Harbour Air

Harbour Air Seaplanes

IATA H3[1] ICAO HES Callsign HARBOUR EXPRESS
Founded	1982
Hubs	Vancouver Harbour Victoria Inner Harbour
Secondary hubs	Vancouver International Nanaimo Harbour
Frequent-flyer program	High Flyer Rewards
Fleet size	39[2]
Destinations	12[3]
Company slogan	Your Seaplane Professionals
Headquarters	Richmond, British Columbia
Key people	-Greg McDougall, Chief Executive Officer -Peter Evans, President -Doug Hamerton, VP Maintenance -Lindsay Hill, VP Finance -Randy Wright, VP Sales & Marketing -Chad Wetsch, VP Ground Operations
Website	www.harbourair.com

Harbour Air is a scheduled service, tour and charter airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The airline specializes in routes between Vancouver, Nanaimo, Victoria, Sechelt, Comox and the Gulf Islands, primarily with de Havilland Canada floatplanes. Along with West Coast Air, they also operate de Havilland Beavers and de Havilland Twin Otters.

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1982 as Windoak Air Service to provide seaplane charter services for the forestry industry in British Columbia. In 1993, Harbour Air purchased Trans-Provincial Airlines, added charter flights to resorts, and increased scheduled services. Today, Harbour Air refers to itself as the world's largest all-seaplane airline and became North America's first carbon neutral airline. A small subsidiary, Harbour Air Malta, was set up in June 2007 and a DHC-3 Turbo Otter floatplane is permanently based in Valletta, Malta for scheduled flights to Gozo and sightseeing trips around the islands.^[4] Harbour Air Magazine is the official in-flight magazine of Harbour Air.^[5]

On February 16, 2010, Deloitte Canada announced that Harbour Air was a winner of a 2009 Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Award.^[6] This national award is sponsored by Deloitte, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Commercial Banking, National Post and Queen's School of Business.

On March 31, 2010, Harbour Air completed the acquisition of West Coast Air successfully consolidated their terminal services.^[7]

On May 20, 2011, Harbour Air grounded its service from Victoria Harbour to Langley Regional Airport due to low passenger numbers and fuel price surges.^[8]

Destinations

Destinations as of June 2011^[3]:

• Vancouver (Vancouver Harbour Water Airport)
  • Victoria (Victoria Inner Harbour Airport)
  • Nanaimo (Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport)
  • Gulf Islands - Bedwell Harbour (Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome), Ganges (Ganges Water Aerodrome), Maple Bay
  • Sechelt, near the abandoned Sechelt/Porpoise Bay Water Aerodrome
  • Comox, (Comox Water Aerodrome)
• Richmond (Vancouver International Water Airport)
  • Nanaimo (Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport)
  • Victoria (Victoria Inner Harbour Airport)
  • Sechelt, near the abandoned Sechelt/Porpoise Bay Water Aerodrome
  • Victoria (Victoria Inner Harbour Airport)
• Nanaimo (Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport)
  • Sechelt, near the abandoned Sechelt/Porpoise Bay Water Aerodrome
• Victoria (Victoria Inner Harbour Airport)
  • Whistler (Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome)

North Pacific Seaplanes Ltd. is Harbour Air's northern affiliate^[7] and offers the following flights with four de Havilland Beavers:^[9][10]

• Masset (Masset Water Aerodrome)
• Queen Charlotte (Queen Charlotte City Water Aerodrome)
• Sandspit (Sandspit Airport)
• Port Simpson (Port Simpson Water Aerodrome)
• Hartley Bay (Hartley Bay Water Aerodrome)
• Kitkatla (Kitkatla Water Aerodrome)
• Prince Rupert (Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Water Airport).

Fleet

A Harbour Air De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver in Richmond in June 2006

As of March 2011, the Harbour Air fleet consisted of 39 aircraft and 30 registered with Transport Canada:^[2]

Harbour Air

Aircraft	Count HA	Count TC	Variants	Notes
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter	5	0	DHC-6-100	18 passengers
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter	18	16	DHC-3-T Turbo Otter	10-14 passengers
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver	14	9	Beaver I	5-6 passengers
Cessna 185 Skywagon	1	2	Cessna 180	1-3 passengers
Bell 206	0	1	206B	helicopter
Cessna 172	0	1	172M	3 passengers
Robinson R44	0	1	II	helicopter

Gallery

An Otter of Harbour Air in the harbour at Valletta   A DHC-2 Beaver at Vancouver Harbour   DHC-2 Beaver at Vancouver Harbour   A lineup of 2 DHC-2's and a DHC-3   The vertical stabilizer of a Harbour Air DHC-2

References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ ^{a b} Aircraft Fleet
3. ^ ^{a b} Flight Schedules
4. ^ Corporate
5. ^ In Flight Magazine
6. ^ Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies announced
7. ^ ^{a b} Fact Sheet
8. ^ "Harbour Air grounds Langley-to-Victoria service". bclocalnews.com. May 06, 2011. http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/langleytimes/news/121403943.html. Retrieved August 2, 2011. 
9. ^ Spring Schedule
10. ^ Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Harbour Air" or "North Pacific Seaplanes" (enter Harbour Air or North Pacific Seaplanesin the box titled "Owner Name")

External links

• Official website