Kenn Borek Air

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Kenn Borek Air
IATA 4K	ICAO KBA	Callsign Borek Air
Founded		1970
Hubs		Calgary International Airport
Fleet size		50
Destinations
Parent company		Kenn Borek Air Ltd.
Headquarters		Calgary, Alberta
Key people
Website: http://www.borekair.com

Kenn Borek Air is an airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It provides aircraft charters, leasing and scheduled flight services throughout the world. It charters aircraft for scientific expeditions, oil exploration etc and operates air ambulance services.

[edit] History

They began operations in 1970 with a DHC-6 Twin Otter providing air support for oil exploration activities in the Canadian Arctic. In April 2001 Kenn Borek Air rescued Dr. Ron Shemenski from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. When float operations are impossible during the Canadian winter, Kenn Borek Air rents many of its planes and pilots to the Maldivian Air Taxi service.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Services

C-GFKB - Kenn Borek Air Ltd. - EMBRAER EMB 110 Bandeirante (E110) - commonly referred to as the Bandit. Photo taken 14th June 2005 at 20:02 MDT (02:02 UTC) at Cambridge Bay Airport. This aircraft is used for scheduled services to Kugluktuk, Gjoa Haven, Talaoyak and Kugaaruk.

As of November 2006 Kenn Borek Air operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations in Nunavut^[1]:

• Cambridge Bay
• Cape Dorset
• Gjoa Haven
• Grise Fiord
• Igloolik
• Iqaluit
• Kimmirut
• Kugaaruk
• Pangnirtung
• Pond Inlet
• Qikiqtarjuaq
• Resolute
• Taloyoak

Kenn Borek also operates services to several communities in the Northwest Territories as Aklak Air:

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

[edit] Fleet

Basler BT-67 at Williams Field, Antarctica

As of August 2006 the Kenn Borek Air fleet includes ^[2] :

• 3 Raytheon Beech B99
• 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
• 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
• 15 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
• 2 Embraer EMB 110P1 Bandeirante

Other aircraft (ICAO designators in brackets):

• Beech King Air 90, 100 & 200 (BE9L, BE10, BE20)
• Cessna Skywagon (C185)
• Bell Twin Ranger (B06T) - Helicopter
• Douglas Dakota (DC3)
• Basler BT-67 (DC-3 Turbo Conversion) (DC3T)

[edit] Related content

Aircraft Manufacturers:

• Beechcraft
• Cessna
• Bell Helicopter Textron
• Douglas Aircraft Company
• Embraer
• De Havilland Canada

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Kenn Borek Air

• Kenn Borek Air
• Antarctic Rescue - April 2001

[edit] References

1. ^ KBA flight schedule
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006