A DeHavilland DHC-8-102 belonging to Air Inuit at Cornwall, Ontario, May 2005
Air Inuit Ltd is an airline based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.[5] It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in northern Quebec. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport[6].
[edit] History
[citation needed]
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. [7]
[edit] Destinations
Air Inuit operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations (November 2006):[citation needed]
Air Inuit also offers Charter services to anywhere in Canada, the United States and abroad.
The Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft (as of Sep 2008) [3]
Air Inuit Fleet | Aircraft | Number[3] | Variants | Notes[8] |
| DHC6 Twin Otter | 8 | 300 Series | 19 seats maximum, 3,200 lbs cargo |
| Avro 748 | 4 | 2A Series | 2 Combi aircraft and 2 HS748 LFD Freighter |
| Boeing 737 | 1 | 2S2C Series | 115 seats maximum. Year of Manufacture: 1979, Former Airline Dolphin Air originally delivered to FedEx Express. This Aircraft is also able to operate gravel airstrips
Was leased to Canadian Liberal party leader Stéphane Dion for 2008 federal election campaign. |
| Dash 8-100 | 6 | 100 Series | 37 seat maximum, 7,500 lbs cargo |
| Dash 8-300 | 1 | 300 Series | 50 seats maximum |
| King Air | 3 | 100 Series | 9 seats, 2,300 lbs cargo |
Air Inuit also has access to a Eurocopter Ecureuil (Aerospatiale ASTAR 350) through Nunavik Rotors.[9]
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