Air_Inuit

Air Inuit

Air Inuit

Inuit owned Canadian airline

Air Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔪᖏᑦ) is an airline headquartered in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada.[7] It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik, southern Quebec, and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.[8]

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A Twin Otter at Beechey Island visiting the graves of sailors from the lost expedition of John Franklin
One of Air Inuit's five Boeing 737-200s, at Val-d'Or Airport.
A De Havilland Canada Dash 8-102 belonging to Air Inuit at Cornwall, Ontario, May 2005

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 acquired Chaparal Charters and its fleet of two Twin Otters and one Douglas DC-3.[10]

In 2012, Air Inuit relocated their headquarters to a new multi-purpose facility on Côte-Vertu Boulevard near the Montréal–Trudeau International Airport.[7][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]

In 2023, Air Inuit announced the retirement of its Boeing 737-200 Combi aircraft. The airline will replace the Boeing 737-200 with three Boeing 737-800 Combi aircraft.[12]

Destinations

Air Inuit operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations (July 2023):[6]

Scheduled flights

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Charters

Air Inuit also offers other charter services to anywhere in North America.[13]

Fleet

Current

As of March 2024, the Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]

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Air Inuit also has access to a Eurocopter Écureuil (Aerospatiale ASTAR 350) through Nunavik Rotors and a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter through Johnny May's Air Charters.[14]

On 1 March 2016, Bombardier Inc. announced that Air Inuit would be the launch customer for the Bombardier Q300 Large Cargo Door freighter.[16]

Former

Previously Air Inuit have also flown the following aircraft:[17]

Accidents and incidents

References

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    "The Airline Codes Website". airlinecodes.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. [2]
    "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 4 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2023. Air Inuit: AIE, INUIT
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    Transport Canada (29 August 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  4. [4]
    "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Air Inuit". Transport Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Destinations". Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Contact Information". Air Inuit. 2 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. 6005, boul. de la Côte-Vertu Montréal (Québec) H4S 0B1
  8. [8]
    "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 58.
  9. [9]
    "Air Inuit - History". www.airinuit.com. Air Inuit. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. [10]
    "Chaparal Charters". Airline History. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Air Inuit's 1st female Inuk captain lands commemorative stamp". CBC News. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  12. [12]
    "Air Inuit To Retire and Replace Iconic Boeing 737-200". AeroXplorer. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  13. [13]
    "Charter an Aircraft". www.airinuit.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Our Fleet". Air Inuit. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  15. [15]
    Air Inuit (3 July 2023). "Fleet Modernization - Air Inuit Ratifies an Agreement to Acquire Three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 Aircraft to Better Serve the People of Nunavik and Beyond" (PDF). airinuit.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  16. [16]
    "Air Inuit to be Launch Customer for Bombardier Q300 Freighter with a Large Cargo Door". bombardier.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  17. [17]
    "CCAR - History Search Result for Air Inuit". Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  18. [18]
    "C-FIRW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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