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'''Air Creebec Inc.''' is a [[regional airline]] based in [[Val-d'Or, Quebec|Val-d'Or]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. It operates scheduled and [[air charter|charter]] services to 17<ref name="dest" /> destinations in Quebec and [[Ontario]]. Its main base is [[Val-d'Or Airport]], with a hub at [[Timmins Airport]]<ref name="FIMar">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 55 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>.
'''Air Creebec Inc.''' is a [[regional airline]] based in [[Val-d'Or, Quebec|Val-d'Or]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. It operates scheduled and [[air charter|charter]] services to 17<ref name="dest" /> destinations in Quebec and [[Ontario]]. Its main base is [[Val-d'Or Airport]], with a hub at [[Timmins Airport]]<ref name="FIMar">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 55 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>.


== History<ref>http://www.aircreebec.ca/english/main.html</ref> ==
== History ==

{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
The airline was established in June 1982 and started operations on [[1 July]] [[1982]]. At that time the [[Cree]]s owned 51% of the company and [[Austin Airways]] owned the remaining 49%. In [[1988]] the Crees purchased all the airline assets in the largest commercial deal to that date performed by any [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Native group in Canada]], making Air Creebec wholly owned by the Cree company [[Creeco]].
The airline was established in June 1982 and started operations on [[1 July]] [[1982]]. At that time the [[Cree]]s owned 51% of the company and [[Austin Airways]] owned the remaining 49%. In [[1988]] the Crees purchased all the airline assets in the largest commercial deal to that date performed by any [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Native group in Canada]], making Air Creebec wholly owned by the Cree company [[Creeco]].


Revision as of 23:58, 19 October 2008

Air Creebec
IATA ICAO Call sign
YN[1] CRQ[1] CREE
Founded1982
HubsVal-d'Or Airport
Secondary hubsTimmins Airport
Frequent-flyer programAeroplan
Fleet size16[2]
Destinations17[3]
Parent companyCree Regional Economic Enterprises Company Inc. (CREECO)
HeadquartersVal-d'Or, Quebec
Key peopleAlbert Diamond (President)
Websitewww.aircreebec.ca

Air Creebec Inc. is a regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services to 17[3] destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins Airport[2].

History[4]

The airline was established in June 1982 and started operations on 1 July 1982. At that time the Crees owned 51% of the company and Austin Airways owned the remaining 49%. In 1988 the Crees purchased all the airline assets in the largest commercial deal to that date performed by any Native group in Canada, making Air Creebec wholly owned by the Cree company Creeco.

Destinations

Air Creebec operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of April 2007):[3]

Fleet

As of March 2007 Flight International reported a fleet of 16 aircraft for Air Creebec and in April 2007 Transport Canada listed the following aircraft as registered to Air Creebec

Air Creebec Dash-8-102 C-FCSK
Fleet
Aircraft Fleet[2] Number[5] Variants Idents Notes
Avro 748 3 3 Series 2A FLIY, FPJR, GQWO Cargo only, sometimes called the "Hawker Siddeley 748"
Beechcraft 1900 1 1 1900D FTQR 18 passengers
Beechcraft King Air 2 2 Series 100 FHGG, GIZX 8 passengers MEDIVAC
de Havilland Canada Dash 8 7 7 Series Q100 FCLS, FCSK, GAIS, [http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/en/CurrentSearch_E.asp?

x_Mark=GJOP&x_lang=E&x_flag=Y&x_sort=2&x_start=0&x_searchtype=2 GJOP], [http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/en/CurrentSearch_E.asp? x_Mark=FDWO&x_lang=E&x_flag=Y&x_sort=2&x_start=0&x_searchtype=2 FDWO], x_Mark=GYWX&x_lang=E&x_flag=Y&x_sort=2&x_start=0&x_searchtype=2 GTCO], GYWX||29 or 37 passengers

de Havilland Canada Dash 8 1 1 Series Q300 GZEW 46 passengers
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante 3 3 EMB 110P1A FPCM, FPCU, FYRH 12 passengers

Affinity programs

The airline offers Aeroplan rewards points, both to collect and to redeem.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The Airline Codes
  2. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 55.
  3. ^ a b c Air Creebec destinations
  4. ^ http://www.aircreebec.ca/english/main.html
  5. ^ Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Air Creebec" (enter Air Creebec in the box titled "Owner Name")
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