248 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 10 during the fire season, they are often based out of other airports further north. Every couple of weeks they bring a plane in to switch crews or for some repairs – even though the local area has been spared during this fire season, it has still made up a significant amount of airport operations. “We have been working with Northstar Consulting when it comes to placing our airport and promoting it to customers,” Bos adds. to the main area to make us more accessible, a little more public-facing, and allow us to interact more with the passengers. For right now it is trying to get our passenger numbers back up by increasing the services, and the comfort of the services we offer. Then we will be in a better position to move forward,” Bos outlines for us. Sault Ste Marie Airport is also the home base for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources water bombing fleet. They spend the winter in the airport getting all their maintenance and servicing done, and then
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