History
The airline was established in 1995 and started operations on 2 February 1995, with a Piper PA-31 Navajo flying newspapers. Later a Cessna 172 was added to the fleet. Since then the airline has been operating charter flights, aerial photography and seismological surveys.
In 1998 the airline started flying Bodø-Harstad/Narvik-Tromsø in cooperation with Heli-Trans. In May 1999 Kato Air bought Heli-Trans' fixed-wing division, but the route was closed after one year due to lack of passengers. From April 1, 2003 the airline has been operating the public service obligation routes Bodø-Røst and Bodø-Narvik (Framnes), though the latter route was recaptured by Widerøe from April 1, 2006.
Late August 2008 the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority discontinued the company's maintenance authorization issued to Kato Air Service, and all Kato Airs four planes were grounded. The company therefore decided to cancel all operations as of 2 September 2008.
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