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Northwestern Air Lease Ltd IATA
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POLARISFounded 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 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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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]
- Previously operated[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 57. 2007-04-10.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (M-Z)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.
External links
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- Airlines established in 1965
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