Air Nunavut is an airline based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. It is the only local and Inuit-owned[3][4] air carrier in the eastern Arctic, operating MEDEVAC and charter services throughout Canada's Arctic, northern Quebec and Greenland. Its main base is Iqaluit Airport[5].
[edit] History
The airline was established and started charter operations in 1989 as Air Baffin. Scheduled services were inaugurated in May 1992[5].
According to Transport Canada the Air Nunavut fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2010)[2] :
Air Nunavut Fleet
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No. of Aircraft |
Variants |
Idents |
| Dassault Falcon 10 |
3 |
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FFEV, FZOP, GNVT |
| King Air |
3 |
200 series |
FCGW, FZNQ, GZYO |
[edit] References
- ^ Air Traffic Designators - Transport Canada
- ^ a b Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Air Nunavut" (enter Air Nunavut in the box titled "Owner Name")
- ^ To be registered with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm Article 24 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement requires that the owner, or 51% ownership of the companies shares, be Inuit. Full details at Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
- ^ Firm Details for - Air Nunavut
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 64. 2007-03-27.
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