Hawkair

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Hawkair

IATA BH	ICAO BHA	Callsign Hawk
Founded		1994
Hubs		Vancouver International Airport
Focus cities		Prince Rupert, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John
Fleet size		3
Destinations		5
Headquarters		Terrace, British Columbia
Key people		Rodney Hayward, CEO; Thomas Beshr, General Manager
Website: http://www.hawkair.ca

Hawkair (Aviation Services) is a regional airline operating in British Columbia, Canada. It is based in Terrace, British Columbia.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

Hawkair Aviation Services was established and started operations in 1994 as an air freight service operating out of Terrace, BC. In 2000 they started air passenger services, initially between Vancouver and Terrace. They quickly expanded to serve most of the airports of northern British Columbia. In October 2005 they were forced to file for protection under the Company Creditors' Arrangement Act (Bankruptcy protection), and have reduced the number of aircraft in their fleet from 5 to 3 without a significant reduction in service to the current airports they serve.

The first plane they owned was a Bristol Freighter. In 2004, this plane took its last flight to an air museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. This was the last flight flown by a Bristol Freighter.

[edit] Destinations

Hawkair operates services to the following destinations from the South Terminal of Vancouver International Airport:

In the past the following destinations were also served:

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Hawkair fleet includes ^[1] :

Two of the Dash 8 aircraft are in active service, one is used for charters and as a back up aircraft for the scheduled service. A recent article in the Terrace Standard (April 2006) indicated that Hawkair was interested in replacing their aircraft with Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 aircraft. The reason behind this move is to avoid recent weight restrictions which are currently plaguing the airline industry, forcing them to frequently fly with empty seats.