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{{Short description|First Nations-owned airline in Ontario, Canada}}
{{Short description|First Nations-owned airline in Ontario, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
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{{Infobox airline
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Wasaya Airways
| airline = Wasaya Airways
| logo = Wasaya Airways logo.jpg
| logo = Wasaya Airways logo.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_size = 150px
| image2 = C-FFFS.jpg
| image = C-FFFS.jpg
| caption2 = A [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]] parked in front of the [[Red Lake Airport|Red Lake]] hangar
| caption = A [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]] parked in front of the [[Red Lake Airport|Red Lake]] hangar
| fleet_size = 17<ref name="tcfleet"/><ref name=wayfl/>
| image2-width = 250px
| fleet_size = 17,<ref name=wayfl/> 19<ref name="tcfleet"/>
| destinations = 24<ref name="DEST1"/>
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| IATA = WP
| destinations = 24<ref name="DEST1"/>
| ICAO = WSG<ref name=CanICAOD>{{CanICAOD|Wasaya Airways|WSG|WASAYA|8|2023-02-27}}</ref>
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| IATA = WP
| ICAO = WSG<ref name=CanICAOD>{{CanICAOD|Wasaya Airways|WSG|WASAYA|8|2023-02-27}}</ref>
| callsign = WASAYA<ref name=CanICAOD/>
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| parent = Wasaya Group Inc.
| callsign = WASAYA<ref name=CanICAOD/>
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| company_slogan =
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| parent = Wasaya Group Inc.
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| founded = 1989
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| company_slogan =
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| aoc = 11802<ref>{{TCAOC|27 August 2019|118-02|Wasaya+Airways}}</ref>
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| founded = 1989
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| headquarters = [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]]
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| aoc = 11802<ref>{{TCAOC|2019-08-27|118-02|Wasaya+Airways}}</ref>
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| key_people = Paul Disley (President and CEO)<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/about/executive-biographies/ Executive Biographies]</ref>
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| headquarters = [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]]
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| hubs = [[Thunder Bay International Airport]]<br />[[Sioux Lookout Airport]]
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| key_people = James Ward (President and CEO)<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/about/executive-biographies/ Executive Biographies]</ref>
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| hubs = [[Thunder Bay International Airport]]<br />[[Sioux Lookout Airport]]
| secondary_hubs = [[Red Lake Airport]]<br />[[Pickle Lake Airport]]
| secondary_hubs = [[Red Lake Airport]]<br />[[Pickle Lake Airport]]
| focus_cities =
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| alliance =
| website = [http://www.wasaya.com/default.asp www.wasaya.com]
| website = {{URL|https://www.wasaya.com/}}
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{{Contains special characters|Canadian}}
{{Contains special characters|Canadian}}
'''Wasaya Airways LP''' (or in [[Oji-Cree language|Oji-Cree]] ᐙᐦᓭᔮ ᐱᒥᐦᓭᐎᐣ (''Waaseyaa Bimisewin''); unpointed: ᐗᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐎᐣ) is a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]]-owned domestic airline<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/about/ About]</ref> with its headquarters in [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/contact/ Contact]</ref> Its main hubs are the [[Thunder Bay International Airport]] and the [[Sioux Lookout Airport]]; however, it also offers a charter and cargo service from a base in [[Red Lake Airport]] and [[Pickle Lake Airport]]. In 2003, Wasaya Airways bought the rights to serve remote First Nations communities from [[Bearskin Airlines]]. The airline also supplies food, clothing, hardware and other various supplies to 25 remote communities in Ontario.
'''Wasaya Airways LP''' (or in [[Oji-Cree language|Oji-Cree]] ᐙᐦᓭᔮ ᐱᒥᐦᓭᐎᐣ (''Waaseyaa Bimisewin''); unpointed: ᐗᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐎᐣ) is a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]]-owned domestic airline<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/about/ About]</ref> with its headquarters in [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/contact/ Contact]</ref> Its main hubs are the [[Thunder Bay International Airport]] and the [[Sioux Lookout Airport]]; It also offers a charter and cargo service from a base in [[Red Lake Airport]] and [[Pickle Lake Airport]]. In 2003, Wasaya Airways bought the rights to serve remote First Nations communities from [[Bearskin Airlines]]. The airline also supplies food, clothing, hardware and other various supplies to 25 remote communities in Ontario.


