Northwestern Air

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Northwestern Air Lease Ltd
IATA
J3
ICAO
PLR
Callsign
POLARIS
Founded 1965
Hubs Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Red Deer, Alberta, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Alliance None
Fleet size 7
Destinations 5
Parent company Northwestern Air Lease Limited
Headquarters Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Key people Terry Harrold
(President)
Brian Harrold
(Secretary Treasurer)
Gordon Bush
(General Manager)
Steve Noonan
(Chief Pilot)
Trevor Wever
(Operations Manager)
Richard Funk
(Director of Maintenance)
Website: http://www.nwal.ca/

Northwestern Air is an airline based in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates passenger services. Its main base is Fort Smith Airport, with hubs at Edmonton International Airport, Kelowna International Airport, Grande Prairie Airport and Yellowknife Airport.[1].

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1965 as a leasing company and started flying operations in 1968. It expanded to operate scheduled passenger services in 1984. It is wholly owned by the Harrold family and has 45 employees (at March 2007).[1].

[edit] Destinations

As of May 2008, the airline flies to and from[2]:

[edit] Fleet

As of March 2007 the Northwestern Air fleet includes [1] :

Other aircraft (at June 2006):[citation needed]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 57. 
  2. ^ [1]