Northwestern Air

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Northwestern Air Lease Ltd
Northwestern Air Logo-.svg
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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History[edit]

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 had 45 employees in March 2007.[1]

Destinations[edit]

As of May 2013, the airline serves the following locations:[2]

Fleet[edit]

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

Northwestern Air Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Notes
BAe Jetstream 31 3
BAe Jetstream 32 3
Raytheon Beech B99 1
Total 7
Previously operated[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 57. 
  2. ^ "Northwestern Air Flight Schedules". 
  3. ^ "Taking off for Red Deer". 2011-10-28. 
  4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (M-Z)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14. 

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