About Us
Sacha McLean

Sacha McLean
Chief Executive Officer

John Morris

John Morris
President

Norm Elliot

Norm Elliot
Executive Vice President, Finance

Steve Wright

Steve Wright
Vice President

Andrew Bradley

Andrew Bradley
Rotary Operations Manager

Sacha McLean

Sacha McLean
Chief Executive Officer

Sacha McLean is Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Blackcomb Aviation LP which is co-owned by the McLean family of the McLean Group and by Blackcomb’s President, John Morris. He is a commercial helicopter pilot and a fixed wing pilot, and past member of the Vancouver International Airport’s Advisory Environmental Committee. An accomplished business entrepreneur, Sacha is widely recognized for his instrumental role in the formation and expansion of the McLean Group’s flagship production facility, Vancouver Film Studios and its subsidiary companies, Pacific Backlot Services and Signal Systems. Sacha McLean is a current Board member of The McLean Group and Blackcomb Aviation, and a past Board member and Chairman of the Whistler Film Festival.

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John Morris

John Morris
President

John Morris is Director and President of Blackcomb Aviation and original founder of its Vancouver based jet charter, helicopter, and aircraft maintenance division, Omega Aviation. Widely recognized for his leadership role in the successful expansion of multiple aviation services under the Blackcomb Aviation umbrella, John is equally known for his distinguished flying career. This career began in 1975 when he was flying float planes off the west coast of British Columbia. John later moved into the business of managing and flying various transport category aircraft and in 1980, commenced his extensive helicopter career. Today, John Morris holds airline transport licences for both fixed wing and helicopters and has over 16000 flight hours. A true aviation entrepreneur, John Morris remains an active fixed wing and rotary pilot at Blackcomb Aviation.

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Norm Elliot

Norm Elliot
Executive Vice President, Finance

Norman Elliot is Blackcomb Aviation’s Executive Vice President, Finance. A Certified General Accountant, Norman has been with the McLean Group since 1988 and holds general accounting and finance responsibility for all McLean Group companies which includes Blackcomb Aviation and the McLean Group’s production facility, Vancouver Film Studios. Prior to joining the McLean Group, Norman worked for a land development and property management company with significant holdings in the Lower Mainland. In addition to leading Blackcomb Aviation’s accounting team, Norman works closely with senior management on the financing, banking, budgeting, and insurance requirements of Blackcomb Aviation.

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Steve Wright

Steve Wright
Vice President

As Blackcomb Aviation’s Vice President, Steve Wright oversees the business development, marketing, film coordination, and executive support services of the company’s fixed and rotary wing divisions. Steve is a 27 year aviation professional and holds both Transport Canada and FAA commercial helicopter pilot licenses. He is also an accredited aerial coordinator and film pilot who is internationally known for his work on numerous award-winning feature films and television series. Steve is a former member of the RCMP, and the founder and operator of a successful west coast helicopter company, Vancouver Helicopters Inc (1981 – 1996). More recently, and prior to joining Blackcomb Aviation, Steve was the owner of Steve Wright Real Estate Ltd. and the recipient of 4 consecutive Diamond Sales Awards for Royal Lepage Canada. In addition to his position at Blackcomb Aviation, Steve maintains his real estate license with Blanca Realty Limited, a corporate affiliate of Blackcomb Aviation and the real estate division of the McLean Group.

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Andrew Bradley

Andrew Bradley
Rotary Operations Manager

Andrew Bradley is Blackcomb Aviation’s Rotary Operations Manager and has 22 years experience flying light, intermediate and medium type helicopters in Canada and South America. Andrew served as Chief Pilot/Operations Manager at Blackcomb for 3 years prior to his appointment as Operations Manager. He is the recipient of the Helicopter Association of Canada Pilot Safety Award for 7900 accident free flying hours and is endorsed on 7 different helicopter types. He is also a Designated Approved Check Pilot (DACP) representing Transport Canada on pilot proficiency checks. Prior to joining Blackcomb Aviation, Andrew Bradley was Base Manager at Northern Mountain Helicopters, a company operating a fleet of 12 helicopters during the summer months. Andrew is a member of the HAC’s Air Taxi sub-committee Class D working group for industry best practices.

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