Summit Air (8199400 Canada Inc.) is a Canadian airline headquartered in

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that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and

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. Summit Air is a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies and operates in partnership with several other companies and communities including the

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(Summit Kitamaat Aviation Limited Partnership), Air Baffin (Summit Air Baffin), the Det'on Cho Corporation (Det’on Cho Summit Aviation LP), and businesses in the Kitikmeot Region (Summit Air Kitikmeot). Summit's head office is in Yellowknife and they operate in most of Western Canada with bases in

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, and Kamloops in

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, and

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, and Calgary in

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. In the Northwest Territories, their bases include Yellowknife and Norman Wells. They also operate out of the

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History

Summit Air started in Atlin,

in 1987. In January 2001, the base of operations was moved to

. The Ledcor Group of Companies became a partner on June 1, 2009. In August, 2012 Summit acquired Arctic Sunwest Charters and all aircraft operated by them were re-branded as Summit. In January 2015, the airline acquired an Avro RJ85 jet aircraft which is being operated by Summit for

Canadian North Bradley Air Services, operating as Canadian North, is a wholly Inuit-owned airline headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. It operates scheduled passenger services to communities in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Nunavik region ...

for use on services from Yellowknife and Edmonton. A second Avro RJ85 has since been ordered and Summit Air has now added larger

Avro RJ100 The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Manufacture by Avro International ...

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Current fleet

First Air - Summit Air Avro RJ85 at Yellowknife Airport

As of November 2021, Summit Air has the following aircraft registered with

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Summit Air plane types

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ATR 72 The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (french: Avions de transport régional or it, Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed ...

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British Aerospace 146 The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Manufacture by Avro Internati ...

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8 The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. DHC was later bought by Boeing in 1988, then by Bombardier in 1992; then by ...

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Dornier 228 The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, designed and first manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 until 1998. Two hundred and forty-five were built in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. In 19 ...

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References

External links

Summit Air official site

Summit Air
at Ledcor
Canadian Company Capabilities (CCC)
{{Airlines of Canada Charter airlines of Canada Airlines established in 1987 Regional airlines of the Northwest Territories Regional airlines of Nunavut Regional airlines of Yukon Companies based in Yellowknife 1987 establishments in British Columbia Seaplane operators

History

Current fleet

Summit Air plane types

See also

References

External links