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Harbour Air Marks Canada’s 150th Birthday with new paint jobs for two aircraft

To celebrate 150 years of Confederation — and Harbour Air Seaplanes’ 35th anniversary — two iconic Canadian aircraft have been painted in
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To celebrate 150 years of Confederation — and Harbour Air Seaplanes’ 35th anniversary — two iconic Canadian aircraft have been painted in

Canada’s official colours and will be adorned with the official Canada 150 logo.

The de Havilland Otter and de Havilland Beaver, bush planes that opened up the country, will begin scheduled flights today. Both aircraft are part of Harbour Air’s fleet of 50+ seaplanes that now fly more than 425,000 people every year.

“The Otter and Beaver are iconic in aviation and Canadian history,” said Greg McDougall, the CEO of Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline. “The Beaver, first flown in 1947, and Otter, which took its first flight in 1952, were designed and manufactured in

Canada.

“We still fly these aircraft today at Harbour Air, a testament to their reliability and Canada’s excellence in aviation,” added McDougall, a former bush pilot himself. “We thought it was only fitting to mark Canada’s 150th by honouring the Otter and Beaver, the two aircraft that opened up and united this vast country — and helped Harbour Air build an airline.”

Harbour Air today operates 38 upgraded de Havilland Otters and Beavers, fleet-wide. Harbour Air’s two Canada 150 planes will keep their colours well after July 1st, to remind Canadians of the aircraft’s unique history and service record.

The Otter is among the aircraft on the Comox-Vancouver harbour to harbour route. See accompanying chart for the Comox-Vancouver depart/arrival times.