Transwest Air founder takes over as West Wind chief executive

West Wind Aviation, which has been grounded since one of its airliners crashed late last year, has appointed a new president and chief executive officer.
Gord Gillespie, who took over as head of the Saskatoon-based airline in 2011, was succeeded this week by Patrick Campling Jr., a founder and former owner of Transwest Air, a Prince Albert-based airline bought by West Wind in 2016.
West Wind’s fleet of short-haul aircraft has been parked on the ramp since Dec. 22, when Transport Canad