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Anderson Air Wins 2019 Best Corporate & Executive Charter Aviation Company – British Columbia

Drawing on more than four decades of experience in the industry, Anderson Air is a Vancouver, BC based company providing Executive Charters and Aircraft Management Services. We profile the company to gain an insight into how it has enhanced its offering over the past 44 years to ensure it remains a key player in Canada’s aviation industry.

Since its inception in 1980, Anderson Air has been a family-owned and operated business dedicated to providing Aircraft Management services. In addition, the company provides convenient and cost-effective private and corporate/executive charter services throughout North America, Europe and South America. Aircraft acquisition, aircraft partnerships and maintenance services round out its service offerings.

As the oldest aircraft management and charter company based in Vancouver BC, Anderson Air has deep roots in the aviation and business community spanning for over 44 years. Its sister company, the Oppenheimer Group, the oldest operating company in BC has been in business for over 160 years.

The team at Anderson Air take great pride in its safety record of over 44 years of safe operations, with zero Transportation Safety Board incidents or accidents. This exceptional safety record gives the firm’s clients tremendous confidence and security in choosing Anderson Air.

Another key source of pride for Anderson Air is its high attention to detail. The firm’s experienced team can tailor departure times to suit tight schedules, plan itineraries and undertake due diligence with respect to anticipating the needs of their valued clients; Thus ensuring they arrive at their destination on time and on budget. Anderson Air’s core purpose is to deliver customized Jet Charter and Aircraft Management services to ensure all clients feel like they are an owner of one of the best jets in an exceptional fleet. Drawing upon the company’s core strength of its higher standard of safety, people, service and aircraft type, its clients can rest assure that they are getting only the best possible service when they work with this innovative and dynamic company.

As part of its people-focused approach, Anderson Air works hard to give back to other family-based charities including Ronald McDonald House, BC Children’s Hospital foundation, Lions Gate Hospital foundation, Canadian Cancer Society and the Family Services of the North Shore. By working to support the wider Vancouver community, the firm is able to cement its position as a local business dedicated to supporting local people.

Operating within a fast-paced and constantly evolving market, Anderson Air is constantly improving upon its systems and processes to drive operational efficiencies which help deliver upon its continued success. Annually, Anderson Air undergoes Strategic Planning to ensure its products and services are fine-tuned while ensuring its business plan is sound and relevant to its clients.

As part of this focus, the company has recently added a Lear 75, a Challenger 605, 2 Dassault Falcon 50EXs, and a Falcon 7X to its existing fleet of a Citation Sovereign, 2 Falcon 2000LXs and a Falcon 900EX. In addition, completed initiatives including new flight operations software, upgrading the current safety management system and IT systems including the development of smart phone and tablet apps allowing its team a wireless and paperless integration for its operations. Additionally, Anderson Air has a Quality Assurance Program, sets Safety Performance indicators (SPI’s) through the Safety Management System (SMS) and ensures its exceeding compliance with industry regulations. One of Anderson Air’s core values is to ensure safety is never compromised: It is top of mind in every activity, decision and service the company provides. To deliver on this value, Anderson Air undertakes yearly multiple internal and external audits achieving the coveted IS-BAO stage 2 safety certification. The final Stage 3 certification is in its sights with the goal of completion in the companies next audit cycle.

Ultimately, Anderson Air’s overriding goal is to be the premier executive charter and aircraft management company in Vancouver, BC. To achieve this, the firm continues to innovate and adapt around emerging market developments while providing a positive client experience. Over the coming years, the firm will remain steadfast to its 3 key Strategic Pillars: Dominate in client service, differentiate in its fleet, and compete/meet the market in price. These strategies will ensure that Anderson Air remains at the forefront of emerging developments within the ever-evolving private air transport space and is able to meet its clients’ ever-rising expectations.

Oppy chosen as Canada’s Best Managed for 18th year

What makes a “best managed” company? According to the global financial services company Deloitte, companies with best-in-class business practices—like the Vancouver, BC-based Oppy—demonstrate exceptional strategy, capability, commitment, and return on investment.

That’s why they have named the full-service fresh produce marketer and distributor among Canada’s Best Managed companies for the last 18 years, and welcomed Oppy to the program’s esteemed Platinum Club a dozen years ago.

“It’s great be selected once again,” said John Anderson, chairman and CEO. “It’s an exciting time at Oppy. As our business continues to expand and evolve, we rely on our proven management philosophy to guide us as we grow. By encouraging collaboration across all channels of our business, we can move quickly and decisively toward our goals.”

Anderson points to the expect the world from us promise of the Oppy brand as the thread that ties strategy and execution together at Oppy.

“It’s been about a decade and a half since we introduced the idea of expect the world from us, and it remains incredibly relevant to the team,” he said. “It enables us to manage our business with a clear purpose and understanding of where we’re going and how we’ll get there.”

Sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, Canadian Business Magazine, Queen’s Smith School of Business, and the TMX Group, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program recognizes organizations that have implemented world class business practices and created value in innovative ways. The Platinum Club honors top-performing companies that earn a place among the best for six years or more.

Oppy has been chosen every year since it first applied in 2001. Best Managed applications are reviewed annually by an independent judging panel that evaluates how companies address various business challenges, including new technologies, globalization, brand management, leadership, leveraging and developing core competencies, designing information systems and hiring the right talent to facilitate growth.

The accolades announced today recognize Oppy’s 2018 achievements, including adding large scale value-added programs for kiwifruit and citrus in Western Canada, launching Frank & Able, a unique new brand of greenhouse tomatoes-on-the-vine, building the scope and scale of its Ocean Spray berry program, and developing high demand for Zespri SunGold kiwifruit. Oppy was also recently selected as one of BC’s Top Employers for the third consecutive year.