Pacific Coastal Airlines

Infobox_Airline
airline = Pacific Coastal

logo_size = 137
fleet_size = 20
destinations = 12
IATA = 8P
ICAO = PCO
callsign = PASCO
parent =
founded = 1979
headquarters = Richmond, British Columbia
key_people = Smith family
hubs = Vancouver International Airport
Port Hardy Airport
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.pacificcoastal.com

Pacific Coastal Airlines is an airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It operates scheduled, charter and cargo services to destinations in British Columbia and Alberta. Its main base is Vancouver International Airport, with a hub at Port Hardy Airport.

History

The airline was established in 1979 as the result of a merger between Powell Air and the Port Hardy division of Air BC. It acquired the shares and assets of Wilderness Airlines on 1 April 1998. It has 300 employees (at March 2007)cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 60 | date= 2007-04-10] .

Destinations

Pacific Coastal Airlines operates services to the following destinations in British Columbia [http://www.pacificcoastal.com/_customelements/uploadedResources/Route-Map-v22Apr08.jpgPacific Coastal Airlines route map] ] :

*Anahim Lake
*Bella Bella
*Bella Coola
*Campbell River
*Comox
*Cranbrook
*Kamloops
*Klemtu
*Masset
*Penticton
*Port Hardy
*Port McNeill
*Powell River
*Trail
*Victoria
*Vancouver
*Williams Lake

Pacific Coastal Airlines also operates services to:
*Calgary, Alberta

Incidents and accidents

*On November 28, 2007 a Shorts 360 aircraft landing in Victoria International Airport reported that the cockpit landing gear light was not indicating that the gear had fully deployed. The aircraft returned and landed at Vancouver International Airport without incident.
*On August 3, 2008, a Grumman Goose aircraft with seven passengers and crew crashed during a flight from Port Hardy to Chamiss Bay. The aircraft was completely destroyed by a fire. There were only two survivors. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080803.wcrashdead0803/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080803.wcrashdead0803 TheGlobeAndMail.com - 5 dead in B.C. plane crash] ]

Fleet

As of December 2007, the Pacific Coastal Airlines fleet consisted of 26 aircraft [http://www.pacificcoastal.com/live/home/index.php?id=38 Pacific Coastal Airlines fleet] ] :

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