With an eye to the future based on a fond glance at the past, Skyservice Business Aviation marked its 35th anniversary this month by donating over 7,000 trees to One Tree Planted to help reforest lost habitat in British Columbia. The Toronto-based company further invited 35 of its employees from across the organization (including locations in Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary) to plant trees in the community on Oct. 6.

Launched in 1986 in Montreal, Skyservice provides business aviation services to private jet owners, travel enthusiasts, and commercial clients, having grown over the years into a world-class, full-service aviation company offering regional fixed base operations (FBO) in Canada and the US, seamless travel services, and aircraft ownership.

“Skyservice has achieved this milestone through the hard work and dedication of our people and our culture of customer service that exists throughout the entire organization,” says president and CEO Benjamin Murray. “This milestone is more than a number. It reflects our commitment to personalized, high quality service to our clients and the deep relationships we have fostered on trust in the industry. Skyservice is poised for continuing growth and is excited to continue to innovate and invest in our people, our communities and in our industry.”

Murray added, “We asked our employees how best to celebrate our milestone. With our focus on responsible operations and sustainability, the choice was simple. We are proud to donate over 200 trees for each year since our inception and to contribute to reforestation in British Columbia, which suffered significant loss as a result of wildfires this past summer. We hope our efforts will replant over five hectares of land and rebuild lost habitat in the area.”