First Air
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Bradley Air Services Limited, operating as First Air, is an airline
headquartered in Kanata
, Ontario
, Canada
. It operates services to 30 communities in Nunavut
, Nunavik
, and the Northwest Territories
. The majority of its fleet is available for charters worldwide. First Air has also assisted in various humanitarian missions such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake
, airlifting relief supplies and equipment. Its main base - including a large hanger and maintenance facility - is Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
, with hubs at Iqaluit Airport
and Yellowknife Airport
.
and North Bay
. This service was operated with an eight seat passenger plane. Eventually, the airline would have southern gateways at Edmonton
, Winnipeg
, Montreal
and Ottawa. Through Kuujjuaq, in Nunavik and Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories
, the airline provides services to 26 Inuit
communities in Nunavut, Nunavik and the NWT. Service to Sanikiluaq, Nunavut is provided in partnership with Air Inuit
. In 1995 First Air bought Ptarmigan Airways, and in 1997 it bought Northwest Territorial Airways, both of which were merged into First Air. In 2011 First Air celebrated its 65th anniversary.
First Air is wholly owned by the Inuit people of Quebec
through the Makivik Corporation
, who purchased the company in 1990.
On 21 August 2008, First Air fired president Bob Davis and replaced him with new president Scott Bateman. Davis had been president since December 1997 and had several disagreements with First Air over a period of time.
On 5 June 2009 First Air received their first wide-body aircraft
in the form of a Boeing 767-223 SF
(Super Freighter) which is under a 3 year dry lease from (CAM) Cargo Aircraft Management, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).
After the introduction of the more economical (both operationally and logistically) Boeing 767-223SF, in March 2010, First Air retired and removed their two Boeing 727-233
aircraft from their fleet. One was one of only two combi
types in the world, and the last 727-200 in North America on scheduled passenger/freight services. The other 727-233F full freighter has also been phased out. These aircraft are currently stored in Trois-Rivières
, Quebec. Joining these aircraft is a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 C-GFNW which has been retired as of late March 2011. Replacing this aircraft will be 2 Aérospatiale ATR72's as part of First Air's fleet replacement program. These are to come online late first quarter 2011.
In February 2011, First Air along with Qikiqtaaluk Corporation (QC) started a new airline named Qikiqtani First Aviation Ltd. The new company provides services throughout the Qikiqtani Region utilizing First Air’s fleet.
First Air operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations:
A Douglas DC-3
is still listed with Transport Canada
but with its certificate cancelled.
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...
headquartered in Kanata
Kanata, Ontario
Situated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45°18' North and a longitude of 75°55' West, with an area of . Its northern end is just to the west of the Ottawa River....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, 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...
. It operates services to 30 communities in 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...
, Nunavik
Nunavik
Nunavik comprises the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. Covering a land area of 443,684.71 km² north of the 55th parallel, it is the homeland of the Inuit of Quebec...
, and 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...
. The majority of its fleet is available for charters worldwide. First Air has also assisted in various humanitarian missions such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
, airlifting relief supplies and equipment. Its main base - including a large hanger and maintenance facility - is Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport or Macdonald-Cartier International Airport , in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is named after Sirs John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier...
, with hubs at Iqaluit Airport
Iqaluit Airport
Iqaluit Airport serves Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and is located adjacent to the town. It is operated by the government of Nunavut. It hosts scheduled passenger service from Ottawa, Montreal, Rankin Inlet and Kuujjuaq on carriers such as First Air and Canadian North, as well as from smaller...
and Yellowknife Airport
Yellowknife Airport
Yellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger service, and is also used as a forward operating base for...
.
History
The airline was founded by Canadian aviation pioneer Russel (Russ) Bradley and started operations as Bradley Air Services in 1946 and is still registered under that name. First Air first started scheduled operations in 1973, between OttawaOttawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
and North Bay
North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
. This service was operated with an eight seat passenger plane. Eventually, the airline would have southern gateways at Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg 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...
, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and Ottawa. Through Kuujjuaq, in Nunavik and Yellowknife 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...
