Air Creebec

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Air Creebec
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A De Havilland Canada Dash 8 at Montréal-Trudeau
IATA ICAO Call sign
YN [1] CRQ [2] CREE [2]
Founded1982
AOC # 8982 [3]
Hubs Val-d'Or Airport
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
Waskaganish Airport
Secondary hubs Timmins Victor M. Power Airport
Frequent-flyer program Aeroplan
Fleet size22, [4] 18 [5]
Destinations16 [6]
Parent company Cree Regional Economic Enterprises Company (CREECO)
Headquarters Val-d'Or, Quebec
Key peopleTanya Pash (President) [7]
Founder Billy Diamond
Website www.aircreebec.ca
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Air Creebec Dash-8-102 C-FCSK
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Air Creebec HS 748 C-FPJR

Air Creebec Inc. is a Cree-owned regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. [8] It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 [6] destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins Victor M. Power Airport. [9]

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As part of its charter operations, the airline operates a medical charter service in conjunction with the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay to provide access to medical specialists and services in the South to Quebec Cree. [7]

History

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Old logo

The airline was established in June 1982 and started operations on 1 July 1982. Billy Diamond, first and former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Cree is credited with the founding of the airline. [10]

At that time the Cree owned 51% of the company and Austin Airways owned the remaining 49%. In 1988 the Cree purchased all the airline assets in the largest commercial deal to that date performed by any Indigenous group in Canada, making Air Creebec owned entirely by the Cree. [11]

According to Cree sources, during negotiations to launch the airline, Quebec Premier of Quebec René Lévesque muttered "Indians don't run airlines Billy" to which founder Billy Diamond replied "Well, this Indian is going to." [10] [12]

On 23 March 2012, Air Creebec discontinued its service to La Grande Rivière Airport. [13]

In 2023 the airline appointed its first female CEO Tanya Pash, succeeding outgoing CEO Matthew Happyjack. Prior to her appointment Pash served as COO for 10 years. [7]

Destinations

Air Creebec operates services to the following Canadian domestic scheduled destinations (as of August 2019): [6]

ProvinceCommunityIATAICAOAirport
Ontario Attawapiskat First Nation YATCYAT Attawapiskat Airport
Ontario Fort Albany First Nation YFACYFA Fort Albany Airport
Ontario Kashechewan First Nation ZKECZKE Kashechewan Airport
Ontario Moosonee YMOCYMO Moosonee Airport
Ontario Peawanuck YPOCYPO Peawanuck Airport
Ontario Timmins YTSCYTS Timmins Victor M. Power Airport
Quebec Chibougamau YMTCYMT Chibougamau/Chapais Airport
Quebec Chisasibi YKUCSU2 Chisasibi Airport
Quebec Eastmain ZEMCZEM Eastmain River Airport
Quebec Kuujjuarapik YGWCYGW Kuujjuarapik Airport
Quebec Montreal YULCYUL Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
Quebec Nemaska YNSCYHH Nemiscau Airport
Quebec Val-d'Or YVOCYVO Val-d'Or Airport
Quebec Waskaganish YKQCYKQ Waskaganish Airport
Quebec Wemindji YNCCYNC Wemindji Airport

Interline agreements

Fleet

As of 31 July 2025 Transport Canada listed 22 aircraft and Air Creebec listed 18 [4] [5]

Air Creebec fleet
AircraftNo. of aircraft
TC)		No. of aircraft
(CRQ)		VariantsNotes
ATR-GIE (ATR 72)1 ATR 72-212A Cargo only, not listed at Air Creebec site
de Havilland Canada Dash 8 201618 (14) - Series 100
2 - Series 300 		Series 100 carries 29 or 37 passengers and the Series 300 carries 50.
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 12 748 Series 2A Cargo only
Total2218

Affinity programs

The airline offers Aeroplan rewards points, both to collect and to redeem.


References

  1. ↑ The Airline Codes
  2. 1 2 "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 11 July 2024. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2023. Air Creebec: CRQ, CREE
  3. ↑ Transport Canada (28 August 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  4. 1 2 "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Air Creebec". Transport Canada . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Fleet" . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Air Creebec Destinations". Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Bell, Susan. "First woman appointed to lead Air Creebec". CBC. CBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Contact Us Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today . Air Crebeec. Retrieved on 29 June 2010. "101, 7th Street Val-d'Or, Quebec J9P 4P4" Address in French Archived 20 July 2012 at archive.today : "101, 7e Rue Val-d'Or (Québec) J9P 4P4"
  9. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 27 March 2007. p. 55.
  10. 1 2 Bell, Susan. "Quebec Cree celebrate 40 years of Air Creebec". CBC. CBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "From Yesterday to Today". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  12. ↑ Delivering the Promise (Documentary). Grand Council of the Crees. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Discontunuance of a domestic services to La Grande (press release)". Air Creebec Inc. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "Air Canada Codeshare Partners". www.aircanada.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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