Superior Airways
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Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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AOC # | Canada: 14801[1] United States: UYXF120F[2] | ||||||
Hubs | Red Lake Airport, Ontario | ||||||
Fleet size | 15[3] | ||||||
Destinations | Canada / US[4] | ||||||
Headquarters | Red Lake, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
Website | www |
Superior Airways is a chartered air service based in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada at the Red Lake Airport in the town of Cochenour.
History[]
Established in 2003, Superior Airways has been serving Northwestern Ontario by flying cargo, fisherman, hunters, firefighters, First Nations, medical patients and law enforcement to and from remote communities as well as city centers.
Superior Airways began its operation in Sioux Lookout, Ontario with three employees, but due to market saturation relocated one of its aircraft to Red Lake, Ontario. Soon afterward both aircraft were located in Red Lake. In 2018 acquired Chimo Air Service which operated from the same airport.[5] The company continues to grow with the recent addition of a five-passenger Cessna 206 Stationair, another Navajo, and the expected arrival of a factory new Quest Kodiak.[6] Superior Airways was the first in Canada to operate the Quest Kodiak; at the time a brand new aircraft designed for off strip operations.[7]
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Fleet[]
As of September 2019 Superior Airways had the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[3]
Aircraft | Number | Variants | Notes[8] |
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Beechcraft Baron | 1 | Baron 58 | Not listed at Superior Airways site[9] |
Cessna 180 | 2 | 180B, 180C | Not listed at Superior Airways site[9] |
Cessna 182 Skylane | 1 | R182 Skylane RG | Not listed at Superior Airways site[9] |
Cessna 208 Caravan | 4 | 208 Caravan, 208B Grand Caravan | Floatplane |
Cessna 210 | 1 | P210N Pressurized Centurion | Not listed at Superior Airways site[9] |
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | 1 | Beaver I | |
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | 2 | DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter | The Superior Airways site has one turbo Otter and one piston Otter,[9] but TC has both as turbo |
Piper PA-31 Navajo | 3 | PA-31-350 Chieftain |
References[]
- ^ Transport Canada (2019-09-08), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Superior Airways". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ Pilot Career Center website
- ^ "Chimo Air Service". Airline History. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Superior Airways website
- ^ Quest Kodiak website features page
- ^ Superior Airways website Aircraft page
- ^ a b c d e Aircraaft
External links[]
- Airlines established in 2003
- Regional airlines of Ontario
- Seaplane operators
- Red Lake, Ontario