North Star Air

North Star Air is a Canadian charter, passenger and cargo airline headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario,[4] with secondary passenger hub in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, and cargo hubs located in Pickle Lake, Red Lake, Kapuskasing, Ontario and Thompson, Manitoba. The majority of destinations served are remote First Nations communities, with regular service to 18 airports under "Flex Flight Passenger Service",[3] and other regional destination under an on-demand basis. Founded in 1997 as a float plane 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.

North Star Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
BLACKFLY
AOC #11025[1]
HubsThunder Bay International Airport,
Pickle Lake Airport,
Red Lake Airport,
Thompson Airport,
Kapuskasing Airport
Secondary hubsSioux Lookout Airport
Fleet size14[2]
Destinations18[3]
Parent companyThe North West Company
HeadquartersThunder Bay, Ontario
Key peopleFrank Kelner
Websitewww.northstarair.ca

On April 28, 2017, it was announced that North Star Air was to be purchased by The North West Company for a sum of $31 million.[5]

Flex Flight Passenger Services

As of 2019 North Star Air flies to the following destinations:[3]

Fleet

As of September 2019 North Star Air had the following 14 aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[2]

North Star Air
AircraftNumberVariantsNotes
ATR 722ATR 72-212A
Douglas DC-34Basler BT-6719 passenger-combi / freight - based in Pickle Lake Airport
Pilatus PC-128PC-12/45, PC-12/47, PC-12/47E9 passenger / freight - based in Thunder Bay International Airport

The Transport Canada list also includes a Pilatus PC-12 with a cancelled certificate.[6]

Accidents and incidents
  • A North Star Basler BT-67 (modified DC-3), registration C-FKAL performing a flight from Red Lake,ON to Sachigo Lake,ON (Canada) with 2 crew on board, was on approach to Sachigo Lake at about 09:35L (15:35Z) when the aircraft contacted trees and impacted ground amidst a forest. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.[7]

References
  1. Transport Canada (2019-09-02), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  2. "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for North Star Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  3. Route Map and Schedules
  4. Contact Us - Charter.Passenger.Cargo
  5. North West Company spends $31M to buy its own airline
  6. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details
  7. https://avherald.com/h?article=4d025953&opt=1024
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.