Kenn Borek Air
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| Kenn Borek Air | ||
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| IATA 4K |
ICAO KBA |
Callsign BOREK AIR |
| Founded | 1970 | |
| Hubs | Calgary International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 50 | |
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| Parent company | Kenn Borek Air Ltd. | |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta | |
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| Website: http://www.borekair.com | ||
Kenn Borek Air is an airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It operates regional passenger and cargo services, contract operations in the Arctic and Antarctic and aircraft leasing. Its main base is Calgary International Airport.[1] It charters aircraft for scientific expeditions, oil exploration etc and operates air ambulance services.
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[edit] History
The airline began operations in 1970 with a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter providing air support for oil exploration activities in the Canadian Arctic. In April 2001 Kenn Borek Air rescued Dr. Ron Shemenski from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. When float operations are impossible during the Canadian winter, Kenn Borek Air rents many of its planes and pilots to the Maldivian Air Taxi service. [2] The airline is wholly owned by Borek Construction.[1]
[edit] Destinations
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As of May 2008 Kenn Borek Air operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations in Nunavut[3]:
- Cambridge Bay
- Grise Fiord
- Igloolik
- Kimmirut - Chartered Flight for First Air
- Pond Inlet
- Resolute
Kenn Borek also operates services to several communities in the Northwest Territories as Aklak Air:
- Aklavik (depending on demand)
- Fort Good Hope
- Fort McPherson (only when ice road closed of ferry not in operation)
- Inuvik
- Norman Wells
- Paulatuk
- Sachs Harbour
- Tuktoyaktuk (depending on demand)
- Ulukhaktok
[edit] Fleet
According to the Borek site the company operates 55 aircraft.[4] According to Transport Canada the company had 41 aircraft registered as of 9 May 2008.[5]
- 2 Beechcraft 90
- 3 Raytheon Beech B99
- 10 Beechcraft 100
- 5 Beechcraft 200
- 15 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
- 1 Douglas DC-3
- 1 Basler BT-67 (DC-3T)
- 4 Embraer EMB 110P1 Bandeirante
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 100.
- ^ http://www.borekair.com/index.php?cat=employment#
- ^ KBA flight schedule
- ^ Fleet
- ^ Aircraft registered to Kenn Borek Air according to Transport Canada, search "Kenn Borek" on last search field, Owner Name
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