Air Inuit
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| Air Inuit | ||
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| IATA 3H[1] |
ICAO AIE[2] |
Callsign AIR INUIT |
| Founded | 1978 | |
| Hubs | Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | |
| Secondary hubs | Kuujjuaq Airport, La Grande Rivière Airport | |
| Fleet size | 19[3] | |
| Destinations | 21[4] | |
| Parent company | Makivik Corporation | |
| Company slogan | Let us take you there... | |
| Headquarters | Dorval, Quebec | |
| Key people | Peter Horseman (President, Air Inuit) | |
| Website: http://www.airinuit.com/ | ||
Air Inuit Ltd is an airline based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in northern Quebec. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport[5].
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Destinations
Air Inuit operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations (November 2006):[citation needed]
- Quebec
- Akulivik (Akulivik Airport)
- Aupaluk (Aupaluk Airport)
- Inukjuak (Inukjuak Airport)
- Ivujivik (Ivujivik Airport)
- Kangiqsualujjuaq (Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport)
- Kangiqsujuaq (Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport)
- Kangirsuk (Kangirsuk Airport)
- Kuujjuaq (Kuujjuaq Airport)
- Kuujjuarapik (Kuujjuarapik Airport)
- Radisson (La Grande Rivière Airport)
- Montreal (Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport)
- Puvirnituq (Puvirnituq Airport)
- Quaqtaq (Quaqtaq Airport)
- Quebec City (Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport)
- Salluit (Salluit Airport)
- Schefferville (Schefferville Airport)
- Sept-Îles (Sept-Îles Airport)
- Tasiujuaq (Tasiujaq Airport)
- Umiujaq (Umiujaq Airport)
Air Inuit also offers Charter services to anywhere in Canada, the United States and abroad.
[edit] Fleet
The Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft (as of April 2007) [3]
| Aircraft | Number[3] | Variants | Idents | Notes[6] |
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| DHC6 Twin Otter | 7 | 300 Series | FAIY, FJFR, FTJJ, GKCJ, GMDC, GNDO, GTYX |
19 seat maximum, 3,200 lbs cargo |
| Avro 748 | 4 | 2A Series | FDOX, FGET, GCUK, GEGJ | 2 Combi aircraft and 2 HS748 LFD Freighter |
| Dash 8 | 6 | 100 Series | FAIV, FCJD, | 37 seat maximum, 7,500 lbs cargo |
| King Air | 3 | 100 Series | FAIO, FAIP, GAIK | 9 seats, 2,300 lbs cargo |
FDAO a Dash 8 is still listed with Transport Canada but with its certificate cancalled. The Air Inuit web site also shows that they have access to a Eurocopter Ecureuil (Aerospatiale ASTAR 350, FGKP owned by Nunavik Rotors.
[edit] References
- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ Transport Canada - Air Traffic Designators - TP 143 (PDF)
- ^ a b c Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Air Inuit" (enter Air Inuit in the box titled "Owner Name")
- ^ Air Inuit route map
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 58.
- ^ Air Inuit fleet
[edit] External links
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