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Powell Air was a Canadian airline based in Powell River British Columbia. The airline was founded by Daryl Smith and George Percy in 1975 after acquiring Air West’s Powell River operations. Charters were operated utilizing a combination of Cessna de Havilland Beaver de Havilland Otter Piper Aztec and Piper Navajo aircraft. In 1981 the airline was awarded the right to operate the Vancouver-Powell River route and for this purchased a Convair 440.