Air Inuit

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]

Air Inuit
A Twin Otter at Beechey Island visiting the graves of sailors from the lost expedition of John Franklin
IATA ICAO Callsign
3H[1] AIE[2] INUIT
FoundedNovember 1978 (1978-11)
AOC #Canada 2955,[3]
United States ILLF043F[4]
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programIsaruuk Reward Program
Fleet size32[5]
Destinations21[6]
Parent companyMakivik Corporation
HeadquartersSaint-Laurent, Quebec
Key peoplePita Aatami (President, Air Inuit)
Websitewww.airinuit.com
Air Inuit headquarters at the Montreal-Trudeau Airport
One of Air Inuit's two Boeing 737-200s, at Val-d'Or Airport.
A DeHavilland DHC-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 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
Province Community/City IATA ICAO Airport Notes
Newfoundland and LabradorWabushYWKCYWKWabush Airport
NunavutSanikiluaqYSKCYSKSanikiluaq Airport
QuebecAkulivikAKVCYKOAkulivik Airport
QuebecAupalukYPJCYLAAupaluk Airport
QuebecInukjuakYPHCYPHInukjuak Airport
QuebecIvujivikYIKCYIKIvujivik Airport
QuebecKangiqsualujjuaqXGRCYLUKangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport
QuebecKangiqsujuaqYWBCYKGKangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport
QuebecKangirsukYKGCYASKangirsuk Airport
QuebecKuujjuaqYVPCYVPKuujjuaq Airport
QuebecKuujjuarapikYGWCYGWKuujjuarapik Airport
QuebecRadisson (La Grande)YGLCYGLLa Grande Rivière Airport
QuebecMontrealYULCYULMontréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
QuebecPuvirnituqYPXCYPXPuvirnituq Airport
QuebecQuaqtaqYQCCYHAQuaqtaq Airport
QuebecQuebec CityYQBCYQBQuébec City Jean Lesage International Airport
QuebecSalluitYZGCYZGSalluit Airport
QuebecScheffervilleYKLCYKLSchefferville Airport
QuebecSept-ÎlesYZVCYZVSept-Îles Airport
QuebecTasiujaqYTQCYTQTasiujaq Airport
QuebecUmiujaqYUDCYMUUmiujaq Airport

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]

Air Inuit fleet
AircraftNumber[5]VariantsNotes[12]
Beechcraft King Air3100 Series9 passengers
Beechcraft Super King Air3300 Series11 passengers, listed as 350 at Air Inuit
Boeing 7374200 SeriesCombi aircraft, 112 seats maximum. These three combi aircraft are also able to operate from gravel airstrips.
Boeing 737 Classic1300 Series
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter6300 Series19 seats maximum, 3,200 lb (1,500 kg) cargo
De Havilland Canada Dash 812100 Series, 300 Series100 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 74832A SeriesCargo 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
  1. "The Airline Codes Website". airlinecodes.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. "Transport Canada - Air Traffic Designators - TP 143 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
  3. Transport Canada (29 August 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  4. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  5. "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Air Inuit". Transport Canada. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "Destinations". Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  7. "Contact Information Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Air Inuit. Retrieved on October 8, 2009. "547 Meloche Dorval (Quebec) Canada H9P 2W2 "
  8. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 58.
  9. "History - Airinuit". www.airinuit.com. Air Inuit. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. "Chaparal Charters". Airline History. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. "Air Inuit's 1st female Inuk captain lands commemorative stamp". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  12. Air Inuit. "Our Fleet". Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  13. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details C-FTJJ
  14. "Air Inuit to be Launch Customer for Bombardier Q300 Freighter with a Large Cargo Door". bombardier.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  15. "C-FIRW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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