Propair
Encyclopedia
Propair Inc. is a charter airline with its headquarters on the property of Rouyn-Noranda Airport
in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
, Canada
. It operates charter and medevac
flights. Its main base is Rouyn-Noranda Airport. It has a secondary base at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
.
company, Propair later shifted its operation to business charter flights with small turboprop
airplanes. Eventually, the bush division was completely dropped.
flights in most part of Quebec, Ontario and north east United-States. Propair also offers support services (fuel, maintenance and cargo handling) at Rouyn-Noranda Airport
.
Rouyn-Noranda Airport
Rouyn-Noranda Airport, , is located east southeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada.The airport houses the headquarters of Propair.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:*...
in Rouyn-Noranda, 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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It operates charter and medevac
MEDEVAC
Medical evacuation, often termed Medevac or Medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being evacuated from the battlefield or to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities using...
flights. Its main base is Rouyn-Noranda Airport. It has a secondary base at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, is located on the Island of Montreal, from Montreal's downtown core. The airport terminals are located entirely in Dorval, while the Air Canada headquarters complex...
.
History
In 1981, Jean and Louis Pronovost bought La Sarre Air Service and Air Fecteau. They were merged to form Propair. Starting as a bush flyingBush flying
Bush flying is a term for aircraft operations carried out in remote, inhospitable regions of the world. Bush flying involves operations in rough terrain where there are often no prepared landing strips or runways, frequently necessitating that bush planes be equipped with abnormally large tires,...
company, Propair later shifted its operation to business charter flights with small turboprop
Turboprop
A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...
airplanes. Eventually, the bush division was completely dropped.
Services
Today, Propair mainly does charter and medevacMEDEVAC
Medical evacuation, often termed Medevac or Medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being evacuated from the battlefield or to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities using...
flights in most part of Quebec, Ontario and north east United-States. Propair also offers support services (fuel, maintenance and cargo handling) at Rouyn-Noranda Airport
Rouyn-Noranda Airport
Rouyn-Noranda Airport, , is located east southeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada.The airport houses the headquarters of Propair.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:*...
.
Fleet
The Propair active fleet includes the following aircraft types (as of June 2010):| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft | No. of passengers | Possible configurations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft King Air Beechcraft King Air The Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation... A100 |
9 | 9 | Cargo, passengers and medevac |
| Beechcraft Super King Air Beechcraft Super King Air The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series... 200 |
1 | 10 | Cargo and passengers |
| Beechcraft 1900 Beechcraft 1900 The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner... |
1 | 18 | Cargo and passengers |
| Grumman Gulfstream I Grumman Gulfstream I |-See also:-External links:*... |
1 | 18 | Cargo and passengers |
Incidents and accidents
- October 18, 2006: Propair Flight 101, a Beechcraft King AirBeechcraft King AirThe Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation...
100 flying from Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Montréal/St-Hubert AirportMontréal/St-Hubert AirportMontréal/Saint-Hubert Airport is located in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Quebec. The airport is located east of downtown Montreal....
, experienced a loss of electrical power shortly after takeoff. A break through the clouds allowed the aircraft to continue the flight under visual flight rules. The aircraft landed without further incident at the Montréal-St-Hubert Airport.
- June 18, 1998: Propair Flight 420, a Metro IIFairchild Swearingen MetrolinerThe Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas, United States....
flying from Dorval International Airport (now Trudeau International Airport) to Peterborough AirportPeterborough AirportPeterborough Airport, , is located south-southwest of the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The airport includes a main asphalt runway oriented east-west, and a smaller turf runway oriented northwest-southeast. A new terminal building is to be completed in 2011...
in Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
, experienced a wheel well fire during the initial climb, due to an overheated brake system. It attempted an emergency landing at MirabelMontréal-Mirabel International AirportMontréal-Mirabel International Airport, originally called Montréal International Airport and widely known simply as Mirabel is an airport located in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal and was opened October 4, 1975...
, but crashed near the beginning of the runway. The two pilots and the nine passengers on board were killed.