Kenn Borek Air King Air in Aklak Air colours

Aklak Air is an Inuvialuit owned 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. Its main base is Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport.[4]

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.[4]

Destinations

As of February 2023, Aklak operates scheduled services to several communities in the Northwest Territories:[3]

Fleet

As of February 2023, Aklak Air, through Kenn Borek Air has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.[2][5]

Kenn Borek Air
Aircraft No. of aircraft Variants Notes
Beechcraft 1900 1 1900D
Beechcraft Super King Air 2 Model B200, Model B200GT
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 3 DHC-6 Series 100, DHC-6 Series 300 Aklak Air operates two or three of the Twin Otters on a seasonal basis[5]
Douglas DC-3 1 Basler BT-67 The Basler is used by Aklak Air on a seasonal basis[5]
Total 7

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ Transport Canada (30 August 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Kenn Borek Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Aklak Air Schedule" (PDF). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "About Aklak Air". Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Fleet Overview". Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ "CADORS report for Aklak Air (C-GHOC, C-FKBK, GZVH". Transport Canada.