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Floatplane airline in British Columbia, Canada
Harbour Air Seaplanes
Harbour Air plane 2023
Founded 1982 AOC # Canada: 4001[a ] [3] [4] United States: 1H6F426F[5] Hubs Vancouver Harbour Vancouver International Secondary hubs Victoria Inner Harbour Nanaimo Harbour Focus cities Vancouver, Richmond, Victoria, Nanaimo, Sechelt, Comox, Whistler, Gulf Islands Frequent-flyer program High Flyer Rewards, Air Bucks Program, Quickticket Discounts Fleet size 40,[6] 43 [7] Destinations 18 [8] Headquarters Richmond , British Columbia Key people Greg McDougall, Chairman Website harbourair
Harbour Air Seaplanes is a scheduled floatplane service, tour and charter airline based in Richmond , British Columbia , Canada. The predominantly seaplane airline specializes in routes between Vancouver , Nanaimo , Victoria , Sechelt , Comox , Whistler and the Gulf Islands , primarily with de Havilland Canada floatplanes. Harbour Air operates de Havilland Beavers , Otters and Twin Otters .
History
[ edit ] Take off from Victoria Harbor, British Columbia Harbour Air floatplane at Victoria's Inner Harbour Airport Turbo Otter at Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre A Harbour Air De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver in Richmond in June 2006
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.[9] floatplane is permanently based in Valletta , Malta for scheduled flights to Gozo and sightseeing trips around the islands.[10] Harbour Air Magazine is the official in-flight magazine of Harbour Air.[11]
In 2007, Harbour Air became the first airline in North America to achieve complete carbon neutrality in both flight services and corporate operations. Teamed up with Vancouver-based Offsetters , the airline started to include a carbon offset on each ticket used to mitigate the environmental impact of the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG's) associated with the flight. The funds are invested in renewable energy projects.[12]
On February 16, 2010, Deloitte Canada announced that Harbour Air was a winner of a 2009 Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Award.[13] Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce , National Post Smith School of Business .
On March 31, 2010, Harbour Air completed the acquisition of West Coast Air and consolidated their terminal services.[14]
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.[15]
On May 9, 2012, Harbour Air purchased Whistler Air.[16]
In September 2013, Harbour Air launched a land-based charter carrier, Tantalus Air Cessna 182 Skylane as ICAO airline designator TTU, and telephony TANTALUS.[17] [18] [19] [20]
In November 2015, Salt Spring Air was purchased by the Harbour Air Group. Salt Spring Air's fleet now joins Harbour Air, West Coast Air and Whistler Air and now claims to be largest seaplane airline in the world.[21]
Harbour Air and Kenmore Air started a new seaplane service between Downtown Vancouver , and Downtown Seattle on April 26, 2018,
In March 2019, Harbour Air announced a partnership with magniX to electrify the entire Harbour Air fleet over the long term.[22] [23] test prototype for the magniX motor, energy storage, and control systems.[22] [24] [25] [26] [27]
Electric aviation
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In March 2019, Harbour Air announced plans to convert an aircraft to run on electricity , which would serve as a test prototype during a two-year duration regulatory approval process, and eventually hopes to convert its entire fleet to electric propulsion. The first plane to be converted is a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver .[28]
The electric prototype made its first flight over 4 minutes off the Fraser River near Vancouver on December 10, 2019.
The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior piston engine of the six-passenger ePlane is replaced by a 560 kW (750 hp ), 135 kg (298 lb ) magni500 , with swappable batteries allowing 30 min flights plus 30 min of reserve power.
Harbour Air wants to convert all its 34 aircraft, including Beavers and Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 -powered Otters and Twin Otters .[29]
The plane completed its first point-to-point flight, from Vancouver to Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome near Sidney on Vancouver Island , on August 18, 2022, travelling 72 km (45 mi ) in 24 minutes.[30] British Columbia Aviation Museum open house on August 20.
