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Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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AOC # | 11802 [2] | ||||||
Hubs |
Thunder Bay International Airport Sioux Lookout Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs |
Red Lake Airport Pickle Lake Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 17 [3] [4] | ||||||
Destinations | 24 [5] | ||||||
Parent company | Wasaya Group Inc. | ||||||
Headquarters | Thunder Bay, Ontario | ||||||
Key people | Paul Disley (President and CEO) [6] | ||||||
Website |
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Wasaya Airways LP (or in Oji-Cree ᐙᐦᓭᔮ ᐱᒥᐦᓭᐎᐣ (Waaseyaa Bimisewin); unpointed: ᐗᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐎᐣ) is a First Nations-owned domestic airline [7] with its headquarters in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. [8] Its main hubs are the Thunder Bay International Airport and the Sioux Lookout Airport; It also offers a charter and cargo service from a base in Red Lake Airport and Pickle Lake Airport. In 2003, Wasaya Airways bought the rights to serve remote First Nations communities from Bearskin Airlines. The airline also supplies food, clothing, hardware and other various supplies to 25 remote communities in Ontario.
Established in 1989 as Kelner Airways, [9] it was renamed Wasaya in 1993. The new name comes from the Oji-Cree language, which means "it is bright" in English, in reference to the brightness of the rising Sun.
Over the years, the airline has grown from a floatplane operation to a charter and scheduled passenger service airline.
Its inflight magazine Sagatay is published in conjunction with Wawatay Native Communications Society.
In October 2010, the company purchased a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 to bolster its fleet.
Wasaya Airways serves the following destinations in Ontario: [5]
As of March 2024, Wasaya Airways had 17 aircraft listed on their website, however individual numbers are not listed, and registered with Transport Canada. [3] [4]
Aircraft | No. of aircraft TC |
Variants | Notes [4] | |
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ATR 42 | 1 | ATR 42-320 | Not listed at Wasaya Airways site | |
ATR 72 | 2 | ATR 72-212 | Not listed at Wasaya Airways site | |
Beechcraft 1900 | 6 | 1900D | Seats up to 18, used for scheduled and charter service | |
Cessna 208 | 1 | 208B Grand Caravan | Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters, freight services, and fuel | |
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 2 | DHC-8-102 / DHC-8-314 | Seats up to 37 for scheduled and charter service and 0 on the freight only. | |
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | 4 | 748 Series 2A | Used for charters for freight and fuel only with no passengers | |
Pilatus PC-12 | 1 | PC-12/45 | Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters and freight services | |
Total | 17 |
Wasaya Airways: WSG, WASAYA