Air North

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Air North

IATA 4N	ICAO ANT	Callsign Air North
Founded		1977
Hubs		Whitehorse International Airport
Focus cities		Dawson City Old Crow
Fleet size		6
Destinations		9
Headquarters		Whitehorse, Yukon
Key people
Website: http://www.flyairnorth.com

For the U.S. airline formerly known as Air North, see Brockway Air.

Air North Yukon's Airline is an airline based in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services throughout the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and its southern destinations of Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton, as well as service to Fairbanks, Alaska. Its main base is Whitehorse International Airport.

1 History
2 Services
3 Fleet
- 3.1 Historical fleet
4 Ground handler
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

The airline was established and started operations in 1977 and used Douglas DC-3s, a Beechcraft Model 18,a Douglas DC-4, and a fleet of Cessna 172's until recently. It is owned by Joseph Sparling (51%) and Vuntut Development (49%), an arm of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.

[edit] Services

Air North operates the following services (as of July 2006):

From Whitehorse to:

Calgary*, Dawson City, Edmonton*, Fairbanks, Inuvik, Old Crow and Vancouver.

Note: Air North serves the Whitehorse, Calgary, and Edmonton market by a triangle route. The aircraft flies Whitehorse to Calgary, Calgary to Edmonton, and Edmonton to Whitehorse.
From Dawson City to:

Fairbanks, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Old Crow, Yukon and Whitehorse

From Old Crow to:

Dawson City, Fairbanks, Inuvik and Whitehorse

[edit] Fleet

The Air North fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2006) ^[1] :

2 Boeing 737-200
4 BAe 748 Series 2A

[edit] Historical fleet

[edit] Ground handler

At Vancouver International Airport, Air North is the ground and passenger service handler for partner Harmony Airways. Air North provides baggage, ramp, and operations for Harmony, as well as agents for check-in, departures, and arrivals. The relationship is beneficial for both airlines, as it provides more personalized service for Harmony (as opposed to using a handler like Servisair/Globeground, which handles many other carriers) and gives Air North a more established presence in Vancouver.

At Calgary International Airport, Air North uses WingTips Airport Services Inc for passenger services, and Servisair Globeground for ramp services. WingTips provides agents for check-in, departures, and arrivals. Servisair Globeground provides ramp and baggage services. The relationship is somewhat beneficial for Air North; WingTips staff represent many airlines so some agents are not as up to speed with Air North operations as a passenger may expect from an airline. Servisair Globeground represents many airlines as well which schedules sometimes conincide with Air North forcing the company to run short staffed.