Airline: | EVAS Air |
Aoc: | 6676 |
Iata: | 8K |
Cdd: | EV |
Callsign: | EVAS |
Founded: | 1992 |
Hubs: | Gander International Airport Greater Moncton International Airport |
Focus Cities: | St. John's International Airport Halifax Stanfield International Airport |
Fleet Size: | 27 |
Headquarters: | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador |
EVAS Air, also known as Exploits Valley Air Services or EVAS, is a Canadian aviation services company, based in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]
It provides a variety of services, including a flight school (known as Gander Flight Training), sightseeing flights, and maintenance. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic it served destinations in Atlantic Canada as an Air Canada Express contractor.
EVAS has started a courier route within Atlantic Canada. Using one of their Beechcraft 1900 aircraft, the run serves Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Previously EVAS served the following destinations as Air Canada Express.[2]
As of March 2023 EVAS has 27 aircraft registered with Transport Canada. At the EVAS website they state they operate de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and Embraer Phenom 100. However, they do not give a total number of aircraft and they are not registered with Transport Canada.[3]
Aircraft | No. of aircraft | Variants | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beechcraft 1900 | 8 | 1900D | Up to 19 passengers | |
Cessna 150 | 1 | 150G | Not listed at EVAS | |
Cessna 152 | 10 | Not listed at EVAS | ||
Cessna 172 | 6 | 172F, 172K, 172M, 172N, 172S | Not listed at EVAS | |
Consolidated Vultee (Canso) | 1 | PBY-5A | Formerly of Buffalo Airways, has two 800impgal | |
Piper PA-34 | 1 | PA-34-200 Seneca |
EVAS previously flown aircraft include;[4]