Northern Thunderbird Air
| Northern Thunderbird Air | |
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| ICAO code : | NTA |
| Call sign : | THUNDERBIRD |
| Founding: | 1971 |
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Prince George , Canada
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| Fleet size: | 19th |
| Aims: | regional in western Canada |
| Website: | www.ntair.ca |
Northern Thunderbird Air Inc . or NT Air is a Canadian regional charter airline based in Prince George , British Columbia . It operates, also as a subsidiary of Central Mountain Air , charter flights within British Columbia as well as Edmonton and Calgary .
history
NT Air was formed in 1971 through the merger of Northern Mountain and Thunderbird .
Northern Mountain began operating from Fort St. James in 1959. By the time it merged with Thunderbird, it had become one of the largest airlines in British Columbia. With a fleet of Cessna , de Havilland Beaver , Beechcraft 18 , Grumman Goose and helicopters , it operated a network of connections in northern Canada. After merging with Thunderbird, Northern Mountain focused on operating the helicopter fleet until 2000.
Thunderbird began operations in the early 1960s when Pacific Western Airlines' "bush operations" were taken over from Prince George. A fleet of Cessnas, Beavers and otters in swimmer or skid designs were operated from the Tabor Lake base to Mackenzie, northern communities and hunting and fishing camps on Williston Lake . In the early 1970s, Thunderbird secured a feeder contract with PWA and operated flights from the smaller communities to the PWA hubs of Prince George, Kamloops and Kelowna . In order to fulfill the contract, the need for a hangar at Prince George Airport arose , which ultimately led to the merger with Northern Mountain.
Destinations
- Prince George, Mackenzie , Ospika Airport , Swanell , Tsay Keh Airport , Finbow , Fort Ware , Smithers , Dease Lake , Vancouver , Edmonton and Calgary .
fleet
According to the Canadian Aircraft Register, the company currently owns 15 aircraft (as of April 2020):
| Aircraft type | number | variant | comment |
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| Beechcraft 1900 | 13 | 1900D | |
| Beechcraft King Air | 1 | King Air 100 | |
| Beechcraft King Air | 1 | B300 |
Incidents
The company has had four fatal incidents in its history:
- On September 30, 1975, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 series 200 ( registration number CF-MHU) with a crew of two and five passengers on board had an accident en route from Prince George Airport to Dease Lake Airport . Nobody survived the incident.
- On January 14, 1977, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Series 300 (registration number C-GNTB) with a crew of three and nine passengers on board had an accident on the way from Prince George Airport on the approach to Terrace-Kitimat Airport during a snow storm . Nobody survived the incident.
- On July 28, 2005, a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (registration number C-FCGL) with a crew of two on board had an accident en route from Vancouver to Smithers . None survived the incident.
- On October 27, 2011, a Beechcraft 100 King Air (registration number C-GXRX) with a crew of two and seven passengers on board had an accident en route from Vancouver to Kelowna . Shortly after taking off from Vancouver there were problems with the left engine and the crew tried to return to Vancouver. Immediately before landing, the aircraft suddenly turned left and crashed. On the ground it collided with a vehicle and a fire broke out. Everyone was rescued, but the crew later died as a result of the crash.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Transport Canada , accessed April 20, 2020 (in English, enter the name of the company in the search mask under "Owners Name").
- ↑ Data on the airline Northern Thunderbird Air in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 CF-MHU Klua Tan Tan, BC in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 C-GNTB Terrace Airport, BC (YXT) in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Beechcraft 200 Super King Air C-FCGL Shovelnose Creek, BC flight accident data and report on the Aviation Safety Network , accessed August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report Beechcraft 100 King Air C-GXRX Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on August 8, 2016.