==History==
==History==
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* [[Bearskin Lake First Nation]] ([[Bearskin Lake Airport]]), owner community
* [[Bearskin Lake First Nation]] ([[Bearskin Lake Airport]]), owner community
* [[Deer Lake First Nation]] ([[Deer Lake Airport]])
* [[Deer Lake First Nation]] ([[Deer Lake Airport]])
* [[Eabametoong First Nation]] (Fort Hope) ([[Fort Hope Airport]])
* [[Fort Severn First Nation]] ([[Fort Severn Airport]]), owner community
* [[Fort Severn First Nation]] ([[Fort Severn Airport]]), owner community
* [[Kasabonika Lake First Nation]] ([[Kasabonika Airport]]), owner community
* [[Kasabonika Lake First Nation]] ([[Kasabonika Airport]]), owner community
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* [[Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation]] (Big Trout Lake) ([[Big Trout Lake Airport]]), owner community
* [[Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation]] (Big Trout Lake) ([[Big Trout Lake Airport]]), owner community
* [[Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation]] ([[Muskrat Dam Airport]]), owner community
* [[Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation]] ([[Muskrat Dam Airport]]), owner community
* [[Neskantaga First Nation]] (Lansdowne House) ([[Lansdowne House Airport]])
* [[Nibinamik First Nation]] (Summer Beaver), ([[Summer Beaver Airport]]), owner community
* [[Nibinamik First Nation]] (Summer Beaver), ([[Summer Beaver Airport]]), owner community
* [[North Caribou Lake First Nation]] (Weagamow Lake) ([[Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport]])
* [[North Spirit Lake First Nation]] ([[North Spirit Lake Airport]])
* [[North Spirit Lake First Nation]] ([[North Spirit Lake Airport]])
* [[Pickle Lake]] ([[Pickle Lake Airport]]), hub
* [[Pickle Lake]] ([[Pickle Lake Airport]]), freight hub
* [[Pikangikum First Nation]] ([[Pikangikum Airport]]), owner community
* [[Pikangikum First Nation]] ([[Pikangikum Airport]]), owner community
* [[Poplar Hill First Nation]] ([[Poplar Hill Airport]])
* [[Poplar Hill First Nation]] ([[Poplar Hill Airport]])
* [[Red Lake, Ontario|Red Lake]] ([[Red Lake Airport]]), hub
* [[Red Lake, Ontario|Red Lake]] ([[Red Lake Airport]]), hub
* [[Sachigo Lake First Nation]] ([[Sachigo Lake Airport]])
* [[Sandy Lake First Nation]] ([[Sandy Lake Airport]]), owner community
* [[Sandy Lake First Nation]] ([[Sandy Lake Airport]]), owner community
* [[Sioux Lookout]] ([[Sioux Lookout Airport]]), hub
* [[Sioux Lookout]] ([[Sioux Lookout Airport]]), hub
* [[Thunder Bay]] ([[Thunder Bay International Airport]]), hub
* [[Thunder Bay]] ([[Thunder Bay International Airport]]), hub
* [[Wapekeka First Nation]] ([[Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport]]), owner community
* [[Wapekeka First Nation]] ([[Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport]]), owner community
* [[Webequie First Nation]] ([[Webequie Airport]])
* [[Wunnumin Lake First Nation]] ([[Wunnumin Lake Airport]]), owner community
* [[Wunnumin Lake First Nation]] ([[Wunnumin Lake Airport]]), owner community


