by Deloitte, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Post and Smith School of Business. On March 31, 2010, Harbour Air completed the acquisition of West Coast Air and consolidated their terminal services. On May 20, 2011, Harbour Air grounded its service from Victoria Harbour to Langley Regional Airport due to low passenger numbers and fuel price surges. In November 2015, Salt Spring Air was purchased by the Harbour Air Group. Salt Spring Air's fleet now joins Harbour Air, West Coast Air and Whistler Air and now claims to be largest seaplane airline in the world. Electric aviation In March 2019, Harbour Air announced plans to convert an aircraft to run on electricity, which would serve as a test prototype during a two-year duration regulatory approval process, and eventually hopes to convert its entire fleet to electric propulsion. The first plane to be converted is a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. The electric prototype made its first flight over 4 minutes off the Fraser River near Vancouver on December 10, 2019. The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior piston engine of the six-passenger ePlane is replaced by a , magni500, with swappable batteries allowing 30 min flights plus 30 min of reserve power. Harbour Air wants to convert all its 34 aircraft, including Beavers and Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered Otters and Twin Otters. The plane completed its first point-to-point flight, from Vancouver to Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome near Sidney on Vancouver Island, on August 18, 2022, travelling in 24 minutes. The aircraft was displayed at the British Columbia Aviation Museum open house on August 20. Awards and accolades Harbour Air has won the following awards: 2009 to 2014 – Canada's Best Managed Companies 2009 to 2011 – BC's Top 55 Employers 2011 – BC's Top 100 Employers for Young People 2011 – Business of the Year: Victoria Chamber of Commerce 2011 – Canada Tourism Commission Signature Experience Award 2011/2016 – Business of the Year on Vancouver Island: Business Examiner / Business Vancouver Island 2012 – Cumberbatch Award: Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators 2012/2015 – Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures 2015 – Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Business Awards – Outstanding Customer Service 2015 – VISA Canada Traveller Experience of the Year/Tourism Industry Association of Canada Destinations As of February 2021, Harbour Air serves the following destinations (some destinations are seasonal): Fleet As of February 2023, the Harbour