Air Creebec


Air Creebec Inc. is a Cree-owned regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins Victor M. Power Airport.
As part of its charter operations, the airline operates a medical charter service in conjunction with the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay to provide access to medical specialists and services in the South to Quebec Cree.

History

The airline was established in June 1982 and started operations on 1 July 1982. Billy Diamond, first and former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Cree is credited with the founding of the airline.
At that time the Cree owned 51% of the company and Austin Airways owned the remaining 49%. In 1988 the Cree purchased all the airline assets in the largest commercial deal to that date performed by any Indigenous group in Canada, making Air Creebec owned entirely by the Cree.
According to Cree sources, during negotiations to launch the airline, Quebec Premier of Quebec René Lévesque muttered "Indians don't run airlines, Billy", to which founder Billy Diamond replied "Well, this Indian is going to."
On 23 March 2012, Air Creebec discontinued its service to La Grande Rivière Airport.
In 2023 the airline appointed its first female CEO Tanya Pash, succeeding outgoing CEO Matthew Happyjack. Prior to her appointment Pash served as COO for 10 years.

Destinations

Air Creebec operates services to the following Canadian domestic scheduled destinations :
ProvinceCommunityIATAICAOAirport
OntarioAttawapiskat First NationYATCYATAttawapiskat Airport
OntarioFort Albany First NationYFACYFAFort Albany Airport
OntarioKashechewan First NationZKECZKEKashechewan Airport
OntarioMoosoneeYMOCYMOMoosonee Airport
OntarioPeawanuckYPOCYPOPeawanuck Airport
OntarioTimminsYTSCYTSTimmins Victor M. Power Airport
QuebecChibougamauYMTCYMTChibougamau/Chapais Airport
QuebecChisasibiYKUCSU2Chisasibi Airport
QuebecEastmainZEMCZEMEastmain River Airport
QuebecKuujjuarapikYGWCYGWKuujjuarapik Airport
QuebecMontrealYULCYULMontréal–Trudeau International Airport
QuebecNemaskaYNSCYHHNemiscau Airport
QuebecVal-d'OrYVOCYVOVal-d'Or Airport
QuebecWaskaganishYKQCYKQWaskaganish Airport
QuebecWemindjiYNCCYNCWemindji Airport

Interline agreements

listed 22 aircraft and Air Creebec listed 18

Affinity programs

The airline offers Aeroplan rewards points, both to collect and to redeem.