, the airline provides services to 26 Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
communities in Nunavut, Nunavik and the NWT. Service to Sanikiluaq, Nunavut is provided in partnership with Air Inuit
Air Inuit
Air Inuit Ltd is an airline based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.-History:...
. In 1995 First Air bought Ptarmigan Airways, and in 1997 it bought Northwest Territorial Airways, both of which were merged into First Air. In 2011 First Air celebrated its 65th anniversary.
First Air is wholly owned by the Inuit people of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
through the Makivik Corporation
Makivik Corporation
The Makivik Corporation is the legal representative of Quebec's Inuit people, established in 1978 under the terms of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, the agreement that established the institutions of Nunavik...
, who purchased the company in 1990.
On 21 August 2008, First Air fired president Bob Davis and replaced him with new president Scott Bateman. Davis had been president since December 1997 and had several disagreements with First Air over a period of time.
On 5 June 2009 First Air received their first wide-body aircraft
Wide-body aircraft
A wide-body aircraft is a large airliner with two passenger aisles, also known as a widebody aircraft or twin-aisle aircraft. The typical fuselage diameter is . In the typical wide-body economy cabin, passengers are seated seven to ten abreast, allowing a total capacity of 200 to 850 passengers...
in the form of a Boeing 767-223 SF
Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail...
(Super Freighter) which is under a 3 year dry lease from (CAM) Cargo Aircraft Management, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).
After the introduction of the more economical (both operationally and logistically) Boeing 767-223SF, in March 2010, First Air retired and removed their two Boeing 727-233
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
aircraft from their fleet. One was one of only two 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...
types in the world, and the last 727-200 in North America on scheduled passenger/freight services. The other 727-233F full freighter has also been phased out. These aircraft are currently stored in Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
, Quebec. Joining these aircraft is a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 C-GFNW which has been retired as of late March 2011. Replacing this aircraft will be 2 Aérospatiale ATR72's as part of First Air's fleet replacement program. These are to come online late first quarter 2011.
In February 2011, First Air along with Qikiqtaaluk Corporation (QC) started a new airline named Qikiqtani First Aviation Ltd. The new company provides services throughout the Qikiqtani Region utilizing First Air’s fleet.
Destinations
- AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
(Edmonton International AirportEdmonton International AirportEdmonton International Airport is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton region in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada providing regularly scheduled nonstop flights to over fifty communities in Canada, the United...
)
- Edmonton
- ManitobaManitobaManitoba 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...
- 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)
- Winnipeg
- Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe 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...
- Fort Simpson (Fort Simpson AirportFort Simpson AirportFort Simpson Airport is located east southeast of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Accidents and incidents:*On 26 June 1994, Douglas C-47A C-FROD of Buffalo Airways crashed on approach due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Trout Lake Airport. There were two...
) - Hay RiverHay River, Northwest TerritoriesHay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...
(Hay River AirportHay River AirportHay River Airport is located north of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the aerodrome from May until September.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Inuvik (Inuvik (Mike Zubko) AirportInuvik (Mike Zubko) AirportInuvik Airport is located east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency...
) - Norman Wells (Norman Wells AirportNorman Wells AirportNorman Wells Airport is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...
) - Ulukhaktok (Ulukhaktok/Holman AirportUlukhaktok/Holman AirportUlukhaktok/Holman Airport, located at Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada was fully opened in December 1978 with the start of the Community Aerodrome Radio Station . However, aircraft had been using the runway prior to that as construction was completed in the summer of 1978.Construction of...
) - Yellowknife (Yellowknife AirportYellowknife AirportYellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger service, and is also used as a forward operating base for...
) Hub
- Fort Simpson (Fort Simpson Airport
- NunavutNunavutNunavut 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...
- Arctic Bay (Arctic Bay AirportArctic Bay AirportArctic Bay Airport, , is a registered aerodrome located southeast of Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Until January 12, 2010 Nanisivik Airport, about from Arctic Bay, was used for scheduled flights. On January 13, 2010, First Air transferred all air services to Arctic Bay's newly expanded airport...
) - 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:...
) - Cambridge Bay (Cambridge Bay AirportCambridge Bay AirportCambridge Bay Airport is located at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $18 million to pave the runway....
