Air Saguenay
Encyclopedia
Air Saguenay is a regional airline
based in northern Quebec
, Canada
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breeder, bought Saguenay Air Service, a carrier based at Kenogami Lake
, owned by Saguenay Aero Club and used to train pilots
. Schoch decided to open a new seaplane
base, Lac Sébastien Water Aerodrome
at St-David de Falardeau, Lake Sebastien, to offer a better service to companies like Alcan or Price Brothers, fishermen, hunters and services for forest fire patrol. The company expanded and merged in the mid 1970s with Gagnon Air Service to become a new company: Air Saguenay.
In 1980, the owner became Jean-Claude Tremblay who pushed the company one step further with his personnalized approach, and the quality offered with his services. A second seaplane base, Chutes-des-Passes/Lac Margane Water Aerodrome
was opened at Chute-des-Passes in 1982. It was a strategic location to access new territories for fishing and moose hunting and to better position himself toward the north. 1984 was a major year for the expansion of Air Saguenay. It purchased Air Caribou in Fermont
and also purchased Club Chambeaux outfitters which gave him access to great fishing and caribou hunting in Northern Quebec. In 1986, the growth continued with the addition of a new seaplane base in Schefferville
. He also purchased many other small bush operators in the 1990s, to reinforce the position of his company all over Northern Quebec.
Since 1998, the carrier expanded again with the purchase of Labrador Air Safari and Derap Aviation, both companies located on the north shore of Saint Lawrence River
. Air Saguenay has now become, under Jean-Claude Tremblay and his son Jean Tremblay, an important bush carrier in Eastern Canada
They also operate Lac Pau (Caniapiscau) Water Aerodrome
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Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in northern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
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History
In the early 1960s Peter Schoch, minkMink
There are two living species referred to as "mink": the European Mink and the American Mink. The extinct Sea Mink is related to the American Mink, but was much larger. All three species are dark-colored, semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, which also includes the weasels and...
breeder, bought Saguenay Air Service, a carrier based at Kenogami Lake
Kenogami Lake
Kénogami Lake is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec, Canada. It is 21 miles long and has an average width of 3/4 of a mile. Its area is 57 km² and it is 11 to 102 meters deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally...
, owned by Saguenay Aero Club and used to train pilots
Flight training
Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills....
. Schoch decided to open a new seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
base, Lac Sébastien Water Aerodrome
Lac Sébastien Water Aerodrome
Lac Sébastien Water Aerodrome, , is located on Lac Sébastien, Quebec, Canada and is open from May until October.-References:...
at St-David de Falardeau, Lake Sebastien, to offer a better service to companies like Alcan or Price Brothers, fishermen, hunters and services for forest fire patrol. The company expanded and merged in the mid 1970s with Gagnon Air Service to become a new company: Air Saguenay.
In 1980, the owner became Jean-Claude Tremblay who pushed the company one step further with his personnalized approach, and the quality offered with his services. A second seaplane base, Chutes-des-Passes/Lac Margane Water Aerodrome
Chutes-des-Passes/Lac Margane Water Aerodrome
Chutes-des-Passes/Lac Margane Water Aerodrome , is located on Lac Margane, Quebec, Canada and is open from the middle of May until November....
was opened at Chute-des-Passes in 1982. It was a strategic location to access new territories for fishing and moose hunting and to better position himself toward the north. 1984 was a major year for the expansion of Air Saguenay. It purchased Air Caribou in Fermont
Fermont, Quebec
Fermont is a town in northeastern Quebec, Canada, near the Quebec-Labrador border about from Labrador City on Route 389, which connects to the Trans-Labrador Highway...
and also purchased Club Chambeaux outfitters which gave him access to great fishing and caribou hunting in Northern Quebec. In 1986, the growth continued with the addition of a new seaplane base in Schefferville
Schefferville, Quebec
Schefferville is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec. Schefferville is in the heart of the Naskapi and Innu territory in northern Quebec, less than 2 km from the border with Labrador on the north shore of Knob Lake. The town has an incorporated area of . It is located within the...
. He also purchased many other small bush operators in the 1990s, to reinforce the position of his company all over Northern Quebec.
Since 1998, the carrier expanded again with the purchase of Labrador Air Safari and Derap Aviation, both companies located on the north shore of Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
. Air Saguenay has now become, under Jean-Claude Tremblay and his son Jean Tremblay, an important bush carrier in Eastern Canada
Eastern Canada
Eastern Canada is generally considered to be the region of Canada east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces:* New Brunswick* Newfoundland and Labrador* Nova Scotia* Ontario* Prince Edward Island* Quebec...
They also operate Lac Pau (Caniapiscau) Water Aerodrome
Lac Pau (Caniapiscau) Water Aerodrome
Lac Pau Water Aerodrome, , is located on Lac Pau near Caniapiscau, Quebec, Canada....
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Fleet
As of January 2011 Air Saguenay had the following 28 aircraft registered with Transport CanadaTransport Canada
Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...
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| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft | Variants | Idents |
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| Cessna 185 Cessna 185 -Specification for differing configurations:-References:* Jan Churchill, Hit My Smoke: Forward Air Controllers in Southeast Asia, Sunflower University Press, Manhattan KS, ISBN 0-89745-215-1... |
3 | Cessna Skywagon | FYAO, GAYC, GUJQ |
| Cessna 208 Cessna 208 The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop engine, fixed-gear short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the United States by Cessna. The airplane typically seats nine passengers, with a single person crew, although with a FAR Part 23 waiver, it can seat up to fourteen passengers... |
1 | Cessna Caravan | GTBY |
| DHC-2 Beaver De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, primarily known as a bush plane. It is used for cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application , and has been widely adopted by armed forces as a utility aircraft... |
13 | Mk 1 | FIUS, FJAC, FJGV, FJKI, FKRJ, FOCU, FUWJ, FYYT, GAEF, GAXL, GPUO, GUJI, GWAE |
| DHC-3 Otter De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter The de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. It was conceived to be capable of performing the same roles as the earlier and highly successful Beaver, but was overall a larger aircraft.-Design and... |
12 | FAZW, FDAK, FJZN, FODT, GLCO, GLFL, GLJI, GLMT, GQDU, GUTQ, GVNX |