Every year, air-taxi operators in Canada provide flights to thousands of passengers across the country. Air taxis often operate in remote environments with less infrastructure than at large airports and need to follow strict regulations.
The air taxi sector provides a wide range of air services to Canadians, including:
- helicopters that transport injured or ill patients to hospitals
- floatplanes that take passengers from harbour to harbour in coastal cities, and
- airplanes that bring workers to remote areas, provide search and rescue, or deliver food, equipment, and passengers to communities
Only certain type of aircraft can be used as air-taxis. These aircraft are:
- Single-engine aircraft
- Multi-engine aircraft (but not turbo-jet planes) that have a maximum take-off weight of 8,618 kg (19,000 lbs) and carry a maximum of 9 people excluding pilot seats
- Multi-engine helicopter
Here are examples of environments where air-taxis can fly to and from:
Northern airports
Regional airports
Seaplane bases
International airports
Video
Posters
Flying on board seaplanes/floatplaness
(PDF 1.04 Mb, 8.5" x 11")
Text description of the poster
This bilingual poster shows a float plane and the following text:
FLYING ON BOARDSEAPLANES/FLOATPLANES
Be informed, be aware, and be prepared!
Transport Canada takes the safety of the travelling public very seriously.
Before takeoff, read the safety briefing card and listen carefully when the pilots give a complete safety briefing. Make sure the briefing includes all the items below and ask questions about things that are not clear to you.
- Baggage limits
- Where baggage is stowed
- How the seat belts work
- How to secure seat backs and tray tables
- How to know where you are in the plane no matter its position
- Where to find and how to use exits
- Where to find the emergency locator transmitter (ELT), survival kit, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, oxygen, etc.
- Rules about using electronic devices
- Where to find and how to use life preservers
- Rules about smoking
- Exiting underwater (underwater egress)