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
As of August 2023, Wasaya Airways had 21 aircraft listed on their website<ref name=wayfl>[https://www.wasaya.com/fleet Our Fleet]</ref> and 17 aircraft registered with [[Transport Canada]].<ref name="tcfleet">{{TCregister|WASAYA+AIRWAYS|Wasaya Airways|2020-09-13}}</ref>
As of March 2024, Wasaya Airways had 17 aircraft listed on their website, however individual numbers are not listed, and registered with [[Transport Canada]].<ref name="tcfleet">{{TCregister|WASAYA+AIRWAYS|Wasaya Airways|17 March 2024}}</ref><ref name=wayfl>{{cite web|url=https://www.wasaya.com/fleet |title=Our Fleet|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left"
|+ Wasaya Airways fleet
|+ Wasaya Airways fleet
|- bgcolor=lightblue
|- bgcolor=lightblue
!Aircraft||No. of aircraft<br />Wasaya||No. of aircraft<br />[[Transport Canada|TC]]||Variants||Notes<ref name=wayfl/>
!Aircraft||No. of aircraft<br />[[Transport Canada|TC]]||Variants||Notes<ref name=wayfl/>
|-
|-
|[[ATR 42]] ||align="center" |1 ||[[ATR 42|ATR 42-320]] ||Not listed at Wasaya Airways site
|[[ATR 42]] || 0 || 1 || [[ATR 42#ATR 42-320|ATR 42-300]] ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=System |first1=Government of Canada; Transport Canada; Civil Aviation; General Aviation; Aircraft Registration and Leasing; Canadian Civil Aircraft Register; General Aviation System; Civil Aviation |title=Canadian Civil Aircraft Register |url=https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/ADet.aspx?id=516140&rfr=RchSimpRes.aspx?cn=%7c%7c&mn=%7c%7c&sn=%7c%7c&on=WASAYA%7c&m=%7c%7c&rfr=RchSimp.aspx |website=wwwapps.tc.gc.ca |access-date=1 August 2023 |date=28 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[ATR 72]] || align="center" |2 || [[ATR 72#ATR 72-212A|ATR 72-212]] ||Not listed at Wasaya Airways site
|[[ATR 72]] || 0 || 2 || [[ATR 72#ATR 72-212A|ATR 72-212]] ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=System |first1=Government of Canada; Transport Canada; Civil Aviation; General Aviation; Aircraft Registration and Leasing; Canadian Civil Aircraft Register; General Aviation System; Civil Aviation |title=Canadian Civil Aircraft Register |url=https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/RchSimpRes.aspx?cn=%7c%7c&mn=%7c%7c&sn=%7c%7c&on=WASAYA%7c&m=%7c%7c&rfr=RchSimp.aspx |website=wwwapps.tc.gc.ca |access-date=1 August 2023 |date=28 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Beechcraft 1900]] || 6 || 6 || [[Beechcraft 1900#1900D|1900D]] || Seats up to 19, used for scheduled and charter service.<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/fleet/beech-1900d/ Beech 1900D]</ref>
|[[Beechcraft 1900]] ||align=center|6 || [[Beechcraft 1900#1900D|1900D]] || Seats up to 18, used for scheduled and charter service
|-
|-
|[[Cessna 208]] || 4 || 1 || [[Cessna 208#208B Grand Caravan|208B Grand Caravan]] || Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters, and freight services.<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/fleet/cessna-c208b-caravan/ Cessna C208B Caravan]</ref>
|[[Cessna 208]] || align=center|1 || [[Cessna 208#208B Grand Caravan|208B Grand Caravan]] || Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters, freight services, and fuel
|-
|-
|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8]] || 5 || 2 || [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#DHC-8-102|DHC-8-102 / DHC-8-314]] || Seats up to 37(50) on scheduled and charter service or up to {{convert|10000|lb|abbr=on}} freight or fuel.<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/fleet/dash-8/ Dash 8]</ref><ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/fleet/dash-freighter/ Dash 8 freighter]</ref>
|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8]] ||align=center|2 || [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#DHC-8-102|DHC-8-102 / DHC-8-314]] || Seats up to 37 for scheduled and charter service and 0 on the freight only.
|-
|-
|[[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]]|| 3 || 4 ||[[Hawker Siddeley HS 748#748 Series 2A|Series 2A]]|| No passengers, used for freight and bulk fuel only with up to {{convert|13000|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/fleet/hawker-siddeley-748/ Hawker Siddeley 748]</ref>
|[[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]]||align=center|4 || [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748#748 Series 2A|748 Series 2A]]||Used for charters for freight and fuel only with no passengers
|-
|-
|[[Pilatus PC-12]] || 3 || 1 || [[Pilatus PC-12#PC-12/45|PC-12/45]] || Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters and freight services.<ref>[https://www.wasaya.com/fleet/pilatus-pc-12/ Pilatus PC-12]</ref>
|[[Pilatus PC-12]] || align=center|1 || [[Pilatus PC-12#PC-12/45|PC-12/45]] || Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters and freight services
|-
|Total
|align=center|17
| colspan="3" |
|}
|}

The Transport Canada website also shows a [[Beechcraft 1900]]<ref>[https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=501607&rfr=RchSimpRes.aspx?cn=%7c%7c&mn=%7c%7c&sn=%7c%7c&on=WASAYA+AIRWAYS%7c&m=%7c%7c&print=y Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details Beech 1900D]</ref> and a [[Pilatus PC-12]]<ref>[https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=25016&rfr=RchSimpRes.aspx?cn=%7c%7c&mn=%7c%7c&sn=%7c%7c&on=WASAYA+AIRWAYS%7c&m=%7c%7c&print=y Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details Pilatus PC-12/45]</ref> with cancelled registration certificates.


