North Star Air
North Star Air is a Canadian charter, passenger and cargo airline headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario, with secondary passenger hub in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, and cargo hubs located in Pickle Lake, Red Lake, Kapuskasing, Ontario and Thompson, Manitoba. The majority of destinations served are remote First Nations communities, with regular service to 18 airports under "Flex Flight Passenger Service", and other regional destination under an on-demand basis. Founded in 1997 as a float plane operator with two DHC-2 Beaver aircraft based in Pickle Lake, the airline has grown over the years and came under new ownership in 2012. In 2015 Cargo North and North Star Air merged under the North Star banner.
On April 28, 2017, it was announced that North Star Air was to be purchased by The North West Company for a sum of $31 million.
Destinations
;Flex Flight Passenger ServicesAs of 2019 North Star Air flies to the following destinations:
- Bearskin Lake First Nation
- Cat Lake First Nation
- Deer Lake First Nation
- Eabametoong First Nation
- Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
- Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation
- Neskantaga First Nation
- North Caribou Lake First Nation
- North Spirit Lake First Nation
- Marten Falls First Nation
- Pikangikum First Nation
- Poplar Hill First Nation
- Red Lake
- Sachigo Lake First Nation
- Sioux Lookout
- Thunder Bay
- Wapekeka First Nation
- Webequie First Nation
Fleet
| Aircraft | Number | Variants | Notes |
| ATR 72 | 2 | ATR 72-212A | |
| Douglas DC-3 | 4 | Basler BT-67 | 19 passenger-combi / freight - based in Pickle Lake Airport |
| Pilatus PC-12 | 8 | PC-12/45, PC-12/47, PC-12/47E | 9 passenger / freight - based in Thunder Bay International Airport |
The Transport Canada list also includes a Pilatus PC-12 with a cancelled certificate.
Accidents and incidents
- 3 December 2019: A North Star Basler BT-67, registration C-FKAL performing a flight from Red Lake,ON to Sachigo Lake,ON with 2 crew on board, was on approach to Sachigo Lake at about 09:35L when the aircraft contacted trees and impacted ground amidst a forest. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.