Calm Air
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Calm Air International LP. is an airline
based in Thompson
, Manitoba
, Canada
and is presently owned by the Exchange Income Corporation. It operates services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut
. Charter and freight services are also undertaken. Its main base is Thompson Airport
.
. In 1976 it took over the Transair passenger service in the Northwest Territories
. In 1981, Calm Air took over many of the passenger and cargo routes of Lamb Air
. Canadian Airlines
acquired a 45% holding in Calm Air in 1987.
On April 8, 2009 Calm Air was purchased by the Exchange Industrial Corporation (EIC) who also owns Perimeter Aviation
, Bearskin Airlines
and Keewatin Air
.
as being registered to Calm Air:
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Thompson
Thompson, Manitoba
Thompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and is presently owned by the Exchange Income Corporation. It operates services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
. Charter and freight services are also undertaken. Its main base is Thompson Airport
Thompson Airport
Thompson Municipal Airport is an airport located north of Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. It is the third busiest airport in Manitoba after Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and Winnipeg/St...
.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1962. It was founded by Arnold Morberg, and his wife, as a charter service in northern SaskatchewanSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. In 1976 it took over the Transair passenger service in the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
. In 1981, Calm Air took over many of the passenger and cargo routes of Lamb Air
Lamb Air
Lamb Air Ltd. was an airline that began operations in 1934 in The Pas, Manitoba, Canada and went out of business in 1981.-History:Tom Lamb was the son of Thomas Henry Peacock Lamb, who had emigrated from England in the late 19th century. THP Lamb turned from school teacher to fur trader and in...
. Canadian Airlines
Canadian Airlines
Canadian Airlines International Ltd. was a Canadian airline that operated from 1987 until 2001. The airline was Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada, and carried more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destinations in 17 countries on five continents at its height in 1996...
acquired a 45% holding in Calm Air in 1987.
On April 8, 2009 Calm Air was purchased by the Exchange Industrial Corporation (EIC) who also owns Perimeter Aviation
Perimeter Aviation
Perimeter Aviation LP is an airline based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Perimeter Aviation operates 35 aircraft on scheduled, charter, and medevac service. It also operates four aircraft on charter service. It was established and started operations in 1960...
, Bearskin Airlines
Bearskin Airlines
Bearskin Lake Air Services Ltd., trading as Bearskin Airlines, is a regional airline based in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. It operates services in northern Ontario and Manitoba...
and Keewatin Air
Keewatin Air
Keewatin Air is an airline that operates out of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. The airline was started by Frank Robert May and his wife Judy Saxby in 1972, in the Keewatin Region, then part of the Northwest Territories.Formed as "Keewatin Air Lifeline" they originally provided charter services to...
.
Destinations
Calm Air operates services to the following communities:- Manitoba
- ChurchillChurchill, ManitobaChurchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" that has helped its growing tourism industry.-History:A variety of nomadic...
(Churchill AirportChurchill AirportChurchill Airport is located east southeast of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.Churchill Airport serves the town of Churchill and the surrounding region. Although it is a small domestic airport, it handles a relatively high number of passengers throughout the year as it is a major destination for...
) - Flin FlonFlin FlonFlin Flon is a Canadian mining city located on the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within Manitoba.- Founding :...
(Flin Flon AirportFlin Flon AirportFlin Flon Airport, , is located southeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. The southeast end of the runway is traversed by Canning Road via an uncontrolled crossing.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
) - GillamGillam, ManitobaGillam, Manitoba, Canada, is a community between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line. Gillam is a significant community because of the nearby Nelson River Bipole converter station on the Nelson River...
(Gillam AirportGillam AirportGillam Airport, , is located adjacent to Gillam, Manitoba, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
) - The PasThe Pas, ManitobaThe Pas is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No. 21, Manitoba in the Northern Region, some 630 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, near the border of Saskatchewan. It is sometimes still called Paskoyac by locals as the first trading post was called Fort Paskoyac...
