialized Training + Tactics Centre, the only one in the world of its kind, providing access to simulators that produce successful missions in real world operations. Conair’s versatile fleet includes Bird Dogs, Land-Based Airtankers and Amphibious Aircraft. The newest airtanker is the Dash 8-400AT, with a 10,000 litre capacity to drop suppressant over diverse geography. The airtanker is converted at Conair's hangars in Abbotsford at a pace of one every 75 days. Offering a depth of resources, Conair provides wildfire agency partners the full advantage of economies of scale when enhancing, modernizing, or outsourcing operational support for their aerial firefighting resources. Conair provides aircraft for purchase, lease or contract, offering specialized services including engineering, flight operations and fleet maintenance related to aerial firefighting. We incorporate four values into everything we do and base all of our corporate decisions and actions on these fundamentals: • Supporting each other • Refining our safety practices • Improving service to our customers • Being accountable for our commitments. Individually and collectively, we are accountable for our performance, the delivery of our commitments and the results delivered to our customers.