) - Cape Dorset (Cape Dorset AirportCape Dorset AirportCape Dorset Airport is located at Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.Turbo-prop aircraft are used and handled at this airport due to the runway surface and length.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:*...
) - 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...
) - Clyde RiverClyde River, NunavutClyde River is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Baffin Island's Patricia Bay, off Clyde Inlet, an arm of Davis Strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, of Nunavut Canada. It lies in the Baffin Mountains which in turn form part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain range...
(Clyde River AirportClyde River AirportClyde River Airport is located northeast of Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
) - Coral Harbour (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...
) - Gjoa Haven (Gjoa Haven AirportGjoa Haven AirportGjoa Haven Airport is located southwest of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.The airport is a single storey building and located next to several trailers. The runway and taxiways are gravel or dirt. The runway is not marked and other than a NDB lacks...
) - Hall Beach (Hall Beach AirportHall Beach AirportHall Beach Airport is located at Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Igloolik (Igloolik AirportIgloolik AirportIgloolik Airport is located at Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...
) - Iqaluit (Iqaluit AirportIqaluit AirportIqaluit Airport serves Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and is located adjacent to the town. It is operated by the government of Nunavut. It hosts scheduled passenger service from Ottawa, Montreal, Rankin Inlet and Kuujjuaq on carriers such as First Air and Canadian North, as well as from smaller...
) Hub - Kimmirut (Kimmirut AirportKimmirut AirportKimmirut Airport is located at Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. Unlike most airports in Nunavut, it uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings.At the Kimmirut airstrip is the shortest in Nunavut...
) - Kugaaruk (Kugaaruk AirportKugaaruk AirportKugaaruk Airport , formerly known as Pelly Bay Townsite Airport, is located at Kugaaruk in Nunavut, Canada. It is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:...
) - Kugluktuk (Kugluktuk AirportKugluktuk AirportKugluktuk Airport is located at Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Pangnirtung (Pangnirtung AirportPangnirtung AirportPangnirtung Airport is located at Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $34.6 million to build a new airport.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Pond Inlet (Pond Inlet AirportPond Inlet AirportPond Inlet Airport is located at Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:*...
) - Qikiqtarjuaq (Qikiqtarjuaq AirportQikiqtarjuaq AirportQikiqtarjuaq Airport is located at Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.This airport is a popular stop for pilots ferring turboprop aircraft between Canada and Europe. It is considerably closer to Greenland than Iqaluit . Jet fuel is available from the...
) - 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:...
) - ResoluteResolute, NunavutResolute or Resolute Bay is a small Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is situated at the northern end of Resolute Bay and the Northwest Passage and is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region....
(Resolute Bay AirportResolute Bay Airport-Accidents:On August 20, 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737-200, carrying 15 people crashed near the airport. Twelve people were killed and three people survived. Flight 6560 was a charter from Yellowknife to Resolute.-External links:...
) - Taloyoak (Taloyoak AirportTaloyoak AirportTaloyoak Airport is located west of Taloyoak, 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:...
)
- Arctic Bay (Arctic Bay Airport
- OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
(Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportOttawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport or Macdonald-Cartier International Airport , in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is named after Sirs John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier...
) Cargo Hub / Maintenance Base
- Ottawa
- QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- Kuujjuaq (Kuujjuaq AirportKuujjuaq AirportKuujjuaq Airport, , is located southwest of Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:-History:During World War II, the United States established a weather/radio station at this site, code-named "Crystal I"...
) - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
(Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, is located on the Island of Montreal, from Montreal's downtown core. The airport terminals are located entirely in Dorval, while the Air Canada headquarters complex...
