Calm Air
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| Founded | 1962 | ||||||
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| AOC # | Canada: 1487[1] United States: MHMF437G[2] | ||||||
| Hubs | Winnipeg Airport Thompson Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Churchill Airport; Rankin Inlet Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Winnipeg, Thompson, Churchill, Rankin Inlet | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Aeroplan AirMiles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13[3] | ||||||
| Destinations | 14[4] | ||||||
| Parent company | Exchange Income Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||
| Website | http://www.calmair.com | ||||||
Calm Air International LP. is a full service airline, offering passenger, charter and freight services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. It is owned by Exchange Income Corporation[5] with its main base in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1962. It was founded by Carl Arnold Lawrence Morberg (1936-2005) and his wife, Gail,[6] as a charter service in northern Saskatchewan. In 1976 it took over the Transair passenger service in the Northwest Territories. In 1981, Calm Air took over many of the passenger and cargo routes of Lamb Air. Canadian Airlines acquired a 45% holding in Calm Air in 1987.[7]
On April 8, 2009 Calm Air was purchased by the Exchange Income Corporation (EIC) which also owns Perimeter Aviation, Provincial Airlines, Bearskin Airlines, Custom Helicopters and Keewatin Air.
Airline partnerships
Calm Air has codeshare agreements with First Air and Canadian North.[8]
Destinations
As of September 2018, Calm Air operates daily scheduled air services to the following communities:[4]
- Manitoba
- Nunavut
Fleet
As of September 2019, the following aircraft are listed by Transport Canada as being registered to Calm Air:[3]
| Aircraft | No. of aircraft | Variants | Notes |
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| Dornier 328JET | 1 | 328-300 | Not listed at the Calm Air site. |
| ATR 42 | 7 | 300, 320 | Aircraft configured in combi, freighter, and passenger configurations. |
| ATR 72 | 5 | 202 | Aircraft configured in combi, freighter, and passenger configurations. |
In addition, Calm Air has access to Boeing 737 Classic 400 series from First Air.[9]
References
- ^ Transport Canada (2019-08-30), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Calm Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ a b "Calm Air Route Map". www.calmair.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ Exchange Income Corporation
- ^ Carl Morberg Obituary, retrieved 2016-01-17
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 60.
- ^ "Northern airlines sign major codeshare agreement". Nunatsiaq News.
- ^ Aircraft
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