Air Labrador
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| Air Labrador | ||
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| IATA WJ | ICAO LAL |
Callsign Lab Air |
| Founded | 1948 | <tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>CFB Goose Bay|
| Fleet size | 10 | |
| Destinations | 31 | |
| Headquarters | St. John's, Newfoundland | |
| Key people | Roger Pike, (President & CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.airlabrador.com | ||
Air Labrador is an airline based in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It operates scheduled daily passenger and freight services throughout Newfoundland, Labrador and Quebec, as well as charter operations with the options of landing in remote and off strip destinations with skis, wheels and floats. Its main bases are Goose Bay Airport, St. John's International Airport, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport with a hub at Sept-Îles Airport.
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1948, as Newfoundland Airways operating float-equipped aircraft from a base in Gander, Newfoundland on charter, mail and freight work to northern Newfoundland and Labrador. Since then the base of the company has moved to Goose Bay. It was purchased in 1983 by Provincial Investments Inc., owned by Roger Pike, along with associate company, Labrador Aviation Services Ltd. Air Labrador is wholly owned by the Pike Family.
[edit] Services
Air Labrador operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Black Tickle, Blanc Sablon, Cartwright, Charlottetown, Chevery, Deer Lake, Gethsemani, Goose Bay, Hopedale, Kegaska, La Tabatiere, Makkovik, Mary's Harbour, Montreal, Magdalene Islands, Nain, Natashquan, Natuashish, St. Augustine, Port Hope Simpson, Postville, Quebec, Rigolet, Sept-Îles, St Anthony, St John's, Tete-a-La-Baleine, Wabush and Williams Harbour. Since September 26th 2005, a new destination have been established : Magdelen Islands (Iles de la Madeleine)
Limited service offered throughout Newfoundland and Labrador only
[edit] Fleet
The Air Labrador fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006):
- 3 Bombardier Dash 8 Q100
- 3 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
- 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
- 1 Raytheon Beech 1900C
- 2 Raytheon Beech 1900D <ref>Flight International, 3-9 October 2006</ref>
[edit] References
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[edit] External link
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