Orca Airways was a family-owned airline which was founded in January 2005, and began operations in July 2005. At the time it only operated routes from Vancouver International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport operating one Piper Navajo on this route. It soon began expanding to provide charter service and cargo service. Orca Airways had the largest Navajo fleet airline in Canada and continued to expand providing scheduled and cargo routes across British Columbia.
On 27 February 2009 the airline acquired the small regional carrier Airspeed Aviation which was established in 1986 and based in Abbotsford, British Columbia.[3]
On March 15, 2018 Transport Canada suspended the airline's operating certificate citing its "repeated non-compliance with aviation safety regulations".[4][5]
Destinations
As of April 2018, Orca Airways flew to the following destinations:[2]
orca, airways, scheduled, charter, airline, based, vancouver, british, columbia, canada, airline, provided, scheduled, commercial, service, cargo, charter, services, aircraft, management, canada, western, united, states, orca, operated, fleet, that, includes, . Orca Airways was a scheduled and charter airline based in Vancouver British Columbia Canada The airline provided scheduled commercial service cargo and charter services and aircraft management in Canada and the western United States Orca operated a fleet of that includes 14 Piper PA 31 350 Chieftains 1 Fairchild SA227s and 2 Beechcraft Model 100 King Air 1 The company operated from the south terminal at Vancouver International Airport Orca AirwaysIATA ICAO CallsignOR ORK ORCA TAXIFounded2005Ceased operationsApril 30 2018HubsVancouver International AirportFocus citiesTofinoFleet size20 1 Destinations6 2 Parent companyIntegra AirHeadquartersVancouver British ColumbiaWebsitehttp www flyorcaair com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditOrca Airways was a family owned airline which was founded in January 2005 and began operations in July 2005 At the time it only operated routes from Vancouver International Airport to Tofino Long Beach Airport operating one Piper Navajo on this route It soon began expanding to provide charter service and cargo service Orca Airways had the largest Navajo fleet airline in Canada and continued to expand providing scheduled and cargo routes across British Columbia On 27 February 2009 the airline acquired the small regional carrier Airspeed Aviation which was established in 1986 and based in Abbotsford British Columbia 3 On March 15 2018 Transport Canada suspended the airline s operating certificate citing its repeated non compliance with aviation safety regulations 4 5 Destinations EditAs of April 2018 Orca Airways flew to the following destinations 2 Canada British Columbia Port Alberni ground service from Qualicum Beach Qualicum Beach Qualicum Beach Airport Tofino Tofino Long Beach Airport Vancouver Vancouver International Airport Victoria Victoria International Airport Fleet EditAs of May 2018 Orca Airways fleet was still listed with Transport Canada 1 Orca Air Navajo Chieftain Orca Airways Fleet Aircraft No of Aircraft Variants NotesBeechcraft Model 99 1Beechcraft King Air 2 Model 100 Model A100Beechcraft Super King Air 1 Model 200Learjet 35 1 35APiper PA 31 Navajo 14 PA 31 350 ChieftainFairchild Swearingen Metroliner 1 SA227 ATSee also EditList of defunct airlines of CanadaReferences Edit a b c Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Quick Search Result for Orca Airways Transport Canada Retrieved 2018 04 22 a b Flight schedule Archived from the original on 2010 05 21 Retrieved 2008 08 28 Airspeed Aviation Airline History Retrieved 27 July 2020 Canada suspends operator certificate of Orca Airways Orca Airways closes shop after 13 years in BusinessExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orca Airways Official Company SitePortals Canada Companies Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orca Airways amp oldid 1001427429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
