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 Summit AirBAe 146 Avro RJ85 atYellowknife Airport | |||||||
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| Founded | 1987 | ||||||
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| AOC # | Canada: 17940[2] United States: RM7F460F[3] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 27[4] | ||||||
| Parent company | Ledcor Group of Companies | ||||||
| Headquarters | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | ||||||
| Website | www.flysummitair.com | ||||||
Summit Air (8199400 Canada Inc.[5] is a Canadian airline headquartered inYellowknife that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout theNorthwest Territories,Nunavut, andYukon. Summit Air is a member of theLedcor Group of Companies and operates in partnership with several other companies and communities including theHaisla Nation (Summit Kitamaat Aviation Limited Partnership),[6]Air Baffin (Summit Air Baffin),[7] theDet'on Cho Corporation (Det’on Cho Summit Aviation LP),[8] and businesses in theKitikmeot Region (Summit Air Kitikmeot).[9][10]
Summit's head office is in Yellowknife and they operate in most of Western Canada with bases inTerrace,Lillooet, andKamloops inBritish Columbia, andFort McMurray,Edmonton, andCalgary inAlberta. In the Northwest Territories, their bases include Yellowknife and Norman Wells.[11] They also operate out of the United Kingdom for theMinistry of Defence and theFalcon Demonstration Team, a parachute team of theRoyal Air Force.
Summit Air started inAtlin, British Columbia in 1987. In January 2001, the base of operations was moved toYellowknife. TheLedcor Group of Companies became a partner on June 1, 2009. In August, 2012 Summit acquiredArctic Sunwest Charters and all aircraft operated by them were re-branded as Summit.
In January 2015, the airline acquired anAvro RJ85 jet aircraft which is being operated by Summit forCanadian North for use on services from Yellowknife and Edmonton. A second Avro RJ85 has since been ordered[12] and Summit Air has now added largerAvro RJ100 jet aircraft as well.[13]
As of July 2024, Summit Air has the following aircraft registered withTransport Canada:[4]
| Aircraft | No. of aircraft | Variants | Notes | |
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| ATR 72 | 7 | ATR 72–202 | According to the Summit Air website they have four ATR-72, of which two are 68 seat passenger with two being dedicated cargo freighters.[14][15] According to Transport Canada two areATR-GIE and the rest areATR. | |
| British Aerospace 146 (Avro) | 9 | 2 -Avro RJ85 7 -Avro RJ100 | The Summit website lists the RJ85 in a 90 seats configuration,[16] and the RJ100 with 111 seats.[17] | |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 4 | 3 -DHC-8-102 1 -DHC-8-311 | Summit lists one DHC8-100 as aCombi aircraft, 20, 28 or 37 passengers.[18] The DHC8-300 can accommodate 50 passengers.[19] | |
| Dornier 228 | 5 | 202 | Combi aircraft, up to 19 passengers,STOL capable.[20] | |
| Short SC.7 Skyvan | 2 | Series 3 | Up to 4,500 lb (2,000 kg) cargo freighter but may carry 9 passengers with thepayload reduced by 1,000 lb (450 kg).[21] | |
| Total | 28 | |||
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