A familiar aircraft has returned to the skies of Sault Ste. Marie — this time as the centrepiece of the city’s first-ever air tourism operation by Killarney Air Services.

The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane, a Canadian aviation classic that spent decades flying out of the Sault for cargo and passenger hauling, is once again lifting off from the St. Mary’s River.

Instead of carrying freight or serving remote outposts, it’s now carrying passengers eager to see the city and Algoma’s wilderness from above — this time out of the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre.

“That particular airplane’s got a lot of history in Sault Ste. Marie,” said Eric Tremblay, co-owner and business operations manager. “That airplane spent probably 40 years flying off the same areas for aerial flying s

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