Aklak Air

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Aklak Air
IATA 6L	ICAO AKK	Callsign Aklak[1]
Founded		1977
Fleet size
Destinations
Parent company		Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company
Headquarters		Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Key people
Website: http://www.aklakair.ca/

Aklak Air is an airline based in Inuvik in Northwest Territories in Canada. It operates year-round and seasonal scheduled services, as well as charter flights throughout the western Arctic.

Contents 1 History 2 Services[2] 3 Fleet 4 References

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1977 and started operations in 1978. In June 1994 Aklak Air and Kenn Borek Air set up a joint venture, under the terms of which Aklak Air has access to Kenn Borek Air's fleet as and when required. Aklak Air is wholly owned by Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company.

[edit] Services^[2]

Aklak Air operates services to the following scheduled domestic destinations (as of November 2006):

• Aklavik (depending on demand)
• Fort Good Hope
• Fort McPherson (only when the ice road is closed or the ferry is not in operation)
• Inuvik
• Norman Wells
• Paulatuk
• Sachs Harbour
• Tuktoyaktuk (depending on demand)
• Ulukhaktok

[edit] Fleet

The Aklak Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2006):^[3]

• 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300

Other aircraft accessible through Kenn Borek Air Ltd.:^[4]

• Beechcraft King Air (Model 90)
• Beechcraft Model 99
• Beechcraft King Air (Model 100)
• 1 Douglas DC-3
• 1 Douglas DC-3 Turbine

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ KBA flight schedule, Aklak Air Schedule
3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
4. ^ Aklak Air fleet