- Peace Air
Peace Air was a Canadian
regional airline that flew to destinations within the Canadian province ofAlberta and to two destinations in easternBritish Columbia . It covered niche markets including scheduled flights to smaller communities, freight and charter flights in northern Alberta. It was based in the town ofPeace River, Alberta . On May 18, 2007 Peace Air announced that the airline would cease all operations.History
Peace Air was started in
1962 in the town of Peace River. Since1994 it has been owned by Albert and Wendy Cooper. The company was founded in the 1960s by an optometrist (Mr. Smale) and a jeweller (Bud Dennis). At that time all the charter flights operated after 1700 hours, when the optometrist and jeweller closed their businesses for the work day. John MacMillan took over Mr. Smale's share of Peace Air after he was killed in an automobile accident involving a gravel truck. a In 1991 Les Gayton, aircraft mechanic, became the primary owner of Peace Air until his death from a heart attack in June 1991. Mr. Gayton's widow, Winnie Gayton, ran the company until she sold all rights to Mr. & Mrs. Albert Cooper.Peace Air head office operates at the
Peace River Airport , 7 kilometers outside Peace River town limits, and also 7 kilometers outside of Grimshaw, Alberta. Approximately 98 employees (including pilots, counter agents, secretaries etc.) were responsible for managing all of Peace Air's route locations.Destinations
Destinations served by Peace Air:
*Alberta
**Calgary (Calgary International Airport )
**Cold Lake
**Edmonton
***(Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport - Esso Avitat)
***(Edmonton International Airport )
**Fort McMurray (Fort McMurray Airport )
**Grande Prairie
**High Level
**Lloydminster
**Medicine Hat
**Peace River
**Red Deer
*British Columbia
**Fort Nelson
**Fort St. JohnFleet
As of August
2006 the Peace Air fleet includes [Flight International , 3-9 October 2006] :*2 BAe Jetstream 31
*2 BAe Jetstream 32Other aircraft:
*Beechcraft 100 King Air
*Pilatus PC-12
*Piper Chieftain
*Cessna 210 External links
* [http://www.peaceair.net Peace Air]
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