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
Air Inuit headquarters at the Montreal-Trudeau Airport
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 size28[5]
Destinations21[6]
Parent companyMakivik Corporation
HeadquartersSaint-Laurent, Quebec
Key peoplePita Aatami (President, Air Inuit)
Websitewww.airinuit.com
A Twin Otter at Beechey Island visiting the graves of sailors from the lost expedition of John Franklin
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 Otters 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–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 (February 2021):[6]

Scheduled flights
Province Community/City IATA ICAO Airport Notes
Newfoundland and LabradorWabushYWKCYWKWabush Airport
NunavutSanikiluaqYSKCYSKSanikiluaq Airport
QuebecAkulivikAKVCYKOAkulivik Airport
AupalukYPJCYLAAupaluk Airport
InukjuakYPHCYPHInukjuak Airport
IvujivikYIKCYIKIvujivik Airport
KangiqsualujjuaqXGRCYLUKangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport
KangiqsujuaqYWBCYKGKangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport
KangirsukYKGCYASKangirsuk Airport
KuujjuaqYVPCYVPKuujjuaq Airport Hub
KuujjuarapikYGWCYGWKuujjuarapik Airport
Radisson (La Grande)YGLCYGLLa Grande Rivière Airport Hub
MontrealYULCYULMontréal–Trudeau International Airport Hub
PuvirnituqYPXCYPXPuvirnituq Airport
QuaqtaqYQCCYHAQuaqtaq Airport
Quebec CityYQBCYQBQuébec City Jean Lesage International Airport
SalluitYZGCYZGSalluit Airport
ScheffervilleYKLCYKLSchefferville Airport
Sept-ÎlesYZVCYZVSept-Îles Airport
TasiujaqYTQCYTQTasiujaq Airport
UmiujaqYUDCYMUUmiujaq Airport

Charters

Air Inuit also offers other charter services to anywhere in North America.[12]

Fleet

As of February 2021, the Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]

Air Inuit fleet
Aircraft In Service[5] Passengers Notes[13]
Beechcraft Super King Air B300411Listed as 350 at Air Inuit
Boeing 737-200C4112Able to operate from gravel airstrips.
Boeing 737-300C1130
DHC-6-300 Twin Otter6193,200 lb (1,500 kg) cargo
DHC-8-102237Combi with 7,800 lb (3,500 kg) cargo capacity
DHC-8-300 11 45 Combi and cargo aircraft, 13,500 lb (6,100 kg)
Total 28

In addition Transport Canada lists a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and an HS 748, both with cancelled certificates.[14][15]

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.[13]

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

Accidents and incidents

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 4 November 2020.
  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. "Charter an Aircraft | Air Inuit". www.airinuit.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  13. Air Inuit. "Our Fleet". Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  14. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details C-FTJJ
  15. "CCARCS-RIACC - Aircraft Details". wwwapps.tc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  16. "Air Inuit to be Launch Customer for Bombardier Q300 Freighter with a Large Cargo Door". bombardier.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  17. "C-FIRW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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