Fleet Modernization – Newly Acquired Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 Aircraft Makes Inaugural Freight Delivery to Nunavik
SAINT-LAURENT, QC, July 16, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Inuit today announced the first of three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s acquired in 2023 entered into service, arriving at Kuujjuaq Airport today with its inaugural delivery of essential freight to be distributed in communities across Nunavik. The B737-800 has been outfitted to serve exclusively as a freighter aircraft with a main deck […]
AEI to Provide Air Inuit with Three B737-800SF Freighter Conversions
Miami, Florida – October 25th, 2023 – Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is pleased to announce that Canadian-based Air Inuit has ordered three (3) AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions with two of the aircraft being converted as combi aircraft. The first aircraft, (MSN 40852) is slated to begin modification in November of this year and will be […]
Fleet Modernization – Air Inuit Ratifies an Agreement to Acquire Three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 Aircraft to Better Serve the People of Nunavik and Beyond
SAINT-LAURENT, QC, July 3, 2023 /CNW/ – Air Inuit today announced the ratification of an agreement for the acquisition of three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft to be added to its fleet as part of its mission to provide world-class passenger and freight service to the people of Nunavik, its Network and beyond. The aircraft will be customized […]
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2020-2023 Northern Action Plan – A $9.5M Investment for a New Air Inuit Staff House in Puvirnituq
QUÉBEC, June 17, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – The Société du Plan Nord (SPN) and Air Inuit jointly invest $9.5 million to build a new staff house for the airline’s workforce in Puvirnituq. This new building will help attract, mobilize, and retain company personnel, which operates and serves the Nord-du-Québec region. Mr. Jonatan Julien, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Minister […]
‘Lifeline of the north,’ Air Inuit opens door to new era in shipping cargo to northern Quebec
From CBC News 🔗 link to source story Modified freight compartment mean large items can be flown to Nunavik’s isolated communities Josh Grant · CBC News · February 20, 2022 It took six years to pull it off, but Air Inuit President Christian Busch says the completion of the arduous process of cutting a new cargo door in what […]
World’s First Large Freighter Door De Havilland Dash8-300 Goes Into Service
SAINT-LAURENT, QC, Feb. 9, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Inuit today announced the world’s first large freighter door Dash8-300 aircraft officially joined its fleet. Following more than 36 months of planning, design, retrofitting and safety testing, the custom-modified aircraft received its Supplemental Type Certificate from Transport Canada on February 3rd. Equipping a Dash8-300 with a custom-built large freighter […]
What Airlines Still Fly Boeing 737 Combis? Canada istopping the list!
From Simple Flying – link to source story by Linnea Ahlgren | May 25, 2021 While the past year has seen the rise of the ‘preighter’, cargo-passenger combination aircraft have slowly declined. With a history spanning over half a century, how many Boeing 737 Combi airplanes are still active in the skies today? The Boeing […]
Unstable approach led to 2020 hard landing and rear fuselage strike in Schefferville, Quebec
Dorval, Quebec, 3 March 2021 — In its investigation report (A20Q0013) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) found that the January 2020 hard landing and rear fuselage strike in Schefferville, Quebec, was the result of an unstable approach. On 20 January 2020, a de Havilland DHC-8-314 operated by Air Inuit Ltd. was conducting a flight from Québec/Jean Lesage Airport, Quebec, […]
Hydro-Québec and Air Inuit sign a new 12-year contract
MONTRÉAL, April 15, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – Hydro-Québec and Air Inuit have entered into a new agreement to ensure the maintenance and operations of Hydro-Québec’s fleet. Valued at approximately $28 million a year, the contract runs until 2032. Hydro-Québec relies on three aircraft—two Dash 8 Q400 and one Dash 8 300—to transport employees to locations in Saguenay, Abitibi, Côte-Nord and Baie-James. “This […]