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

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that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout the

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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

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

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and the Falcon Demonstration Team, a parachute team of the

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History

First Air - Summit Air Avro RJ85 at Yellowknife Airport

Summit Air started in Atlin, British Columbia 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 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. Avro International Aerospace manu ...

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 jet aircraft as well.Summit Air official site
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Current fleet

As of July 2024, 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. The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's typical standard seating capacity of 72 pa ...

File:C-FLRJ Summit Air BAE Systems RJ85 (8199400 Canada Inc) 01.JPG,

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. Avro International Aerospace manufa ...

File:C-FUCN Summit Air Dornier 228.JPG,

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. 245 were built in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics ...

File:C-FARA Short Skyvan SC-7 Summit Air (35675672441).jpg,

Short SC.7 Skyvan The Short SC.7 Skyvan (nicknamed the "Flying Shoebox") is a British 19-seat twin-turboprop aircraft first flown in 1963, that was manufactured by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Featuring a basic rugged design and STOL capabilities ...

References

External links

Summit Air official site

Summit Air
at Ledcor {{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