Canadian North
| Canadian North | |
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| IATA code : | 5T |
| ICAO code : | MPE |
| Call sign : | EMPRESS |
| Founding: | 1998 |
| Seat: |
Yellowknife , Canada
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| Home airport : | Yellowknife Airport |
| Company form: | Corporation |
| IATA prefix code : | 518 |
| Number of employees: | 260 |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Aurora Concierge |
| Fleet size: | 15th |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.canadiannorth.com |
Canadian North , legally Air NorTerra Inc , is a Canadian cargo and passenger airline based in Yellowknife and based at Yellowknife Airport . It is wholly owned by the Inuvialuit and Inuit indigenous people of western Canada and the Northwest Territories .
history
Retrospectively, the history of Canadian North can be traced back to 1926, when Canadian Airways was founded, which later became Canadian Pacific Air Lines and then merged with Western Pacific into Canadian Airlines International (CAI). In 1998 the Northern Division of the CAI was sold to the NorTerra, which is owned equally by the indigenous Inuvialuit and Inuit people. The route network was largely retained during the takeover. The airline called itself in its current name Canadian North and defines this as its official founding date. The rest are summarized under the terms predecessor company and experience. In 2008 Canadian North celebrated its 10th birthday.
Destinations
Canadian North operates its main base and its main hub in Yellowknife and also has a smaller base in Iqaluit, about 2,500 kilometers away. The destinations are mainly used to supply the residents of northern and western Canada, whereby in addition to passenger transport, mainly cargo is flown. The two Boeing 737-200Cs , which have a cabin, in which the passenger seating can be quickly converted into a cargo configuration, either completely or in part, are used for this purpose. These aircraft C-GDPA and C-GOPW have the Unpaved Strip Kit (protective plates on the landing gear and a system of tubes to dissolve vortices in front of the engines) and are therefore suitable for landing on gravel runways. Destinations from the Yellowknife hub include Calgary, Edmonton, Inuvik, Norman Wells, Hay River, Kugluktuk, Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk, Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit. From Iqaluit there is a connection to the capital Ottawa and flights, as in Yellowknife, to other small airports in the region. Canadian North also flies some routes, especially for smaller destinations with stopovers. International flights are also operated by Canadian North, but exclusively in charter, for example to the USA.
In order to offer its customers better connections, the Canadian North operates agreements and partnerships with numerous airlines. The most important partnerships exist with the regional airline Calm Air and the Canadian flag carrier Air Canada . There are also partnerships with Aklak Air , Air Tindi and North-Wright Airways .
Special programs
- Canadian North Air Pass
The Canadian North Air Pass is a coupon system for frequent flyers on the Canadian North racetrack, from Ottawa to Iqaluit. It includes 10 one-way direct flights Ottawa-Iqaluit and costs 5,650 Canadian dollars plus taxes and fees for each departure.
- Arctic Circle Air Pass
The Arctic Circle Air Pass is a system similar to a round-the-world ticket . The program, which is operated in cooperation with Air North , costs from 879 Canadian dollars and is valid for flights to 8 destinations in the Northwest Territories or Yukon within 45 calendar days. Flights from both airlines can be used.
fleet
As of June 2020, the Canadian North fleet consists of 15 aircraft with an average age of 25.4 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| ATR 42-300 | 7th | Will be taken over by First Air . | 42 | |
| ATR 42-500 | 6th | Will be taken over by First Air . | 42 | |
| Boeing 737-200C | 2 | 112 | ||
| Boeing 737-300 | 8th | C-GCNO in " Canadian Football League " livery. C-GPNL in " Celebrity Cruises " livery | 136 | |
| Boeing 737-300C | 2 | 80/120 | ||
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | Will be taken over by First Air . | 156 | |
| Boeing 737-400 C | 3 | Will be taken over by First Air . | 72/78 | |
| BAe Avro RJ85 | 1 | Will be taken over by First Air . | 85/112 | |
| DHC-8-100 | 2 | 37 | ||
| DHC-8-300 | 1 | 56 | ||
| total | 15th | 18th |
In the past, Canadian North also operated the Fokker 100 .
See also
Web links
- Website of the Canadian North (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Canadian North: Who we are , last accessed May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Canadian North on their 10th birthday ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ^ Canadian North: General Cargo Information , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Various freight options , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Summer flight schedule 2011 (PDF; 99 kB), last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Route map of the Canadian North (PDF; 99 kB), last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Fluggesellschaft.de via Canadian North , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Canadian North: Our Partners ( Memento of the original from July 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Canadian North: Canadian North Air Pass ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Canadian North: Arctic Circle Air Pass ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ^ The Arctic Circle Air Pass at Air North , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
- ^ Canadian North Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Orders and deliveries. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Various Canadian North aircraft in history ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed on May 26, 2011.
