Air Inuit

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Air Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔪᖏᑦ) is an airline headquartered in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik, southern Quebec, and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.

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History The airline was established and started operations in 1978 using a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft. The airline is collectively owned by the Inuit of Nunavik through the Makivik Corporation.

In 1984 acquired Chaparal Charters and its fleet of two Twin Otters and one Douglas DC-3.

In 2012, Air Inuit relocated their headquarters to a new multi-purpose facility on Côte-Vertu Boulevard near the Montréal–Trudeau International Airport.

In 2016, Air Inuit pilot Melissa Haney became the first female Inuk pilot to reach the rank of captain. She was featured on a commemorative postage stamp released by the Canadian Ninety-Nines.

In 2023, Air Inuit announced the retirement of its Boeing 737-200 Combi aircraft. The airline will replace the Boeing 737-200 with three Boeing 737-800 Combi aircraft.

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Destinations Air Inuit operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations (July 2023):

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Scheduled flights

Sanikiluaq Airport
Akulivik Airport
Aupaluk Airport
Inukjuak Airport
Ivujivik Airport
Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport
Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport
Kangirsuk Airport
Kuujjuaq Airport
Kuujjuarapik Airport
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
Puvirnituq Airport
Quaqtaq Airport
Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
La Grande Rivière Airport
Salluit Airport
Schefferville Airport
Sept-Îles Airport
Tasiujaq Airport
Umiujaq Airport

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Charters Air Inuit also offers other charter services to anywhere in North America.

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Fleet

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Current , the Air Inuit fleet includes the following aircraft: Combi aircraft, able to operate from gravel airstrips, 112 passengers. To be retired and replaced by Boeing 737-800.>combi aircraft, 37 seat maximum, cargo; twelve 300 Series combi and cargo aircraft, 45 seat maximum,>

+ Air Inuit fleet

Air Inuit also has access to a Eurocopter Écureuil (Aerospatiale ASTAR 350) through Nunavik Rotors and a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter through Johnny May's Air Charters.

On 1 March 2016, Bombardier Inc. announced that Air Inuit would be the launch customer for the Bombardier Q300 Large Cargo Door freighter.

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Former Previously Air Inuit have also flown the following aircraft:

• Beechcraft King Air
• Cessna 185 Skywagon
• Cessna 421
• Convair Liner 340 (580)
• Convair 440 (580)
• Grumman Gulfstream I (G-159)
• Hawker Siddeley HS 748

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Accidents and incidents

• On 16 March 1981, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C-FIRW, was damaged beyond repair when it broke through the frozen surface of Lake Bienville while taxiing for take-off on a cargo flight.

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