Amelia Earhart  75^th Anniversary Committee

Mr. Roger Pike

Joey George

David Andrews

Tom Harris

Don Coombs

Don Regular

Wendell Hunt

Lorne Rostotski

Alice Parmiter

Daphne Mercer

Lester Forward

Dan Power

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Roger Pike

Roger Pike was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and was co-founder of a family business during the 1960s.  He received his early education at Holloway School in St. John’s and Coughlan United Church School in Harbour Grace.  In 1973 Roger Pike received his pilot license and went on to establish a charter air service in Newfoundland in the late 1970s.  In 1983 he acquired Labrador Airways Limited, dba Air Labrador, which was a small scheduled and charter air service operating DHC-2 Beavers, DHC-3 Otters and DCH-6 Twin Otters.  The Company currently operates a fleet of Dash 8 passenger/cargo aircraft, Beech 1900 aircraft, DHC-6-300 Twin Otters and an Amphibian Caravan.    

Roger Pike is the principle owner of Labrador Airways Limited and continues to act as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pike Group of Companies one of the Province’s largest corporations employing over 700 people.    

In 1996 he was appointed as Honorary Colonel for the 103 Search and Rescue Unit in Gander, Newfoundland and reappointed in 2000 serving in that capacity for 6 years.  In 1997, during his term as Honorary Colonel, 103 became a full Squadron receiving its Colors from His Royal Highness Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh.

Mr. Pike served on numerous educational and health boards and chaired one of Newfoundland’s largest health care boards for 4 years during the early 1990s. 

He has continued to be involved in charitable aviation related activities in Newfoundland & Labrador through the donation and maintenance of an aircraft static exhibit in the Community of Harbour Grace, which is one of the earliest aerodromes in North America used by historic aviators and established in 1927.  In 2005 as Project Coordinator he supported the successful reenactment of the historic 1919 crossing of the Atlantic with a Vickers Vimy aircraft originally piloted by Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown.  The aircrew for the reenactment was well-known aviator Steve Fossett and navigator Captain Mark Rebholz both of California. 

Air Labrador and the Pike Group of Companies continue to support local and military activities which recently included the restoration of the colors of the famous Royal Newfoundland Regiment for which he received the Queen’s 50 Jubilee Medal.