Awards and accolades
[ edit ] Seaplane taking off, Middle Harbour, Victoria, British Columbia
Harbour Air has won the following awards:[31] [non-primary source needed
2009 to 2014 – Canada's Best Managed Companies
2009 to 2011 – BC's Top 55 Employers[citation needed
2011 – BC's Top 100 Employers for Young People[citation needed
2011 – Business of the Year: Victoria Chamber of Commerce[citation needed
2011 – Canada Tourism Commission Signature Experience Award
2011/2016 – Business of the Year on Vancouver Island: Business Examiner / Business Vancouver Island
2012 – Cumberbatch Award: Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators
2012/2015 – Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures
2015 – Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Business Awards – Outstanding Customer Service
2015 – VISA Canada Traveller Experience of the Year/Tourism Industry Association of Canada[citation needed
Destinations
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As of February 2021, Harbour Air serves the following destinations (some destinations are seasonal):[8]
Fleet
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As of February 2023, the Harbour Air fleet consisted of 40 aircraft and 43 registered with Transport Canada :[6] [7] [18]
Accidents and incidents
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Gallery
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A lineup of 2
DHC-2s and a
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Harbour air at Vancouver Harbour
Harbour Air aircraft, Vancouver
Harbour air ebeaver in Ganges Harbour
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References
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^ Transport Canada (2019-08-31),
Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC . wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
^ Transport Canada (2019-08-31),
Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC . wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View" . av-info.faa.gov . Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
^ a b c "Aircraft Fleet" . Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021 .
^ a b c "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Harbour Air" . Transport Canada . Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
^ a b "Flight Schedules" . Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019 .
^ "Harbour Air" . www.offsetters.ca . Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ "Corporate" . Archived from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011 .
^ In Flight Magazine Archived 2011-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Carbon Neutrality & Responsible Airline Operations" . Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016 .
^ "Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies announced" . Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2010 .
^ Fact Sheet Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Harbour Air grounds Langley-to-Victoria service" . bclocalnews.com . May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011 .
^ Whistler Air purchased by largest all-seaplane airline, Harbour Air Archived 2012-07-20 at the Wayback Machine , Peak Magazine May 10, 2012.
^ "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF) . Nav Canada . May 4, 2023. p. 8 . Retrieved February 27, 2023 . Tantalus Air: TTU, TANTALUS
^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Tantalus Air" . Transport Canada . Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
^ Spruce, Terry (September 21, 2013). "Harbour Air launches Tantalus Air" . Corporate Jet Investigator . Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2013 .
^ "Tantalus Air" . Archived from the original on February 17, 2016.
^ Our Story
^ a b "Harbour Air set to become the first all-electric airline in the world" . Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019 .
^ Alan Boyle (December 3, 2019). "The electric aviation revolution will be televised … by MagniX and Harbour Air" . Geekwire
^ Larsen, Karin (December 10, 2019). "All systems go: 1st all-electric seaplane takes flight in B.C." Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
^ A small Canadian airline using a 63 year old seaplane is on the forefront of electric-powered flight
^ Peters, Adele (December 10, 2019). "This all-electric airplane is flying the first commercial test flight of its kind" . Fast Company . Mansueto Ventures LLC.
^ Arnot, Mike (December 26, 2019). "Is a 63-Year-Old Seaplane With an Electric Engine the Future of Air Travel?" – via NYTimes.com.
^ Bell, Jeff (March 26, 2019). "Harbour Air to add zero-emission electric plane; aims to convert whole fleet" . Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
^ Jon Hemmerdinger (December 10, 2019). "Harbour Air flies 'first' all-electric commercial aircraft, a DHC-2 Beaver" . FlightGlobal .
^ Darron Kloster (August 19, 2022). "Harbour Air's electric plane makes successful test flight" . Times Colonist .
^ "Awards" . Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016 .
^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence #389255" . Retrieved June 10, 2024 .
^ "Seaplane crash in Vancouver's Coal Harbour" . Retrieved June 10, 2024 .
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