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Wasaya Airways
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 parked in front of the Red Lake hangar
IATA ICAO Call sign
WP WSG[1] WASAYA[1]
Founded1989
AOC #11802[2]
HubsThunder Bay International Airport
Sioux Lookout Airport
Secondary hubsRed Lake Airport
Pickle Lake Airport
Fleet size17[3][4]
Destinations24[5]
Parent companyWasaya Group Inc.
HeadquartersThunder Bay, Ontario
Key peoplePaul Disley (President and CEO)[6]
Websitewww.wasaya.com

Wasaya Airways LP (or in Oji-Cree ᐙᐦᓭᔮ ᐱᒥᐦᓭᐎᐣ (Waaseyaa Bimisewin); unpointed: ᐗᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐎᐣ) is a First Nations-owned domestic airline[7] with its headquarters in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.[8] Its main hubs are the Thunder Bay International Airport and the Sioux Lookout Airport; It also offers a charter and cargo service from a base in Red Lake Airport and Pickle Lake Airport. In 2003, Wasaya Airways bought 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.

History

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Established in 1989 as Kelner Airways,[9] it was renamed Wasaya in 1993. The new name comes from the Oji-Cree language, which means "it is bright" in English, in reference to the brightness of the rising Sun.

Over the years, the airline has grown from a floatplane operation to a charter and scheduled passenger service airline.

Its inflight magazine Sagatay is published in conjunction with Wawatay Native Communications Society.

In October 2010, the company purchased a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 to bolster its fleet.

Destinations

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Two Beechcraft 1900Ds of Wasaya Airways at Sioux Lookout Airport
Pilatus PC-12 of Wasaya Airways at Pickle Lake Airport

Scheduled services

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Wasaya Airways serves the following destinations in Ontario:[5]

Fleet

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As of July 2024, Wasaya Airways had 17 aircraft listed on their website, however individual numbers are not listed, and registered with Transport Canada.[3][4]

Wasaya Airways fleet
Aircraft No. of aircraft
TC
Variants Notes[4]
ATR 42 1 ATR 42-320 Not listed at Wasaya Airways site
ATR 72 2 ATR 72-212 Not listed at Wasaya Airways site
Beechcraft 1900 6 1900D Seats up to 18, used for scheduled and charter service
Cessna 208 Caravan 1 208B Grand Caravan Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters, freight services, and fuel
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 2 DHC-8-102 / DHC-8-314 Seats up to 37 for scheduled and charter service and 0 on the freight only.
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 4 748 Series 2A Used for charters for freight and fuel only with no passengers
Pilatus PC-12 1 PC-12/45 Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters and freight services
Total 17
Cessna 208B C-FKAD in Red Lake

Accidents and incidents

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 4 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 27 February 2023. Wasaya Airways: WSG, WASAYA
  2. ^ Transport Canada (27 August 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Wasaya Airways". Transport Canada. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Our Fleet". Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Destinations and Communities
  6. ^ Executive Biographies
  7. ^ About
  8. ^ Contact
  9. ^ "Kelner Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. ^ "CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (WSG125)". Transport Canada.
  11. ^ "Aviation Investigation Report A03H0002". Transportation Safety Board of Canada. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  12. ^ "CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (FTTW)". Transport Canada.
  13. ^ "CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (WSG127)". Transport Canada.
  14. ^ "Aviation Safety Network, Wasaya Flight 127".
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