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'''Air Mikisew''' was an [[airline]] based in [[Fort McMurray, Alberta|Fort McMurray]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It operated scheduled passenger services in the Fort McMurray/[[Fort Chipewyan, Alberta|Fort Chipewyan]] region. Its main base was the [[Fort McMurray Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 63 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref> It was awarded the Fort McMurray Business of the Year award in 2005.<ref>[http://www.fortmcmurraychamber.ca/Wall%20of%20Fame%20Alumni%202008v2.htm Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce Wall of Fame Alumni]</ref>
'''Air Mikisew''' was a regional [[airline]] based in [[Fort McMurray]], [[Alberta]], Canada. Its main base was the [[Fort McMurray Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 63 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref> ''Mikisew'' is the Cree word for [[eagle]].


== History ==
== History ==
The airline was established and started operations in 1961 as Contact Air and became wholly owned by the Mikisew Cree First Nation in 1995. It had 63 employees as of at March 2007.<ref name="FI"/> ''Mikisew'' is the Cree word for [[eagle]]. The airline was grounded in 2010 and permanently closed by 2011. <ref>http://srj.ca/mikisew-restarting-fort-chipewyan-flights-p6548-74.htm</ref>
The airline was established as '''Contact Airways''' in 1960 with a Class 4C operating license, based in Fort McMurray.<ref>McDougall, Margaret: ''Tar on the Floats'', Prince George BC, Canada, 2005. Page 90. {{ISBN|0-9738666-0-8}}</ref> It was sold in the 1960s and later became wholly owned by the [[Mikisew Cree First Nation]] in 1995. It had 63 employees as of at March 2007.<ref name="FI"/> It was awarded the Fort McMurray Business of the Year award in 2005.<ref>[http://www.fortmcmurraychamber.ca/Wall%20of%20Fame%20Alumni%202008v2.htm Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce Wall of Fame Alumni]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The airline was grounded in 2010, and permanently closed by 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://srj.ca/mikisew-restarting-fort-chipewyan-flights-p6548-74.htm |title=Mikisew restarting Fort Chipewyan flights |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202021945/http://srj.ca/mikisew-restarting-fort-chipewyan-flights-p6548-74.htm |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>




== Destinations ==
== Destinations ==
Air Mikisew provided scheduled flights between [[Fort Chipewyan, Alberta|Fort Chipewyan]], [[Fort McMurray]], and [[Edmonton]].<ref>[http://www.airmikisew.com/jeremy/schedule.htm (Schedule) Air Mikisw website - schedule]</ref> It also provided aero-medical flights for the [[Wood Buffalo, Alberta|Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo]] area and charter flights throughout western Canada.
Air Mikisew provided scheduled flights between [[Fort Chipewyan, Alberta|Fort Chipewyan]], [[Fort McMurray]], and [[Edmonton]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.airmikisew.com/jeremy/schedule.htm |title=(Schedule) Air Mikisw website - schedule |access-date=2005-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928043225/http://www.airmikisew.com/jeremy/schedule.htm |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also provided aero-medical flights for the [[Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo]] area and charter flights throughout western Canada.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}


== Fleet ==
== Fleet ==
As of June 2010, the Air Mikisew fleet consisted of the following aircraft until its audit by Transport Canada:<ref name="FI"/>
In June 2010, the Air Mikisew fleet consisted of the following aircraft until its audit by Transport Canada:<ref name="FI"/>


*two [[Jetstream 31|British Aerospace Jetstream 31]] (one Executive and one Commuter configuration);
*2 - [[Jetstream 31|British Aerospace Jetstream 31]] (one Executive and one Commuter configuration)
*one [[Beechcraft 1900|Raytheon Beech 1900D]];
*1 - [[Beechcraft 1900|Raytheon Beech 1900D]]
*one [[Beechcraft Model 99|Raytheon Beech B99]];
*1 - [[Beechcraft Model 99|Raytheon Beech B99]]
*one [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Raytheon Beech King Air B200]] Medevac;
*1 - [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Raytheon Beech King Air B200]] Medevac
*one [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208 Caravan]] (Amphibious in the summer);
*1 - [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208 Caravan]] (Amphibious in the summer)
*two [[Piper PA-31 Navajo|Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftains]];
*2 - [[Piper PA-31 Navajo|Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftains]]
*one [[Cessna 207]];
*1 - [[Cessna 207]]
*one [[Cessna 206]]; and
*1 - [[Cessna 206]]
*one [[Cessna 185]] (on floats).
*1 - [[Cessna 185]] (on floats)

== See also ==
* [[List of defunct airlines of Canada]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2011]]
[[Category:Fort McMurray]]
[[Category:Defunct airlines of Canada]]
[[Category:Defunct seaplane operators]]



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Latest revision as of 08:22, 1 February 2024

Air Mikisew
IATA ICAO Callsign
V8 N/A AURORA
Founded1960 (as Contact Airways)
Ceased operations2011
HubsFort McMurray Airport
Focus citiesEdmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport
Fort Chipewyan Airport
Fleet size10
Destinations3
Parent companyAir Mikisew Ltd.
HeadquartersFort McMurray, Alberta
Key peopleGraham Davis (General & Operations Manager), Tom Tays (Chief Pilot)

Air Mikisew was a regional airline based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Its main base was the Fort McMurray Airport.[1] Mikisew is the Cree word for eagle.

History[edit]

The airline was established as Contact Airways in 1960 with a Class 4C operating license, based in Fort McMurray.[2] It was sold in the 1960s and later became wholly owned by the Mikisew Cree First Nation in 1995. It had 63 employees as of at March 2007.[1] It was awarded the Fort McMurray Business of the Year award in 2005.[3] The airline was grounded in 2010, and permanently closed by 2011.[4]

Destinations[edit]

Air Mikisew provided scheduled flights between Fort Chipewyan, Fort McMurray, and Edmonton.[5] It also provided aero-medical flights for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo area and charter flights throughout western Canada.[citation needed]

Fleet[edit]

In June 2010, the Air Mikisew fleet consisted of the following aircraft until its audit by Transport Canada:[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 63.
  2. ^ McDougall, Margaret: Tar on the Floats, Prince George BC, Canada, 2005. Page 90. ISBN 0-9738666-0-8
  3. ^ Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce Wall of Fame Alumni[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Mikisew restarting Fort Chipewyan flights". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  5. ^ "(Schedule) Air Mikisw website - schedule". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2005-12-09.


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