First Air

First Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
7F FAB First Air
Founded1946 (1946)
Ceased operations
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
(acquired Canadian North and adopted that name)
AOC #
  • Canada: 107
  • United States: KBJF476F
Hubs
Aeroplan
Fleet size31
Destinations35
Headquarters20 Cope Drive, Kanata, Ontario
Key people
  • Shelly De Caria (President & CEO)
  • Alexandra Pontbriand (VP Finance)
  • Rashwan Domloge (VP Maintenance)
  • Aaron Speer (VP Flight Operations)
  • Andrew Pope (VP Commercial)
First Air's headquarters in Kanata, Ontario
A First Air Boeing 767 at Val-d'Or Airport

Bradley Air Services Limited, operated as First Air, was an airline headquartered in Kanata, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It operated services to 34 communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, and the Northwest Territories. First Air has assisted in various humanitarian missions such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, airlifting relief supplies and equipment. Its main base, which included a large hangar, cargo and maintenance facility, was located at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, with hubs at Iqaluit Airport, and Yellowknife Airport. On November 1, 2019, the airline fully consolidated operations with Canadian North.