Canadian North

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</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Yellowknife Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Frequent flyer program</th><td>Aeroplan</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Parent company</th><td>Air NorTerra Inc</td></tr>

Canadian North
IATA 5T	ICAO MPE	Callsign Empress
Founded		1989
Fleet size		8
Destinations		10
Headquarters		Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Key people		Tom Ruth, President
Website: http://www.canadiannorth.ca

For the geographic region, see Northern Canada.

Canadian North is an airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates scheduled passenger services to major communities in the Northwest Territories and in Nunavut. Southern gateways include Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton. Its main base is Yellowknife Airport.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
- 3.1 Historical Fleet
4 Affinity Programs
5 Services
6 External links
7 References

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1989 to focus on the changing air transport needs of northern Canadian communities. Canadian North was purchased from Canadian Airlines in September 1998 by Norterra, a 100% Northern aboriginal-owned holding company, whose ownership is divided equally among the Inuvialuit Development Corporation, representing the Inuvialuit people of the western Canadian Arctic, and Nunasi Corp., representing the Inuit people of Nunavut.

[edit] Destinations

Domestic scheduled destinations

Charter Operations

Laughlin, NV (Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport)

Operate seasonal flights for Sunfest Tours Inc. January-April

[edit] Fleet

The Canadian North fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2006) <ref>Flight International, 3-9 October 2006</ref> :

The Fokker F28 has been replaced by Fokker 100 aircraft which was purchased from KLM.

Although Canadian North offers passenger and cargo service with a Dash 8, it is in fact owned and operated by Regional 1 Airlines Ltd. under agreement with Canadian North.

[edit] Historical Fleet

Fokker F28 Mk 1000

[edit] Affinity Programs

The airline offers Aeroplan rewards points, both to collect and to redeem. Passengers may redeem Air Miles points for travel on Canadian North.

AURORA CONCIERGE:Canadian North also has its own Aurora Concierge program for frequent travellers. Benefits of being an Aurora Concierge member include: Priority checkin, baggage, and boarding, extra piece of checked luggage, free alcoholic beverages, no fee changes, personalized membership card and baggage tag, and more.

[edit] Services

Canadian North links its own destinations to smaller communities with a partnership with airlines such as Kenn Borek Air, Aklak Air, Air Tindi, North-Wright Airways and Calm Air.

Canadian North in-flight service includes: