Aklak Air

Aklak Air
A Twin Otter at Cambridge Bay
IATA ICAO Call sign
6L — —
Founded1977
AOC #2273[1]
Fleet size7[2]
Destinations5[3]
Parent companyInuvialuit Joint Venture Company / Kenn Borek Air
HeadquartersInuvik, Northwest Territories
Websitewww.aklakair.ca
Kenn Borek Air King Air in Aklak Air colours

Aklak Air is an Inuvialuit owned airline based in Inuvik in Northwest Territories in Canada. It operates year-round and seasonal scheduled services, as well as charter flights throughout the western Arctic. Its main base is Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport.[4]

History

The airline was established in 1977 and started operations in 1978. In June 1994, Aklak Air and Kenn Borek Air set up a joint venture, under the terms of which Aklak Air has access to Kenn Borek Air's fleet as and when required. Aklak Air is wholly owned by Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company.[4]

Destinations

As of February 2023, Aklak operates scheduled services to several communities in the Northwest Territories:[3]

Fleet

As of February 2023, Aklak Air, through Kenn Borek Air has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[2][5]

Kenn Borek Air
Aircraft No. of aircraft Variants Notes
Beechcraft 1900 1 1900D
Beechcraft Super King Air 2 Model B200, Model B200GT
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 3 DHC-6 Series 100, DHC-6 Series 300 Aklak Air operates two or three of the Twin Otters on a seasonal basis[5]
Douglas DC-3 1 Basler BT-67 The Basler is used by Aklak Air on a seasonal basis[5]
Total 7

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ Transport Canada (30 August 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Kenn Borek Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Aklak Air Schedule" (PDF). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "About Aklak Air". Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Fleet Overview". Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ "CADORS report for Aklak Air (C-GHOC, C-FKBK, GZVH". Transport Canada.
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