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EVAS Air

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EVAS Air
IATA CDD Call sign
8K EV[1] EVAS[1]
Founded1992
AOC #6676[2]
HubsGander International Airport
Greater Moncton International Airport
Focus citiesSt. John's International Airport
Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Fleet size27[3]
HeadquartersGander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Websiteevasair.ca

EVAS Air, also known as Exploits Valley Air Services or EVAS, is a Canadian aviation services company, based in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.[4]

It provides a variety of services, including a flight school (known as Gander Flight Training), sightseeing flights, and maintenance. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic it served destinations in Atlantic Canada as an Air Canada Express contractor.

EVAS has started a courier route within Atlantic Canada. Using one of their Beechcraft 1900 aircraft, the run serves Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Former destinations

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Previously EVAS served the following destinations as Air Canada Express.[5]

Fleet

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As of March 2023 EVAS has 27 aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[3] At the EVAS website they state they operate de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and Embraer Phenom 100. However, they do not give a total number of aircraft and they are not registered with Transport Canada.[6]

EVAS Air fleet
Aircraft No. of aircraft Variants Notes
Beechcraft 1900 8 1900D Up to 19 passengers[6]
Cessna 150 1 150G Not listed at EVAS[6]
Cessna 152 10 Not listed at EVAS[6]
Cessna 172 6 172F, 172K, 172M, 172N, 172S Not listed at EVAS[6]
Consolidated Vultee (Canso) 1 PBY-5A Formerly of Buffalo Airways, has two 800 imp gal (3,600 L; 960 US gal)
Piper PA-34 1 PA-34-200 Seneca

EVAS previously flown aircraft include;[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Domestic Designator and Telephony Assignments" (PDF). Nav Canada. 2023-02-10. p. 1. Retrieved 27 February 2023. Exploits Valley Air Services: EV, EVAS
  2. ^ Transport Canada (14 March 2023), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Exploits Valley Air Services". Transport Canada. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Contact Us". Retrieved 14 March 2023. 70 C. L. Dobbin Drive Gander, NL A1V 1W7 Canada
  5. ^ "Air Canada Express". Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Our Fleet". Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result". Transport Canada. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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