Integra Air

Integra Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
n/a BXH PALLISER
Founded 1998
Ceased operations August 31, 2018
Focus cities Calgary International Airport, Edmonton International Airport Lethbridge Airport, Medicine Hat Regional Airport
Fleet size 10[1]
Destinations 2[2]
Company slogan Lifting Your Expectations!
Headquarters Calgary, Alberta
Key people John Macek (CEO)
Website http://www.integraair.com/

Integra Air[3] offered chartered and scheduled flight services, as well as air ambulance medevac services out of Calgary, Alberta. The Airline ceased operations on August 31st, 2018, advising that the airline was undergoing corporate restructuring. The closure also shuts down operations of the Air Ambulance Services.

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History

The company started in 1998 with scheduled flights to Edmonton. In 1999, Integra started its chartered service and four years later it began offering aircraft management services. In 2010, Integra Air purchased Bar XH Air, expanding their services to include air medevac. In Early 2018 Calgary-based Integra Air came in to assist Orca on March 15th, and in a March statement their CEO said “Integra Air is currently in the process of negotiating aircraft, crews and management to support Orca Airways and prevent any further interruption to Orca passengers and customers”.

Rather than going through the rigorous process of working up to compliance, it appears as though Orca has decided to throw in the towel.

Integra has yet to make a public statement but in a call to the company today we were told that they acquired Orca roughly three weeks ago and are continuing to operate their routes to Vancouver Island, seemingly without missing a beat. Integra’s branding on the flyorcaair.com website also confirms this.

A representative for the company also let us know that no staff have lost their jobs and in fact the company is in the process of hiring more pilots.

As of April 30, Qualicum Beach has one less airline carrier.

Orca Airways will no longer be flying to Qualicum Beach Airport or its other former Vancouver Island locations, though at least some ticketed passengers will be re-booked on Pacific Coastal Airlines, which has taken over Orca operations.

Kevin Boothroyd, director of business development for Pacific Coastal, said the company is looking at upgrading its carriage and operations to meet the increased demand, but it will not be picking up flights into or out of Qualicum Beach. Orca Airways had merged with Calgary-based Integra Air several months ago for financial reasons, but Andrew Naysmith, former president of Orca Airways, said he wasn’t seeing eye-to-eye with Integra officials.

“That’s when I approached Pacific Coastal. I know they are a more family-oriented business,” said Naysmith.

Orca Airways had previously flown out of Vancouver, Victoria, Qualicum Beach and Tofino. Boothroyd told Black Press that flights to Tofino would continue and that capacity would rise.

“I can tell you that we already had planned, on May 1, to have the larger 30- or 34-seat Saab aircraft on the route (to Tofino) every day,” Boothroyd said. “Now with this new demand we are looking at adding more capacity. We will be upping our scheduled service to number of flights. We just haven’t got that in a box yet because we just came to this agreement.”

Naysmith said that Pacific Coastal has graciously taken care of most of the Orca ground crew in Tofino and Vancouver.

“It’s a big thing for me to step down, but I’m very excited that Tofino, the place that I love, is going to be supported from now probably forever more,” said Naysmith.

As for people who have already booked flights to or from Qualicum Beach Airport, Naysmith said staff is working with other airlines to get passengers on a flight or also refunding passengers to help get their money back.

Destinations

As of April 2018, Integra Air served the following destinations, until ceasing operations.[2]

Alberta

Fleet

As of April 2018, Integra Air had the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada, listed under BAR XH Air:[1]

The listing also includes a Cessna 150 and a Cessna 172, both with cancelled certificates.

References

  1. 1 2 "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Bar XH Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  2. 1 2 Integra Air Routes
  3. ↑ Bar XH Air, Pilot Career Centre


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