Summit Air

Summit Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
- SU SUMMIT
Founded 1987
Fleet size 19[1]
Parent company Ledcor Group of Companies
Headquarters Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Website www.flysummitair.com
Summit Air Dornier Do 228 at Cambridge Bay Airport

8199400 Canada Inc. operating as Summit Air[2] is a Canadian airline headquartered in Yellowknife that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Summit Air is a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies and operates in partnership with several other companies and communities including the Haisla Nation (Summit Kitamaat Aviation Limited Partnership),[3] Air Baffin (Summit Air Baffin),[4] the Det’on Cho Corporation (Det’on Cho Summit Aviation LP),[5] and businesses in the Kitikmeot Region (Summit Air Kitikmeot).[6][7]

Summit's head office is in Yellowknife and they operate in most of Western Canada with bases in Terrace, Lillooet, and Kamloops in British Columbia, and Fort McMurray, Edmonton, and Calgary in Alberta. In the Northwest Territories, their bases include Yellowknife and Norman Wells.[8] They also operate out of the United Kingdom and Indonesia.

History

Summit Air started in Atlin, British Columbia in 1987. In January 2001, the base of operations was moved to Yellowknife. 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 Arctic Sunwest Charters were re-branded as Summit.

In January 2015 the airline acquired an Avro RJ85 aircraft which is being operated by Summit for First Air for use on services from Yellowknife and Edmonton. A second Avro RJ85 has since been ordered.[9]

Fleet

As of March 2015, Summit Air has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada. All aircraft are listed under 8199400 Canada Inc.:[1]

Summit Air
AircraftNo. of AircraftVariantsNotes
ATR 72 4 ATR 72–202 two 68 seat passenger and two dedicated freighters
British Aerospace 146 2 Avro RJ85 90 seat configuration
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter3200 series, 300 seriesCombi, 19 passengers or 3,300 lb (1,500 kg), floats, skis, tundra tires.
de Havilland Canada Dash 82DHC-8-102Combi, 37 passengers or 7,428 lb (3,369 kg).
Dornier Do 228 5 202 Combi aircraft, up to 19 passengers or 4,100 lb (1,900 kg) freight.
Piper PA-31 Navajo1PA-31-3508 passengers.
Short SC.7 Skyvan 2 Series 3 Up to 4,500 lb (2,000 kg) freight but may carry 9 passengers.

In addition Transport Canada lists a Cessna 207 (T207A Turbo Skywagon/Turbo Stationair 8) registered to Summit Air with a cancelled certificate.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for 8199400 Canada Inc". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ Disclosure of Contracts
  3. ↑ Summit Kitamaat Aviation Limited Partnership
  4. ↑ Summit Air Baffin
  5. ↑ Det’on Cho Summit Aviation LP
  6. ↑ Summit Air Kitikmeot
  7. ↑ "Partnerships - Summit Air". Summit Air. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  8. ↑ Locations
  9. ↑ "Canadian Avro". Airliner World: 15. March 2015.
  10. ↑ Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Summit Air. Transport Canada. Retrieved 2016-01-16
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