Wasaya Airways

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, however, 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.

Wasaya Airways
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 parked in front of the Red Lake hangar
IATA ICAO Callsign
WT WSG[1] WASAYA
Founded1989
AOC #11802[2]
HubsThunder Bay International Airport
Sioux Lookout Airport
Secondary hubsRed Lake Airport
Pickle Lake Airport
Fleet size17,[3] 19[4]
Destinations24[5]
Parent companyWasaya Group Inc.
HeadquartersThunder Bay, Ontario
Key peopleTom Morris (President and CEO)[6]
Websitewww.wasaya.com

History

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. The airline has grown over the years starting off as a floatplane operation to now 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.

Destinations
Two Beechcraft 1900D's of Wasaya Airways at Sioux Lookout Airport
Pilatus PC-12 of Wasaya Airways at Pickle Lake Airport
Cessna 208B C-FKAD in Red Lake

Scheduled services

Wasaya Airways serves the following destinations in Ontario:[5]

Fleet

As of December 2020, Wasaya Airways had 17 aircraft listed on their website[3] and 19 aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[4]

Wasaya Airways fleet
AircraftNo. of aircraft
Wasaya		No. of aircraft
TC		VariantsNotes[3]
Beechcraft 1900n/a61900DSeats up to 18, used for scheduled and charter service[10]
Cessna 20843208B Grand CaravanSeats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters, fuel and freight services[11]
De Havilland Canada Dash 82+4DHC-8-102Seats up to 37 on scheduled and charter service or up to 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) freight or fuel[12][13]
Hawker Siddeley HS 7481+3Series 2ANo passengers, used for freight and bulk fuel only with up to 12,000 lb (5,400 kg)[14]
Pilatus PC-12n/a3PC-12/45Seats up to 9, used for scheduled, charters and freight services[15]

The Transport Canada website also shows a Beechcraft 1900[16] and a Pilatus PC-12[17] with cancelled registration certificates.

Accidents and incidents

References
  1. Transport Canada - Air Traffic Designators - TP 143 (PDF)
  2. Transport Canada (2019-08-27), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. Our Fleet
  4. "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Wasaya Airways". Transport Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. Destinations and Communities
  6. Executive Biographies
  7. About
  8. Contact
  9. "Kelner Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. Beech 1900D
  11. Cessna C208B Caravan
  12. Dash 8
  13. Dash 8 freighter
  14. Hawker Siddeley 748
  15. Pilatus PC-12
  16. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details Beech 1900D
  17. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details Pilatus PC-12/45
  18. CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (WSG125)
  19. "Aviation Investigation Report A03H0002". Transportation Safety Board of Canada. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  20. CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (FTTW)
  21. CADORS report for Wasaya Airways (WSG127)
  22. "Aviation Safety Network, Wasaya Flight 127".
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