Wasaya Airways
| Wasaya Airways LP | |
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| IATA code : | Flat share |
| ICAO code : | WSG |
| Call sign : | WASAYA |
| Founding: | 1989 |
| Seat: |
Thunder Bay Canada
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| Home airport : |
Thunder Bay Canada
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| IATA prefix code : | 093 |
| Fleet size: | 20 (+ 2 orders) |
| Aims: | regional |
| Website: | www.wasaya.com |
Wasaya Airways is a Canadian regional airline based in Thunder Bay . It is a subsidiary of Wasaya Group Inc , formerly Wasaya Corporation, which is 100% owned by the indigenous people of Northwestern Ontario.
history
In 1989 a number of indigenous people ( First Nations ) took part in an airline called Kelner Airways, whose fleet consisted of seaplanes . In 1993 Wasaya Corporation increased its stake to 75% and changed the name to Wasaya Airways Limited. In 1998 the current Wasaya Group took over the remaining share. In 1995 Wasaya Airways started regular passenger flights. The main business remained the freight and passenger charter traffic.
Wasaya Airways has successfully expanded its business since 2001. Contracts have been signed with various companies, state and private institutions, tourism companies and the like. a. completed. In September 2002 Wasaya Airways acquired the Kelner Pilatus Center at Thunder Bay International Airport and with it eight Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. In 2003 Wasaya Airways took over the northern Ontario lines from Bearskin Airlines and thus the hubs Sioux Lookout and Red Lake North . This increased the route network by 21 destinations to the places of the indigenous people in Northern Ontario.
Ownership
Wasaya Airways is owned by:
- Bearskin Lakes First Nation
- Kasabonika Lake First Nation
- Keewaywin First Nation
- Kingfisher Lake First Nation
- Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
- Muskrat Dam First Nation
- Nibinamik First Nation
- Picangic First Nation
- Wapekeka First Nation
- Wunnumin Lake First Nation
fleet
As of July 2016, the Wasaya Airways fleet consists of 20 aircraft:
- 8 Beechcraft 1900 D
- 5 Cessna 208 B Caravan
- 3 Hawker Siddeley 748 Series 2A (cargo aircraft)
- 4 Pilatus PC-12
- Orders
- 2 Airbus C295 (long-term total of 5)
See also
Web links
- Wasaya Airways website (English)
- Wasaya Airways photos on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch
- ↑ Wasaya Airways: Canada's natives hope for freighters from Airbus | aeroTELEGRAPH. July 1, 2016, accessed on July 1, 2016 (German).
- ↑ Transport Canada : Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search , accessed July 1, 2016
