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| Founded | 1980 | ||||||
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| AOC # | 5082 | ||||||
| Hubs | Vancouver Int'l Water Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||
| Key people | Peter Clarke, CEO | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Seair Seaplanes is a scheduled and charter airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The airline flies routes between the Vancouver International Water Airport and the Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport, as well as other Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia, exclusively with float planes.
Destinations
As of September 2019 Seair Seaplanes serves the following destinations in British Columbia:
- Galiano Island (Montague Harbour Water Aerodrome)
- Mayne Island (Mayne Island Water Aerodrome)
- Nanaimo (Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome)
- Pender Island (Port Washington Water Aerodrome)
- Richmond (Vancouver International Water Airport)
- Salt Spring Island (Ganges Water Aerodrome)
- Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)
- Thetis Island (Telegraph Harbour)
- Vancouver (Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre)
In addition to scheduled flights, Seair operates scenic flights, scheduled tours, and private charters. Small amounts of cargo may also be carried.
Seair had plans to begin a service to the Victoria Inner Harbour Airport on May 25, 2011, but the service did not debut.
Fleet
As of September 2019 the Seair fleet consists of 14 aircraft equipped with floats:
| Aircraft | Number | Variants | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 185 Skywagon | 1 | A185F | 3 passengers |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 7 | 9 passengers | |
| DHC-2 Beaver | 6 | DHC-2 MK. I, DHC-2 MK. III |
Accidents
- On 28 December 1999, a Cessna C-208 Caravan (C-FGGG) operated by Seair crashed shortly after takeoff from the Abbotsford International Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received serious injuries. Two passengers were also seriously injured and three passengers received minor injuries.
- On 22 September 2000, a DHC-2T Turbo Beaver (C-FOES) operated by Seair crashed 18 nautical miles northwest of Clearwater, British Columbia. The two occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
- On 29 November 2009, a DHC-2 Beaver operated by Seair crashed off the coast of Saturna Island. The accident occurred at approximately 4:10 p.m local time. Six passengers (including one infant) died, but the pilot and one other passenger survived.
- On 26 July 2019, a Cessna 208 Caravan (C-GURL) registered to Seair crashed near Addenbroke Island, about 100 km (62 mi) north of Port Hardy. There were nine passengers on board and one pilot. Three passengers and the pilot were killed and five passengers suffered serious injuries.
See also
References
- Seair Seaplanes (2023). "The Company". www.seairseaplanes.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Transport Canada (August 26, 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Seair Seaplanes". Transport Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Seair Seaplanes (2023). "Flights from Vancouver Harbour & Richmond (YVR) to Nanaimo & the Gulf Islands". www.seairseaplanes.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Pilot Career Centre. "Seair Seaplanes". pilotcareercentre.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "Two float plane operators to use new Vancouver flight centre for Victoria, Nanaimo routes". Canada Standard. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (4 April 2001). "TSB Accident Report A99P0181" (PDF). www.tsb.gc.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (10 January 2002). "TSB Accident Report A00P0184" (PDF). www.tsb.gc.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Chan, Cheryl; Carrigg, David (28 November 2009). "Vancouver doctor and daughter perish in Saturna plane crash". The Vancouver Province. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "Six bodies recovered from B.C. crash". The Globe and Mail. 30 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "CADORS report for Seair Seaplanes (C-GTMC)". Transport Canada.
- "CADORS report for Seair Seaplanes (C-GURL)". Transport Canada.
- Schmunk, Rhianna (30 July 2019). "Passengers killed in floatplane crash were from U.S. and Germany, coroner says". CBC News. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Li, Wanyee (28 July 2019). "Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to deadly B.C. float plane crash site". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
