Harbor Air
| Harbor Air Ltd | |
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| Call sign : | HARBOR AIR |
| Founding: | 1981 |
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Richmond , Canada
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| Home airport : | Vancouver Harbor |
| Fleet size: | 40 |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.harbourair.com |
Harbor Air , based in Richmond , Canada , is by Trans Maldivian Airways , the world's second largest seaplane company . She owns almost only aircraft equipped with floats. In March 2019, Harbor Air became the first commercial airline to announce the complete conversion of its fleet to electric propulsion.
history
The airline was founded in 1981 by three pilots as a charter airline for the timber industry. They bought two planes and settled in a floating office with a landing stage in Vancouver Harbor . Charter flights to leisure resorts and hunting and fishing camps along the coast of British Columbia soon followed. In addition, sightseeing tours across the archipelago and fjord regions were offered. Fixed connections from Vancouver to Vancouver Island followed .
In 1993, Harbor bought Prince Rupert's Trans Provincial Airlines. The coastal city about 900 km north of Vancouver is the southern port of call for the Alaska Ferry and western terminus of the Canadian Railroad.
In 2010 Harbor Air took over West Coast Air .
The routes north of Vancouver, however, are only operated in the charter service. You only fly by sight. The instrument rules for passenger flights do not apply to seaplanes, as before touching down on the water it is necessary to check whether a fishing boat or a tree trunk is in the way.
On December 10, 2019, the maiden flight of a company's DHC-2 Beaver converted to electric propulsion by MagniX took place over the Fraser River near Richmond .
Destinations
The liner services from Vancouver to Vancouver Island are operated by DHC-3 Turbine Single Otter. DHC-2 Beavers are used for the route to Gulf Island. The charter traffic takes place with Cessna 185.
fleet
According to the Canadian Aviation Register, the company operates 40 aircraft (as of July 2018):
| Aircraft type | number | variant | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 | 1 | ||
| Cessna 185 | 1 | ||
| de Havilland Canada DHC-2 | 14th | ||
| de Havilland Canada DHC-3 | 21st | ||
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 | 3 |
On the company's website, the fleet is shown differently from the ownership structure. The fleet is indicated as follows:
| Aircraft type | number | variant | comment |
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| de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | 10 | ||
| de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Single Otter | 23 | ||
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 2 |
Former subsidiary
Harbor Air also operated Harbor Air Malta, which from 2004 to August 2012 regularly flew the Valletta - Gozo connection on Malta with a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Single Otter.
See also
Web links
- Website of the Harbor Air (English)
- Website of the Harbor Air Malta (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Harbor Air to Become an All-electric Airline. Aviation Tribune, March 31, 2019, accessed December 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Karin Larsen: All systems go: 1st all-electric seaplane takes flight in BC CBC , December 10, 2019, accessed on December 12, 2019 (English).
- ^ Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Transport Canada , accessed on July 24, 2018 (enter the name of the company in the search mask under "Owners Name").
