North Star Air

North Star Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
BLACKFLY
Hubs Thunder Bay International Airport,
Pickle Lake Airport,
Red Lake Airport
Secondary hubs Sioux Lookout Airport
Fleet size 17[1]
Destinations 18[2]
Company slogan Safe.Affordable.Reliable
Parent company The North West Company
Headquarters Thunder Bay, Ontario
Key people Frank Kelner
Website www.northstarair.ca

North Star Air is a Canadian charter, passenger and cargo airline headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario,[3] with secondary passenger hub in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, and cargo hubs located in Pickle Lake, and Red Lake. The majority of destinations served are remote First Nations communities, with regular service to 18 airports under "Flex Flight Passenger Service",[2] and other regional destination under an on-demand basis. Founded in 1997 as a floatplane operator with two DHC-2 Beaver aircraft based in Pickle Lake, the airline has grown over the years and came under new ownership in 2012. In 2015 Cargo North and North Star Air merged under the North Star banner.

On April 28 2017, North Star Air was announced to be purchased by The North West Company for a sum of $31 million.[4]

Flex Flight Passenger Services

As of February 2018 North Star Air flies to the following destinations:[2]

Fleet

Pilatus PC12 of North Star Air at Cambridge Bay Airport

As of February 2018 North Star Air had the following 17 aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[1]

North Star Air
AircraftNumberVariantsAircraft IdentificationsNotes
ATR 722ATR 72-212AC-FNSJ, C-FNSN
Beechcraft King Air1Model F90C-GJMQ
Cessna 208 Caravan1208B Grand CaravanC-FIXS9 passenger / freight - based in Pickle Lake Airport, Red Lake Airport
Douglas DC-35Basler BT-67C-FKAL, C-FKGL, C-FVNS, C-FWUI C-GKKB,19 passenger-combi / freight - based in Pickle Lake Airport
Pilatus PC-128PC-12/45, PC-12/47EC-FKPA, C-FVPC, C-FYZS, C-GDGD, C-GEOW, C-GKAY, C-GVKC, C-GNQZ9 passenger / freight - based in Thunder Bay International Airport

References

  1. 1 2 "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for North Star Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  2. 1 2 3 Route Map
  3. ↑ Contact Us - Charter.Passenger.Cargo
  4. ↑ North West Company spends $31M to buy its own airline
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