EVAS Air
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| AOC # | 6676[2] | ||||||
| Hubs | Gander International Airport Greater Moncton International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | St. John's International Airport Halifax Stanfield International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 27[3] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||
| Website | evasair.ca | ||||||
EVAS Air, also known as Exploits Valley Air Services or EVAS, is a Canadian aviation services company, based in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.[4]
It provides a variety of services, including a flight school (known as Gander Flight Training), sightseeing flights, and maintenance. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic it served destinations in Atlantic Canada as an Air Canada Express contractor.
EVAS has started a courier route within Atlantic Canada. Using one of their Beechcraft 1900 aircraft, the run serves Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Former destinations
Previously EVAS served the following destinations as Air Canada Express.[5]
Fleet
As of March 2023 EVAS has 27 aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[3] At the EVAS website they state they operate de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and Embraer Phenom 100. However, they do not give a total number of aircraft and they are not registered with Transport Canada.[6]
| Aircraft | No. of aircraft | Variants | Notes |
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| Beechcraft 1900 | 8 | 1900D | Up to 19 passengers[6] |
| Cessna 150 | 1 | 150G | Not listed at EVAS[6] |
| Cessna 152 | 10 | Not listed at EVAS[6] | |
| Cessna 172 | 6 | 172F, 172K, 172M, 172N, 172S | Not listed at EVAS[6] |
| Consolidated Vultee (Canso) | 1 | PBY-5A | Formerly of Buffalo Airways, has two 800 imp gal (3,600 L; 960 US gal) |
| Piper PA-34 | 1 | PA-34-200 Seneca |
EVAS previously flown aircraft include;[7]
References
- ^ a b "Domestic Designator and Telephony Assignments" (PDF). Nav Canada. 2023-02-10. p. 1. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
Exploits Valley Air Services: EV, EVAS
- ^ Transport Canada (14 March 2023), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Exploits Valley Air Services". Transport Canada. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Contact Us". Retrieved 14 March 2023.
70 C. L. Dobbin Drive Gander, NL A1V 1W7 Canada
- ^ "Air Canada Express". Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Our Fleet". Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result". Transport Canada. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Gander Flight Training