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Wasaya Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
WT[1] WSG[2] Wasaya
Founded1989
HubsThunder Bay International Airport,
Sioux Lookout Airport
Fleet size25[3]
Destinations26[4] 28[5]
Parent companyWasaya Group Inc.
HeadquartersThunder Bay, Ontario
Key peopleTom Morris (President)
Websitewww.wasaya.com

Wasaya Airways LP (or in Oji-Cree ᐙᐦᓭᔮ ᐱᒥᐦᓭᐎᐣ (Waaseyaa Bimisewin); unpointed: ᐗᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐎᐣ) is a 100% First Nations owned domestic airline based in Northern Ontario. To date, its main hubs are at the Thunder Bay International Airport and Sioux Lookout Airport, however, it also offers a charter service out of a base in Red Lake, a charter and limited scheduled service out of a base in Pickle Lake, and recently opened a new charter service base in Timmins. In 2003, Wasaya Airways bought out the rights to serve remote First Nations communities from Bearskin Airlines. The airline also supplies food, clothing, hardware and other various supplies to 25 remote communities in Ontario.

Established in 1989, the name "Wasaya" comes from the Oji-Cree language, which means "it is bright" in English, in reference to the brightness of the rising Sun. The airline has grown over the years starting off as a floatplane operation to now a charter and scheduled passenger service airline. Their inflight magazine Sagatay is published in conjunction with Wawatay Native Communications Society.

Wasaya Destinations

Scheduled services[4]

Other destinations[6]

Fleet

As of April 2010 Wasaya Airways had the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[3]

Wasaya Airways
Aircraft Number Variants Idents Notes[7]
Avro 748 5 Series 2A/2B FFFS, FTTW, GBCY, GLTC, GMAA Freight only, also known as the "Hawker Siddeley 748"
Beechcraft 1900D Airliner 6 1900D FQWA, FWAU, FWAX, FWZK, GSWA, GZVJ 18 passengers
Cessna 208B Caravan 4 208B FKAD, FKDL, FPCC, FWAW 9 passengers
Pilatus PC-12 10 PC12-45 FKPI, FKRB, FPCL, FSRK, FWAV, FYZS, GBXW, GGWA, GKAY, GPAI 9 passengers

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ Wasaya Airways passenger services
  2. ^ Transport Canada - Air Traffic Designators - TP 143 (PDF)
  3. ^ a b Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Wasaya Airways" (enter Wasaya Airways in the box titled "Owner Name")
  4. ^ a b Wasaya Airways main page
  5. ^ a b c Wasaya Airways online booking
  6. ^ Wasaya Airways "Where We Fly..."
  7. ^ Wasaya Airways Fleet
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