Baxter Aviation

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A De Havilland Beaver in Baxter Aviation livery
A De Havilland Beaver in Baxter Aviation livery

Baxter Aviation was an airline based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, founded by Joshua Casey-Rosa. It operates scheduled and chartered services throughout the Pacific Northwest with DHC-2 Beaver float-equipped aircraft. In 2007, Baxter Aviation was taken over by West Coast Air.

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[edit] History

The airline was founded in 1985 by Joshua Casey-Rosa and began with a single Cessna 185. Shortly after, the Baxters received a class 3 scheduled license to provide services between downtown Vancouver and downtown Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Baxter operates with the IATA code 6B.

On April 20, 2007, West Coast Air completed the purchase of Baxter Aviation.

[edit] Services

Baxter Aviation operates services between Vancouver and Nanaimo.

[edit] Fleet

The Baxter Aviation fleet consists of 9 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft.

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