Bill Leyburne
Manager
Management
Rotor Services
Canada
Biography
Bill grew up in North Bay, Ontario and attended Canadore College immediately upon graduation from high school. Bill graduated from the Aircraft Maintenance program in 1981. Upon graduation, Bill moved out West and worked for a few years with operators such as, Lift Air International and Lamb Air, in Churchill, Manitoba. In 1984, Bill moved back to Ontario and worked for Ranger Helicopters in Sault Ste. Marie until he moved to Goose Bay, Labrador and began to work for Sealand Helicopters. After a couple of years working in Goose Bay, Bill moved to Sealand’s head office, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Also working at Sealand Helicopters, was an old college friend of Bill’s, Wade Culliton who was also a licensed AME. In 1988, Bill and Wade realized the need for AME’s in Southern Ontario, to perform maintenance on aircraft owned by operators, who did not have their own AME’s, so they decided to leave Sealand and open up their own business in Southern Ontario. Wade left the company after a couple of years, but Bill continued on his own, eventually starting Great Lakes Helicopter in 2003.
Research Interest
Management
