Empress – Canadian North
Canadian North’s Empress call sign is well known across the Great White North. The airline is
based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and operates flights as far north as Nunavut and as
far south as Miami, Florida! Canadian North has North America covered!\
Polar Bear – Fast Air
Although not an airline, Fast Air’s call sign is too good not to miss.
Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Fast Air is charter company that operates 20 turboprop,
helicopter and business jet aircraft. They also operate a 24-hour air ambulance service. It’s
fun to hear Polar Bears on the radio in Manitoba!
Big Bird – NokScoot Airlines
NokScoot is a new Bangkok, Thailand based low-cost airline. The carrier is a joint venture of
Thailand’s Nok Air and Scoot of Singapore. NokScoot’s call sign of “Big Bird” was an easy
choice; the airline’s fleet of Boeing 777-200ER aircraft are adorned with a smiling orange bird
beak on the nose!
Glacier – Central Mountain Air
Based in Smithers, British Columbia, Central Mountain Air provides scheduled and charter
flights to over 18 British Columbia and Alberta communities. They’re a busy carrier operating
Dornier 328, Dash 8-300 and Beech 1900-D aircraft. “Glacier” is definitely a cool call sign for a
Canadian carrier!
Viking – Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia has three sister carriers: Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas
Cook Airlines Belgium, and Condor. Thomas Cook Scandinavia has hubs in Copenhagen,
Stockholm, and Oslo, making the “Viking” call sign very appropriate!
A - Z of Flight
June 2017
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