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| *On November 28, 2007 a ] aircraft landing in Victoria International Airport reported that the cockpit landing gear light was not indicating that the gear had fully deployed. The aircraft returned and landed at Vancouver International Airport without incident. | |||
| *On August 3, 2008, a ] aircraft with seven passengers and crew crashed during a flight from Port Hardy to Chamiss Bay. The aircraft was completely destroyed by a fire. There were only two survivors.<ref name="PCACRASH"></ref> | *On August 3, 2008, a ] aircraft with seven passengers and crew crashed during a flight from Port Hardy to Chamiss Bay. The aircraft was completely destroyed by a fire. There were only two survivors.<ref name="PCACRASH"></ref> | ||
| *On November 16, 2008 a ] aircraft with 8 passengers and crew crashed during a flight from Vancouver International Airport to Toba Inlet, BC. The plane exploded into a mass of burning wreckage according to the lone survivor. This person was rescued up by the Coast Guard on South Thormanby Island off British Columbia's ]. <ref name="PCACRASH2008"></ref> | *On November 16, 2008 a ] aircraft with 8 passengers and crew crashed during a flight from Vancouver International Airport to Toba Inlet, BC. The plane exploded into a mass of burning wreckage according to the lone survivor. This person was rescued up by the Coast Guard on South Thormanby Island off British Columbia's ]. <ref name="PCACRASH2008"></ref> | ||
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| Founded | 1979 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Vancouver International Airport Port Hardy Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Richmond, British Columbia | ||||||
| Key people | Smith family | ||||||
| Website | http://www.pacificcoastal.com | ||||||
Pacific Coastal Airlines is an airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It operates scheduled, charter and cargo services to destinations in British Columbia and Alberta. Its main base is Vancouver International Airport, with a hub at Port Hardy Airport.
History
The airline was established in 1979 as the result of a merger between Powell Air and the Port Hardy division of Air BC. It acquired the shares and assets of Wilderness Airlines on 1 April 1998. It has 300 employees (at March 2007).
Destinations
Pacific Coastal Airlines operates services to the following destinations in British Columbia:
- Anahim Lake
- Bella Bella
- Bella Coola
- Campbell River
- Comox
- Cranbrook
- Kamloops
- Klemtu
- Masset
- Port Hardy
- Port McNeill
- Powell River
- Trail
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Williams Lake
Incidents and accidents
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- On November 28, 2007 a Short 360 aircraft landing in Victoria International Airport reported that the cockpit landing gear light was not indicating that the gear had fully deployed. The aircraft returned and landed at Vancouver International Airport without incident.
- On August 3, 2008, a Grumman Goose aircraft with seven passengers and crew crashed during a flight from Port Hardy to Chamiss Bay. The aircraft was completely destroyed by a fire. There were only two survivors.
- On November 16, 2008 a Grumman Goose aircraft with 8 passengers and crew crashed during a flight from Vancouver International Airport to Toba Inlet, BC. The plane exploded into a mass of burning wreckage according to the lone survivor. This person was rescued up by the Coast Guard on South Thormanby Island off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
Fleet
As of December 2008, the Pacific Coastal Airlines fleet consisted of 26 aircraft:
| Aircraft | Count | Variants | Notes |
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| Saab 340 | 8 | 340A | 30 passengers, based in Vancouver |
| Shorts 360 | 2 | 360-100 | 33 passengers, based in Vancouver |
| Beechcraft 1900 | 6 | 1900C | 19 passengers, based in Vancouver |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | 1 | 200 | 11 passengers, based in Vancouver |
| Grumman Goose | 4 | 9 passengers, based in Port Hardy | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | 3 | 5 passengers, based in Port Hardy |
References
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 60.
- Pacific Coastal Airlines route map
- TheGlobeAndMail.com - 5 dead in B.C. plane crash
- CBC News - 7 dead in plane crash off B.C. coast - November 16, 2008.
- Pacific Coastal Airlines fleet
