North Star Air
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North Star Air is a Canadian charter, passenger and cargo airline headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario,[6] with secondary passenger hub in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, and cargo hubs located in Pickle Lake, Red Lake, Kapuskasing and Thompson, Manitoba. The majority of destinations served are First Nations communities, with regular service to 18 airports under "Flex Flight Passenger Service",[5] and other regional destinations under an on-demand basis. Founded in 1997 as a floatplane operator with two DHC-2 Beaver aircraft based in Pickle Lake, the airline has grown over the years and came under new ownership in 2012. In 2015 Cargo North and North Star Air merged under the North Star banner. In 2022 North Star Air opened up their brand new cargo depot based in Winnipeg.
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AOC # | 11025[2] | ||||||
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Hubs | Thunder Bay International Airport, Pickle Lake Airport, Red Lake Airport, Thompson Airport, Kapuskasing Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Sioux Lookout Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 15,[3] 18[4] | ||||||
Destinations | 18[5] | ||||||
Parent company | The North West Company | ||||||
Headquarters | Thunder Bay, Ontario | ||||||
Key people | Frank Kelner | ||||||
Website | www |
On 28 April 2017, it was announced that North Star Air had been purchased by The North West Company for a sum of $31 million.[7]