Hawkair

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Hawkair
Hawkair logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
BHBHAHAWKAIR
Founded1994
Ceased operations2016
Hubs Northwest Regional Airport
Vancouver International Airport
Focus cities Prince Rupert
Destinations5 [1]
Headquarters Terrace, British Columbia
Key peopleJay Dilley, President Rodney Hayward, Founder

Hawkair (Hawkair Aviation Services) was a regional airline based in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. It operated scheduled and charter regional passenger services in British Columbia and Alberta. Its main base was Northwest Regional Airport with a hub at Vancouver International Airport. [2]

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History

Hawkair Aviation Services was established and started operations in 1994 as an air freight service operating out of Terrace. [3] In 2000 it started air passenger services, initially between Vancouver and Terrace. It quickly expanded to serve most of the airports of northern British Columbia.

The first plane it 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.

In October 2005, it was forced to file for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (bankruptcy protection), and reduced the number of aircraft in its fleet from 5 to 3.

In April 2007, Hawkair announced that it would be resuming service to Smithers on May 21, 2007. The service operated daily to/from Vancouver. On August 1, 2015, service to Smithers was suspended again due to low passenger loads.

In March 2010, Hawkair was purchased by 580741 BC, the parent company of Central Mountain Air and Northern Thunderbird Air. [4]

In November 2015, Hawkair announced it was cancelling scheduled service into Prince Rupert [5]

In December 2015, Hawkair entered a Capacity Purchase Agreement with sister airline Central Mountain Air, effectively ending its status as a scheduled airline. [6]

In September 2016, Central Mountain Air cancelled the remaining Terrace to Vancouver direct scheduled service using Hawkair Aircraft, ending a 16 year long connection. [7]

On November 18, 2016, Hawkair declared bankruptcy, had all assets seized for liquidation, and permanently suspended operations. [8]

Destinations

Before permanently ceasing operations, Hawkair operated scheduled services to the following destinations in British Columbia from Concourse B of the Main Domestic Terminal at of Vancouver International Airport: [1]

In the past the following destinations were also served:[ citation needed ]

Fleet

The Hawkair fleet previously included: [9]

Hawkair Dash 8-100 C-FCJE landing in Vancouver.jpg
Hawkair Dash 8-100

According to Flight International they also operated the following: [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hawkair: Schedule Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 18 June 2015
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 90.
  3. Hawkair: History Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 18 June 2015
  4. Terrace Standard: Flight plan filed for Hawkair exec 18 June 2015
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  6. "Hawkair shifting reservation service to sister airline - News". www.terracestandard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24.
  7. "Terrace to Vancouver flights using Hawkair aircraft to end - Terrace Standard". www.terracestandard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23.
  8. "Northwestern B.C. airline company declares bankruptcy - News". www.terracestandard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24.
  9. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result - Historical Register
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