Aklak Air
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| Founded | 1977 | ||||||
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| AOC # | 2273[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company | ||||||
| Headquarters | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | ||||||
| Website | http://www.aklakair.ca/ | ||||||
Aklak Air is an Inuvialuit owned airline based in Inuvik in Northwest Territories in Canada. It operates year-round and seasonal scheduled services, as well as charter flights throughout the western Arctic. Its main base is Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport.[2]
History
The airline was established in 1977 and started operations in 1978. In June 1994 Aklak Air and Kenn Borek Air set up a joint venture, under the terms of which Aklak Air has access to Kenn Borek Air's fleet as and when required. Aklak Air is wholly owned by Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company.[2]
Destinations
Aklak Air operates services to the following scheduled domestic destinations (as of August 2019),:[3]
- Fort McPherson (only when the ice road is closed or the ferry is not in operation)
- Inuvik
- Paulatuk
- Sachs Harbour
- Ulukhaktok
Fleet
The Aklak Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 2016):[4]
- 1 Cessna 185 with a cancelled certificate
Other aircraft accessible through Kenn Borek Air:[5]
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Beechcraft 1900
- Beechcraft Super King Air (200 Series)
- Basler BT-67 (Turbo Douglas DC-3)
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 November 2010, a hangar fire at Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport destroyed three aircraft operated by Aklak Air. They were de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter C-GZVH, Beechcraft King Air C-GHOC and Beechcraft 99 C-FKBK.[6]
References
- ^ Transport Canada (2019-08-30), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 71.
- ^ Aklak Air Schedule
- ^ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Aklak Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Fleet Overview
- ^ "CADORS report for Aklak Air (C-GHOC, C-FKBK, GZVH". Transport Canada.
