Air Tindi
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| IATA code : | 8T |
| ICAO code : | TIN |
| Call sign : | TINDI |
| Founding: | 1988 |
| Seat: | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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| Turnstile : |
Yellowknife International Airport, Fort Simpson Airport |
| Home airport : | Yellowknife Airport |
| Company form: | Subsidiary of Discovery Air Inc. |
| Fleet size: | 32 |
| Aims: | 6th |
Air Tindi is a Canadian regional airline based in Yellowknife , Northwest Territories . It deals with scheduled flights, business flights, ambulance flights and charter flights as required.
The name Tindi means "The Great Lake" or "Great Slave Lake" in the local Tlicho dialect .
history
Air Tindi was founded by the Arychuk family who were born and raised in the north. Flight operations began on November 1st, 1988 with four machines and eight employees in Yellowknife. Originally, passengers and cargo were flown to the communities, vacation homes and lodges north of Yellowknife.
Since 1992, Air Tindi has been the largest floatplane operator in northern Canada. Customers include the Canadian government, territorial and provincial governments, the US government, Dogrib groups, holiday resorts, canoe tourists, hunters and trappers, and sports teams.
The company flies from two locations in Yellowknife. At the airport there is a building complex with 3 hangars, its own line and charter terminal and a freight warehouse. The seaplane base is home to the machines equipped with floats in summer. In winter, the machines are converted to skids. The water base also serves as accommodation for the organizational, finance and marketing departments.
On December 19, 2006 Air Tindi was acquired by Discovery Air Inc , a trading company based in London, Ontario. The original owners kept their positions with Air Tindi.
Destinations
Air Tindi serves the following line destinations from Yellowknife depending on requirements:
- Fort Simpson, Lutselk'e, Rae Lakes, Wekweeti, Behchoko, Wati (all in the Northwest Territories).
- Ekati Diamond Mine , Diavik Diamond Mine, Snap Lake Diamond Mine and Colomac Mine.
fleet
As of September 2013, the Air Tindi fleet consists of 32 aircraft:
- 1 Beechcraft 1900D
- 4 Beechcraft King Air 200
- 1 Beechcraft King Air 350
- 3 Beechcraft King Air B200
- 3 Bombardier Challenger 600
- 1 Cessna 208A caravan
- 4 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- 1 de Havilland Canada DHC3-300 Otter
- 1 de Havilland Canada DHC6-200 Twin Otter
- 5 de Havilland Canada DHC6-300 Twin Otter
- 5 de Havilland Canada DHC-7 (Dash7-300 Combi)
- 3 Learjet 35A
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Transport Canada - Official Aircraft Register ( Memento of April 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 7, 2013
