Floyd Glass

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Floyd Glass was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an aviation entrepreneur who founded Athabaska Airways in 1955. [1] Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport is named in honor of Glass. Upon his death in 1999, his son Jim took over the company. [2]

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References

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  2. "Transwest Air - History". www.transwestair.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08.