Northern Thunderbird Air
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Founded | 1971 | ||||||
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Parent company | Northern Thunderbird Air Limited | ||||||
Headquarters | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||
Website | http://www.ntair.ca/ |
Northern Thunderbird Air Inc or NT Air is a Canadian
History
NT Air was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of two of northern British Columbia's airlines: Northern Mountain Airlines and Thunderbird Airlines.
Northern Mountain Airlines began operations at
Thunderbird Airlines started in the early 1960s when it acquired the bush operations of
Since its inception, Northern Thunderbird Air has adapted with the times and economic cycles with a fleet of 18 aircraft, three bases, 21 scheduled points and over 100 employees.
Sister airline
Northern Thunderbird Air is the sister airline of Central Mountain Air, utilizing their large aircraft capability and bases in British Columbia and Alberta.[5]
Services
- British Columbia
- Alberta
Fleet
As of January 2024, Northern Thunderbird Air has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada:[3]
Aircraft | Count | Variants | Notes |
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Beechcraft 1900 | 11 | 1900D | 18 passengers[6] |
Beechcraft Super King Air | 3 | 300 series | Air ambulance[7]
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The Northern Thunderbird Beechcraft 1900D's bear the NTA paint scheme and logo but are dual registered with sister company Central Mountain Air.
Incidents and accidents
- On 27 October 2011, a Beechcraft King Air, serial number B-36, registered C-GXRX, crashed on Russ Baker Way next to Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia as it was attempting to make a landing, killing the pilot, 44-year-old Luc Fortin. It had departed the airport earlier but turned around due to indications of an aircraft malfunction (the engine oil pressure indicator); it crashed about 900 m (3,000 ft) short of the runway. Five of the nine passengers were seriously injured.[8] On 16 November 2011, the co-pilot of the flight, 26-year-old Matt Robic, died as well.[9]
References
- ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 4 May 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
Northern Thunderbird Air: NTA, THUNDERBIRD
- ^ Transport Canada (2019-09-02), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Northern Thunderbird Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Northern Mountain Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Charter | Flight Information | NT Air". www.ntair.ca. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Beechcraft 1900D
- ^ Beechcraft King Air 350: MEDEVAC Operations
- ^ "Richmond plane crash leaves pilot dead". CBC News. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Global BC Twitter". Global BC. Retrieved 16 November 2011.