(The Pas AirportThe Pas AirportThe Pas Airport, , is located northeast of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:-See also:*The Pas/Grace Lake Airport*The Pas/Grace Lake Water Aerodrome...
) - ThompsonThompson, ManitobaThompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon...
(Thompson AirportThompson AirportThompson Municipal Airport is an airport located north of Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. It is the third busiest airport in Manitoba after Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and Winnipeg/St...
) - WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
(Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport)
- Churchill
- Nunavut
- Arviat (Arviat AirportArviat AirportArviat Airport, , is located at Arviat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Baker LakeBaker Lake, NunavutBaker Lake , is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located inland from Hudson Bay, it is near the nation's geographical centre, and is notable for being the Canadian Arctic's sole inland community...
(Baker Lake AirportBaker Lake AirportBaker Lake Airport, , is located southwest of Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada. It is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Chesterfield InletChesterfield Inlet, NunavutThe community of Chesterfield Inlet is located on the western shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut Canada at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet. Igluligaarjuk is the Inuktitut word for "place with few houses", it is the oldest community in Nunavut...
(Chesterfield Inlet AirportChesterfield Inlet AirportChesterfield Inlet Airport is located northwest of Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
) - Coral HarbourCoral Harbour, NunavutCoral Harbour , is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Its name is derived from the fossilized coral that can be found around the waters of the community which is situated at the head of South Bay...
, (Coral Harbour AirportCoral Harbour AirportCoral Harbour Airport is located northwest of Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
) - Rankin Inlet (Rankin Inlet AirportRankin Inlet AirportRankin Inlet Airport is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron....
) - Repulse BayRepulse Bay, NunavutRepulse Bay is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut, Canada.-Location and wildlife:The hamlet is located exactly on the Arctic Circle, on the north shore of Repulse Bay and on the south shore of the Rae Isthmus. Transport to the community is provided...
(Repulse Bay AirportRepulse Bay AirportRepulse Bay Airport is located at Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Whale CoveWhale Cove, NunavutWhale Cove , is a hamlet located south of Rankin Inlet, north of Arviat, in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, on the western shore of Hudson Bay....
(Whale Cove AirportWhale Cove AirportWhale Cove Airport is located Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
)
- Arviat (Arviat Airport
Fleet
As of August 2011 the following aircraft are listed by Transport CanadaTransport Canada
Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...
as being registered to Calm Air:
| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft | Variants | Idents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42 ATR 42 -Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.... |
5 | 300, 320 | C-FCIJ, C-FECI, C-FJYV, C-FJYW, C-FMAK | C-FCIJ configured for cargo & fuel haul operations, C-FJYW modified for a "Combi Combi In commercial aviation, the term combi refers to versions of various aircraft that can be used for either passenger, as an airliner would, or cargo duties, as a freighter would, and often have a partition in the aircraft cabin to allow both uses at once... " configuration |
| ATR 72 ATR 72 The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop short-haul regional airliner built by the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR. ATR and Airbus are both built in Toulouse, and share resources and technology... |
2 | 202 | C-FCRZ, C-FULE | Both aircraft are configured for cargo & fuel haul operations |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | 3 | 748 2A, 748 2B | C-GHSC, C-FAMO, C-GDOP | C-GHSC if configured for cargo operation and is fitted with a LFD (Large Freight Door. Two HS 748 (C-FAMO & C-GDOP) are parked and cannot be brought back into service as their airframes have timed out. |
| Saab 340 Saab 340 The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio... |
6 | 340B | C-FSPB, C-FTJV, C-FTJW, C-FTLW, C-GMNM, C-GTJY | C-GMNM & C-FTJV modified for a "Combi Combi In commercial aviation, the term combi refers to versions of various aircraft that can be used for either passenger, as an airliner would, or cargo duties, as a freighter would, and often have a partition in the aircraft cabin to allow both uses at once... " configuration |