Thunder Airlines
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| Founded | 1994[3] | ||||||
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| AOC # | 8882[4] | ||||||
| Hubs | Thunder Bay Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Thunder Bay,Timmins,Moosonee,Kashechewan,Fort Albany,Attawapiskat,Peawanuck | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14[5] | ||||||
| Destinations | 6[6] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Thunder Bay,Ontario | ||||||
| Key people | Christa Calabrese, President | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Thunder Airlinesis a Canadian scheduled flight,charterandmedevacairline based inThunder Bay,Ontario.It offers an on-demand charter service from bases in Thunder Bay andTimmins.The company was founded in 1994 and operates fourteen aircraft and flies to six destinations regularly.
Destinations
[edit]Thunder Airlines operates scheduled services to the following destinations in Ontario:[6]
- Attawapiskat First Nation(Attawapiskat Airport)
- Fort Albany First Nation(Fort Albany Airport)
- Kashechewan First Nation(Kashechewan Airport)
- Moosonee(Moosonee Airport)
- Timmins(Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport)
- Peawanuck(Peawanuck Airport)
Fleet
[edit]As of August 2019 Thunder Airlines website andTransport Canadalist the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | No. of aircraft |
Variants | Notes |
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| Beechcraft King Air | 7 | 100 series | Seats up to nine and cruises at 385 km/h (208 kn; 239 mph)[7] |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 1 | 208B Grand Caravan | Seats up to nine, cruises at 270 km/h (150 kn; 170 mph), used mainly for cargo[7] |
| Mitsubishi MU-2 | 6 | Marquise (MU-2B-60) | Seats up to seven, cruises at 500 km/h (270 kn; 310 mph), used mainly forMEDEVAC[7] |
The Transport Canada site lists:
- 1 -Mitsubishi MU-2L (MU-2B-36)[8]
- 1 -Mitsubishi MU-2N (MU-2B-36A)[9]
- 1 -Marquise (MU-2B-60)[10]all with cancelled certificates.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On November 27, 2023, a MEDEVAC flight flown on aMitsubishi MU-2crashed upon landing atWawa Airport,destroying the plane. No injuries were reported, but the runway was closed for over 2 days.[11]
References
[edit]- ^IATA Airline and Airport Code Search.Retrieved 1 December 2013
- ^ab"ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services"(PDF).Nav Canada.2023-05-04. p. 8.Retrieved2023-02-27.
Thunder Airlines: THU, AIR THUNDER
- ^Company History
- ^Transport Canada(2019-08-26), Civil Aviation Services (CAS)AOC.wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ab"Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Thunder Airlines".Transport Canada.Retrieved2019-08-26.
- ^abRoute Map
- ^abcOur Fleet
- ^Mitsubishi MU-2B-36
- ^Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A
- ^Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
- ^MacDonald, Darren (November 27, 2023)."No injuries after plane destroyed in airport crash in Wawa, Ont".ctvnews.ca.RetrievedNovember 28,2023.
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