Northwestern Air

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Northwestern Air Lease Ltd
IATA
J3
ICAO
PLR
Callsign
POLARIS
Founded 1965
Fleet size 6
Destinations 5
Parent company Northwestern Air Lease Limited
Headquarters Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Key people Terry Harrold
(President)
Brian Harrold
(Secretary Treasurer)
Gordon Bush
(General Manager)
Christopher Williams
(Chief Pilot)
Trevor Wever
(Operations Manager)
Richard Funk
(Director of Maintenance)
Website http://www.nwal.ca/
Northwestern Air Handley Page Jetstream (JS32) at Cambridge Bay Airport

Northwestern Air is an airline based in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates passenger services. Its main base is Fort Smith Airport, with hubs at Edmonton International Airport, Kelowna International Airport, Grande Prairie Airport and Yellowknife Airport.[1].

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1965 as a leasing company and started flying operations in 1968. It expanded to operate scheduled passenger services in 1984. It is wholly owned by the Harrold family and has 45 employees (at March 2007).[1].

[edit] Destinations

As of December 2009, the airline flies to and from[2]:

[edit] Fleet

As of March 2009 the Northwestern Air fleet includes:[4]

Previously operated[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 57. 2007-04-10. 
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (M-Z)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14. 

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