NAC Air
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| Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Thunder Bay International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Destinations | 26 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| Key people | Tom Meilleur (COO), Dino Armenti (CFO)[1] | ||||||
| Website | http://www.nacair.ca/ | ||||||
NAC Air was a Canadian regional airline that began operations in 2000. Its main base was at the Thunder Bay International Airport. NAC Air was a 100% First Nations-owned company, owned by the communities of Eabametoong (Fort Hope), Neskantaga (Lansdowne House), Webequie, Sachigo Lake, and Sandy Lake[2]
NAC Air ceased operations indefinitely in early 2008 due to financial difficulties.[3]
History
North American Charters (NAC) was established in 2000 to provide cheaper and more frequent airline services to First Nations communities in
On 13 January 2008 NAC Air ceased operations indefinitely due to financial difficulties, they claim, stemmed from a lawsuit with rival Wasaya Airways. The shut down forced 150 employees off the job.[3]
Service Communities
- Brochet
- Bearskin Lake
- Big Trout Lake
- Deer Lake
- Fort Hope
- Gods Lake Narrows
- Gods River
- Kasabonika
- Lac Brochet
- Muskrat Dam
- Neskantaga
- Norway House
- Oxford House
- Pikangikum
- Red Lake
- Round Lake
- Sachigo Lake
- Sandy Lake
- Shamattawa
- Sioux Lookout
- Summer Beaver
- Tadoule Lake
- Thompson
- Thunder Bay
- Webequie
- Winnipeg
Fleet
As of November 2007, NAC Air had a fleet of 11 aircraft.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Canadian Company Capabilities - NAC Air - Complete Profile. Retrieved on 15 January 2008
- Northern Ontario Business, September 2006. Retrieved on 15 January 2008.
- ^ a b "NAC Air grounds its fleet citing financial troubles[permanent dead link]", TBSource, 15 January 2008. Retrieved on 15 January 2008.
- ^ Canadian historic civil aircraft register Archived 2007-10-03 at the Wayback Machine search, using "North American Charters" as the search parameter. Search conducted 2007-11-06.
- ^ a b Canadian civil aircraft register search, using "NAC" as the search parameter. Search conducted 2007-11-06.
External links
- NAC Air official website
