Air Inuit
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| Founded | November 1978 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Isaruuk Reward Program | ||||||
| Fleet size | 31[3] | ||||||
| Destinations | 22[4] | ||||||
| Company slogan | Let us take you there... | ||||||
| Parent company | Makivik Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Saint-Laurent, Quebec | ||||||
| Key people | Pita Aatami (President, Air Inuit) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airinuit.com/ | ||||||
Air Inuit (Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔪᖏᑦ) is an airline based in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada.[5] It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.[6]
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.[7]
In 2012, Air Inuit relocated their headquarters to a new multi-purpose facility on Côte-Vertu Boulevard near the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport.[7]
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 99s.[8]
Destinations
Air Inuit operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations (September 2012):[9]
Scheduled flights
Charters
Air Inuit also offers other charter services to anywhere in Canada, the United States and abroad.
Fleet
As of April 2018 the Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft:[3]
| Aircraft | Number[3] | Variants | Notes[10] |
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| Beechcraft King Air | 3 | 100 Series | 9 passengers |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | 1 | 300/350 Series | 11 passengers |
| Boeing 737 | 4 | 200 Series | Combi aircraft, 112 seats maximum. These three combi aircraft are also able to operate from gravel airstrips. |
| DHC6 Twin Otter | 7 | 300 Series | 19 seats maximum, 3,200 lbs cargo |
| Bombardier Dash 8 | 12 | 100 Series, 300 Series | 100 Series Combi aircraft, 37 seat maximum, 7,800 lbs cargo; 300 Series combi and cargo aircraft, 45 seat maximum, 13,500 lbs |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | 4 | 2A Series | Cargo only |
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.[10]
On 1 March 2016, Bombardier Inc. announced that Air Inuit would be the launch customer for the Bombardier Q300 Large Cargo Door freighter.[11]
Accidents and incidents
On 16 March 1981, Douglas C-47A 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.[12]
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.
- 1 2 3 "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Air Inuit". Transport Canada. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Airinuit". airinuit.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Contact us Archived 2009-09-30 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.
- 1 2 "History - Airinuit". www.airinuit.com. Air Inuit. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ↑ "Air Inuit's 1st female Inuk captain lands commemorative stamp". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ↑ "Air Inuit Our Destinations". Airinuit.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- 1 2 Air Inuit. "Our Fleet". Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "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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