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Wasaya Airways}}
{{commons category|Wasaya Airways}}
* [http://www.wasaya.com Wasaya Airways]
* {{Official website|https://www.wasaya.com/}}
* [http://www.wasayagroup.com/ Wasaya Group]


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Latest revision as of 15:45, 17 March 2024

Wasaya Airways
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 parked in front of the Red Lake hangar
IATA ICAO Callsign
WP WSG[1] WASAYA[1]
Founded1989
AOC #11802[2]
HubsThunder Bay International Airport
Sioux Lookout Airport
Secondary hubsRed Lake Airport
Pickle Lake Airport
Fleet size17[3][4]
Destinations24[5]
Parent companyWasaya Group Inc.
HeadquartersThunder Bay, Ontario
Key peoplePaul Disley (President and CEO)[6]
Websitewww.wasaya.com
This article contains Canadian Aboriginal syllabic characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of syllabics.

Wasaya Airways LP (or in Oji-Cree ᐙᐦᓭᔮ ᐱᒥᐦᓭᐎᐣ (Waaseyaa Bimisewin); unpointed: ᐗᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐎᐣ) is a First Nations-owned domestic airline[7] with its headquarters in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.[8] Its main hubs are the Thunder Bay International Airport and the Sioux Lookout Airport; It also offers a charter and cargo service from a base in Red Lake Airport and Pickle Lake Airport. In 2003, Wasaya Airways bought the rights to serve remote First Nations communities from Bearskin Airlines. The airline also supplies food, clothing, hardware and other various supplies to 25 remote communities in Ontario.

History[edit]

Established in 1989 as Kelner Airways,[9] it was renamed Wasaya in 1993. The new name comes from the Oji-Cree language, which means "it is bright" in English, in reference to the brightness of the rising Sun.

Over the years, the airline has grown from a floatplane operation to a charter and scheduled passenger service airline.

Its inflight magazine Sagatay is published in conjunction with Wawatay Native Communications Society.

In October 2010, the company purchased a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 to bolster its fleet.

Destinations[edit]

Two Beechcraft 1900Ds of Wasaya Airways at Sioux Lookout Airport
Pilatus PC-12 of Wasaya Airways at Pickle Lake Airport
Cessna 208B C-FKAD in Red Lake

Scheduled services[edit]

Wasaya Airways serves the following destinations in Ontario:[5]

Fleet[edit]

As of March 2024, Wasaya Airways had 17 aircraft listed on their website, however individual numbers are not listed, and registered with Transport Canada.[3][4]

Wasaya Airways fleet
Aircraft No. of aircraft
TC		 Variants Notes[4]
ATR 42 1 ATR 42-320 Not listed at Wasaya Airways site
ATR 72 2 ATR 72-212 Not listed at Wasaya Airways site
Beechcraft 1900 6 1900D Seats up to 18, used for scheduled and charter service
Cessna 208 1 208B Grand Caravan Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters, freight services, and fuel
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 2 DHC-8-102 / DHC-8-314 Seats up to 37 for scheduled and charter service and 0 on the freight only.
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 4 748 Series 2A Used for charters for freight and fuel only with no passengers
Pilatus PC-12 1 PC-12/45 Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters and freight services
Total 17

Accidents and incidents[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 4 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 27 February 2023. Wasaya Airways: WSG, WASAYA
  2. ^ Transport Canada (27 August 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Wasaya Airways". Transport Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Our Fleet". Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Destinations and Communities
  6. ^ Executive Biographies
  7. ^ About
  8. ^ Contact
  9. ^ "Kelner Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. ^ "CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (WSG125)". Transport Canada.
  11. ^ "Aviation Investigation Report A03H0002". Transportation Safety Board of Canada. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  12. ^ "CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (FTTW)". Transport Canada.
  13. ^ "CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (WSG127)". Transport Canada.
  14. ^ "Aviation Safety Network, Wasaya Flight 127".

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