Northwestern Air

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Northwestern Air Lease Ltd
Northwestern Air Logo-.svg
Northwestern Air BAe Jetstream 32 C-FNNA (Quintin Soloviev).jpg
A Handley Page Jetstream at Edmonton International Airport
IATA ICAO Callsign
J3 PLR POLARIS
Founded1965
AOC #271[1]
Fleet size14,[2] 13[3]
Destinations7[4]
Parent companyNorthwestern Air Lease Limited
HeadquartersFort Smith, Northwest Territories
Key peopleTerry Harrold
(President)
Brian Harrold
(Vice-President)
James M. Heidema
(Chief Operating Officer)
Debbie Payne
(Director of Finance)
Barry Bergen
(Operations Manager)
Websitehttp://www.nwal.ca/

Northwestern Air is an airline based in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates scheduled passenger services to seven destinations in two territories/provinces,[4] as well as undertaking ad hoc charters and long term charter contracts for various corporations throughout Canada and the USA. Its main base is Fort Smith Airport.

History[]

A Handley Page Jetstream at Cambridge Bay Airport

The airline was established in 1965 as a leasing company and started flying operations in 1968. It expanded to operate scheduled passenger services in 1984. It is wholly owned by the Harrold family and had more than 70 employees in September 2018.[5]

Destinations[]

The airline serves the following locations:[4]

Fleet[]

As of September 2019 the Northwestern Air fleet includes 14 aircraft registered with Transport Canada and 13 listed at the Northwestern Air web site:[2][3]

Northwestern Air fleet
Aircraft Fleet (TC/PLR) Variants Notes
British Aerospace Jetstream 9/8 3112, 3212 Northwestern lists three Jetstream 31 and five Jetstream 32. TC lists 4 and 5
Cessna 172 2/0 172N
Cessna 185 Skywagon 1/1 A185F
Cessna 206 2/2 U206 One each U206E and U206G
Cessna 210 1/1 210L
DHC-3 Otter 0/1
Total 14/13


Previously operated[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Transport Canada (2019-09-02), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Northwestern Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. ^ a b Our Fleet
  4. ^ a b c Flight Schedule
  5. ^ About Us
  6. ^ Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result

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