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Interesting Facts

  • Number of years in business: 64.
  • Number of scheduled service destinations: 30.
  • Number of First Air employees: 1000.
  • Number of scheduled flights per week: 330.
  • Number of passengers per year: 200,000.
  • Number of kilos of cargo per year: 20 million.
  • Number of aircraft in First Air's fleet: 20.
  • Airline codes: "7F"
  • Scheduled service provided to 26 northern communities. This represents about 80% of northern Canada's population.
  • First Air's two northern "hubs" are located at Yellowknife and Iqaluit.
  • Southern entry points are: Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton.

About First Air

Welcome to First Air, The Airline of the North.

Proudly providing scheduled passenger and cargo service between 26 northern communities with connections to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. Our fleet of aircraft ranging from B737, B727, HS748, ATR42-300 and Hercules are available for charter worldwide.

First Air is the trademark name used by Bradley Air Services Limited. First Air was founded in 1946 by the late Russell Bradley. The operations of the company originally commenced on a small scale at the Ottawa International Airport. In 1950 the company moved to the Carp Airport which is located on the western outskirts of the City of Ottawa, Canada's capital.

The company is now owned by Makivik Corporation of Kuujjuaq (formerly known as Fort Chimo), Quebec. Makivik Corporation is the corporate entity that was created on behalf of the Inuit of Northern Quebec to receive and invest compensation funds from the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, which was signed in 1975 as the first of Canada's modern-day Aboriginal land claim settlement agreements.

Types of Service Provided

First Air is able to provide its customers with a well-integrated combination of: Air Cargo Services; Traveller Services; Charter Services, Contract Training, and Other Aviation Services.

Field of Operation

Scheduled services (passenger and cargo) are provided to 29 communities in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, the Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. As well, First Air operates air charter services in the North and throughout the world.

Flight Schedule and Fare Information

First Air's schedules and fares are accessible by travel agencies worldwide by calling (in Canada) 1-800-267-1247 or TTY 1-877-873-3718. You can also reach us by fax at (613) 254-6303 or by e-mail at reservat@firstair.ca.

Frequent Flyer Points

As a member of Air Canada's frequent flyer program, Aeroplan, First Air scheduled passengers can earn and redeem frequent flyer points with First Air, Air Canada or any other Aeroplan participating partner.