Superior Airways is a chartered air service based in

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, Canada at the

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in the town of

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History

Established in 2003, ''Superior Airways'' has been serving Northwestern Ontario by flying

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, medical patients and law enforcement to and from remote communities as well as city centers. ''Superior Airways'' (SAL) began its operation in

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with three employees, but due to market saturation relocated one of its

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to Red Lake, Ontario, in 2004. Both aircraft were relocated in Red Lake. SAL purchased its first turbine aircraft, a Cessna 208B, in 2008. In 2012, shares of Superior Airways were sold to new private-ownership. Under new ownership, the company continued to grow. In 2013, Superior Airways was the first in Canada to operate the Quest Kodiak; at the time a brand new aircraft designed for off strip operations.Quest Kodiak website features page
/ref> It was however sold shortly thereafter, and another C208B was added to the fleet to continue standardization of the fleet. Within a few years, two additional Cessna C208 amphibious aircraft were also added to their growing fleet of turbine powered aircraft; creating a new float operations division, within the existing framework of the company. The company continued to grow this division through the acquisition of Green Airways float base and assets located on Howey Bay, Red Lake, Ontario. Further growth continued through acquisition of Chimo Air Service, in 2018, which also operated from Howey Bay. This acquisition, completed the amalgamation of historic float operators in Howey Bay, under one roof, Superior Airways Limited. GAJW

Fleet

As of January 2025, Superior Airways had the following aircraft registered with

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References

External links

Superior Airways
{{Airlines of Canada Airlines established in 2003 Regional airlines of Ontario Seaplane operators Red Lake, Ontario