AIR INUIT

'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].

Contents

History

Destinations

Fleet

External links

References

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.

Destinations

Air Inuit operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations (November 2006):

★ Newfoundland and Labrador

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★ Wabush (Wabush Airport)

★ Nunavut

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★ Sanikiluaq (Sanikiluaq Airport)

★ Quebec

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★ Akulivik (Akulivik Airport)

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★ Aupaluk (Aupaluk Airport)

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★ Inukjuak (Inukjuak Airport)

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★ Ivujivik (Ivujivik Airport)

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★ Kangiqsualujjuaq (Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport)

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★ Kangiqsujuaq (Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport)

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★ Kangirsuk (Kangirsuk Airport)

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★ Kuujjuaq (Kuujjuaq Airport)

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★ Kuujjuarapik (Kuujjuarapik Airport)

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★ Radisson (La Grande Rivière Airport)

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★ Montreal (Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport)

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★ Puvirnituq (Puvirnituq Airport)

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★ Quaqtaq (Quaqtaq Airport)

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★ Quebec City (Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport)

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★ Salluit (Salluit Airport)

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★ Schefferville (Schefferville Airport)

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★ Sept-Îles (Sept-Îles Airport)

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★ Tasiujuaq (Tasiujaq Airport)

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★ Umiujaq (Umiujaq Airport)
Air Inuit also offers Charter services to anywhere in Canada, the U.S. and abroad.

Fleet

The Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft (as of April 2007) ¹

'First Air Fleet'

Aircraft	Number1	Variants	Idents	Notes[6]
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	5	100 Series	FAIV, FCJD, FDND, GAII, GAIW	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.

External links

★ Air Inuit

★ Makivik Corporation

References

1. Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Air Inuit" (enter Air Inuit in the box titled "Owner Name")
2. Air Inuit route map
3. Airline Codes
4. Transport Canada - Air Traffic Designators - TP 143 (PDF)
5. Directory: World Airlines
6. Air Inuit fleet