Northwestern Air

This article is about a Canadian airline. For the United States airline, see Northwest Airlines.

Northwestern Air Lease Ltd

IATA J3 ICAO PLR Callsign POLARIS
Founded	1965
Fleet size	6
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) Christopher Williams (Chief Pilot) Trevor Wever (Operations Manager) Richard Funk (Director of Maintenance)
Website	http://www.nwal.ca/

Northwestern Air Handley Page Jetstream (JS32) at Cambridge Bay Airport

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].

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].

Destinations

As of December 2009, the airline flies to and from^[2]:

• Alberta
  • Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport)
  • Fort McMurray (Fort McMurray Airport)
  • Red Deer (Red Deer Regional Airport)
• British Columbia
  • Kelowna (Kelowna International Airport)^[3]
• Northwest Territories
  • Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport)
  • Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport)
  • Hay River (Hay River Airport)

Fleet

As of March 2009 the Northwestern Air fleet includes:^[4]

• 3 BAe Jetstream 31
• 3 BAe Jetstream 32
• 1 Raytheon Beech B99

Previously operated^[1]

• Cessna 208 Caravan

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 57. 2007-04-10. 
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ [2]
4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (M-Z)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14. 

External links

• Northwestern Air