Gov. grounds Executive Air Service to save costs
The government is grounding its Executive Air Service, the private plane service it owns, as a way to cut down on spending.
Since 1965, the Lieutenant Governor, the Premier, Cabinet Ministers, MLAs and senior government officials have flown on the planes.
As a result it means three pilots, four mechanics and two administrative staff members are losing their jobs.
“The use of Executive Air has dropped dramatically over the past decade but overhead costs have remained high,” Central Services Minister Christine Tell maintained.