Transwest Air has announced the loss of one of its managing partners, Jim Glass.

Company officials say the 50-year-old died early this morning.

Glass was one of the founding partners when Athabasca Airways and La Ronge Aviation/Air Sask Aviation merged in 2000.

He was an active entrepreneur and pilot and was involved in various charities, including the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.