Air Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔪᖏᑦ) is an airline headquartered in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik, southern Quebec, and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.
History The airline was established and started operations in 1978 using a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft.Gaining Altitude at High Latitudes Airliner World December 2023 pages 34-41 The airline is collectively owned by the Inuit of Nunavik through Makivvik.
In 1984 it acquired Chaparal Charters and its fleet of two Twin Otters and one Douglas DC-3.
In 2012, Air Inuit relocated their headquarters to a new multi-purpose facility on Côte-Vertu Boulevard near the Montréal–Trudeau International Airport.
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.
In 2023, Air Inuit announced the retirement of its Boeing 737-200 Combi aircraft. The airline will replace the Boeing 737-200 with three Boeing 737-800 Combi aircraft.
Destinations Air Inuit operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations (July 2023):
Scheduled flights ProvinceCommunity/CityIATAICAOAirportNotesNunavutSanikiluaqYSKCYSKSanikiluaq AirportQuebecAkulivikAKVCYKOAkulivik AirportAupalukYPJCYLAAupaluk AirportInukjuakYPHCYPHInukjuak AirportIvujivikYIKCYIKIvujivik AirportKangiqsualujjuaqXGRCYLUKangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) AirportKangiqsujuaqYWBCYKGKangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) AirportKangirsukYKGCYASKangirsuk AirportKuujjuaqYVPCYVPKuujjuaq AirportKuujjuarapikYGWCYGWKuujjuarapik AirportMontrealYULCYULMontréal–Trudeau International AirportPuvirnituqYPXCYPXPuvirnituq AirportQuaqtaqYQCCYHAQuaqtaq AirportQuebec CityYQBCYQBQuébec City Jean Lesage International AirportRadisson (La Grande)YGLCYGLLa Grande Rivière AirportSalluitYZGCYZGSalluit AirportScheffervilleYKLCYKLSchefferville AirportSept-ÎlesYZVCYZVSept-Îles AirportTasiujaqYTQCYTQTasiujaq AirportUmiujaqYUDCYMUUmiujaq Airport
Charters
Air Inuit also offers other charter services to anywhere in North America.
Fleet Current , the Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft: + Air Inuit fleetAircraftNumberOrdersVariantsNotesBeechcraft Super King Air3-300 SeriesListed as 350 at Air Inuit, 11 passengersBoeing 7375-200 SeriesCombi aircraft, able to operate from gravel airstrips, 112 passengers. To be retired and replaced by the 800 Series of the Boeing 737 Next Generation.Boeing 737 Classic2-300 SeriesUp to 130 passengersBoeing 737 Next Generation3–800 Series7-300 Series cargo, 19 passengersDe Havilland Canada Dash 817-100 Series, 300 SeriesThree 100 Series combi aircraft, 37 seat maximum, cargo; twelve 300 Series combi and cargo aircraft, 45 seat maximum, Total370
Air Inuit also has access to a Eurocopter Écureuil (Aerospatiale ASTAR 350) through Nunavik Rotors and a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter through Johnny May's Air Charters.
On 1 March 2016, Bombardier Inc. announced that Air Inuit would be the launch customer for the Bombardier Q300 Large Cargo Door freighter. Aircraft types
Former Previously Air Inuit have also flown the following aircraft:
Beechcraft King Air Cessna 185 Skywagon Cessna 421 Convair Liner 340 (580) Convair 440 (580) Grumman Gulfstream I (G-159) Hawker Siddeley HS 748
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 Lake Bienville while taxiing for take-off on a cargo flight.
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