)
- Kuujjuaq (Kuujjuaq Airport
Fleet
The First Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2011):| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft (FAB list) |
No. of Aircraft (TC Transport 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... list) |
Variants | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Aérospatiale Aérospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale... 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.... |
9 | 9 | ATR42-300 ATR42-320 |
42 seats, 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... aircraft, ice/gravel runway capable Gravelkit Gravelkit is a term for a modification which is used on some airplanes to avoid foreign object damage , while operating on unpaved surfaces... |
| Aérospatiale Aérospatiale Aérospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale... 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... |
0/2 | 2 | ATR-72-212C | Combi aircraft up to 60 passengers |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | 1/0 | 2 | Series 2 Series 2A |
40 seats, combi aircraft, large cargo door & ice/gravel runway capable Gravelkit Gravelkit is a term for a modification which is used on some airplanes to avoid foreign object damage , while operating on unpaved surfaces... . This airframe has been retired and is now stored in Trois-Rivières QC. |
| Boeing 727 Boeing 727 The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced... |
1/0 | 2 | 727-233F | Cargo only, ice runway capable. Those aircraft were retired from the fleet late 2009, and are stored in Trois-Rivières QC. |
| Boeing 737 Boeing 737 The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers... |
6 | 6 | 737-200 737-200C |
3 200C, 115 seats, combi or 7 pallets full freighter configuration, ice/gravel runway capable Gravelkit Gravelkit is a term for a modification which is used on some airplanes to avoid foreign object damage , while operating on unpaved surfaces... , 3 200's 99 seats and no cargo |
| Boeing 767 Boeing 767 The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail... |
1 | 1 | 767-223SF | Cargo only 19 pallet configuration, as food mail no longer exists this is now primarily used for the Nutrition North Program. |
| Lockheed L-100 Hercules | 2 | 2 | L-382G | Cargo only configuration 5-8 pallets or bulk loaded freight. |
A Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
is still listed with Transport Canada
Transport 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...
but with its certificate cancelled.
Accidents and incidents
- 28 January 1974, a Douglas C-47B CF-TVK, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterThe DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
CF-DIJ, and de Havilland Canada DHC-3 CF-OHD of Bradley Air Services were destroyed in a hangarHangarA hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also sometimes used...
fire at Carp Airport, OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. - 23 August 1978, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 C-FQDG of Bradley Air Services was destroyed in Frobisher Bay, NU.
- 29 August 1979, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 C-GROW of Bradley Air Services was destroyed in Frobisher Bay, NU.
- 15 March 1981, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 C-FDHT of Bradley Air Services sunk through polar ice near NordNord, GreenlandStation Nord is a military and scientific base in northeastern Greenland lying 1700 km north of the Arctic Circle at 81°36'°N. It is about from the geographic North Pole, on Prinsesse Ingeborg Halvø in northern Kronprins Christian Land, making it the northernmost permanent settlement and...
, GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
. - 15 September 1988, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 C-GFFA of Bradley Air Services was destroyed in a crash near HammondClarence–RocklandClarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland is located immediately to the east of Ottawa and is considered part of Canada's National Capital Region in the census....
, ON. - 12 January 1989, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 C-GDOV of Bradley Air Services was destroyed in a crash near DaytonDayton, OhioDayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. - 12 August 1996, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 C-GNDN of First Air was destroyed near Markham Bay, NU.
- 3 December 1998, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 C-FBNW of Bradley Air Services was damaged beyond repair after landing in Frobisher Bay, NU.
- 22 May 2001, a Boeing B-737-210CBoeing 737The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
C-GNWI of First Air was damaged beyond repair after landing in Yellowknife, NT. - 25 February 2004, a First Air Boeing B-737-200Boeing 737The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
(C-GNWN) returning to Edmonton as a ferry flight from Lupin MineLupin MineLupin Mine was a gold mine in Nunavut Territory, Canada. It opened in 1982 and was originally owned and operated by Echo Bay Mines Limited, who in 2003 became a fully owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation....
landed beside the runway and traveled approximately 1600 feet before returning to the runway. There were no injuries. - 20 August 2011, Flight 6560First Air Flight 6560First Air Flight 6560 was a charter flight being operated by Boeing 737-200 registered C-GNWN, a passenger-cargo convertible aircraft on 20 August 2011 when it crashed approximately from Resolute, Nunavut, Canada...
, a First Air Boeing B-737-200Boeing 737The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
(C-GNWN) flying a charter flight crashed en route from Yellowknife to ResoluteResolute, NunavutResolute or Resolute Bay is a small Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is situated at the northern end of Resolute Bay and the Northwest Passage and is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region....
, killing 12 and injuring 3 others.