Air Inuit
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| Founded | November 1978 | ||||||
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| AOC # | Canada 2955,[3] United States ILLF043F[4] | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Isaruuk Reward Program | ||||||
| Fleet size | 32[5] | ||||||
| Destinations | 21[6] | ||||||
| Parent company | Makivik Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Saint-Laurent, Quebec | ||||||
| Key people | Pita Aatami (President, Air Inuit) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Air Inuit (Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔪᖏᑦ) is an airline based in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada.[7] It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik, Labrador and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.[8]
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1978 using a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft. The airline is collectively owned by the Inuit of Nunavik through the Makivik Corporation.[9]
In 1984 was acquired Chaparal Charters and its fleet of two Twin Otter and one DC-3.[10]
In 2012, Air Inuit relocated their headquarters to a new multi-purpose facility on Côte-Vertu Boulevard near the Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.[9]
In 2016, Air Inuit pilot Melissa Haney became the first female Inuk pilot to reach the rank of captain. She was featured on a commemorative postage stamp released by the Canadian Ninety-Nines.[11]
Destinations
Air Inuit operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations (August 2019):[6]
Scheduled flights
Charters
Air Inuit also offers other charter services to anywhere in Canada, the United States and abroad.
Fleet
As of November 2019 the Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | Number[5] | Variants | Notes[12] |
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| Beechcraft King Air | 3 | 100 Series | 9 passengers |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | 3 | 300 Series | 11 passengers, listed as 350 at Air Inuit |
| Boeing 737 | 4 | 200 Series | Combi aircraft, 112 seats maximum. These three combi aircraft are also able to operate from gravel airstrips. |
| Boeing 737 Classic | 1 | 300 Series | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 6 | 300 Series | 19 seats maximum, 3,200 lb (1,500 kg) cargo |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 12 | 100 Series, 300 Series | 100 Series Combi aircraft, 37 seat maximum, 7,800 lb (3,500 kg) cargo; 300 Series combi and cargo aircraft, 45 seat maximum, 13,500 lb (6,100 kg) |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | 3 | 2A Series | Cargo only, not listed at Air Inuit |
In addition Transport Canada lists a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter with a cancelled certificate.[13]
Air Inuit also has access to a Eurocopter Ecureuil (Aerospatiale ASTAR 350) through Nunavik Rotors and a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter through Johnny May's Air Charters.[12]
On 1 March 2016, Bombardier Inc. announced that Air Inuit would be the launch customer for the Bombardier Q300 Large Cargo Door freighter.[14]
Accidents and incidents
On 16 March 1981, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C-FIRW, was damaged beyond repair when it broke through the frozen surface of Lac Bienville while taxiing for take-off on a cargo flight.[15]
References
- ^ "The Airline Codes Website". airlinecodes.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Transport Canada - Air Traffic Designators - TP 143 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ Transport Canada (29 August 2019), 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 c "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Air Inuit". Transport Canada. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Destinations". Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Contact Information Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Air Inuit. Retrieved on October 8, 2009. "547 Meloche Dorval (Quebec) Canada H9P 2W2 "
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 58.
- ^ a b "History - Airinuit". www.airinuit.com. Air Inuit. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Chaparal Charters". Airline History. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Air Inuit's 1st female Inuk captain lands commemorative stamp". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ a b Air Inuit. "Our Fleet". Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details C-FTJJ
- ^ "Air Inuit to be Launch Customer for Bombardier Q300 Freighter with a Large Cargo Door". bombardier.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "C-FIRW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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