Air Mikisew was a regional airline based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Its main base was the Fort McMurray Airport.[1] Mikisew is the Cree word for eagle.
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| Founded | 1960 (as Contact Airways) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Hubs | Fort McMurray Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport Fort Chipewyan Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Mikisew Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Fort McMurray, Alberta | ||||||
| Key people | Graham Davis (General & Operations Manager), Tom Tays (Chief Pilot) | ||||||
History
editThe airline was established as Contact Airways in 1960 with a Class 4C operating license, based in Fort McMurray.[2] It was sold in the 1960s and later became wholly owned by the Mikisew Cree First Nation in 1995. It had 63 employees as of at March 2007.[1] It was awarded the Fort McMurray Business of the Year award in 2005.[3] The airline was grounded in 2010, and permanently closed by 2011.[4]
Destinations
editAir Mikisew provided scheduled flights between Fort Chipewyan, Fort McMurray, and Edmonton.[5] It also provided aero-medical flights for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo area and charter flights throughout western Canada.[citation needed]
Fleet
editIn June 2010, the Air Mikisew fleet consisted of the following aircraft until its audit by Transport Canada:[1]
- 2 - British Aerospace Jetstream 31 (one Executive and one Commuter configuration)
- 1 - Raytheon Beech 1900D
- 1 - Raytheon Beech B99
- 1 - Raytheon Beech King Air B200 Medevac
- 1 - Cessna 208 Caravan (Amphibious in the summer)
- 2 - Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftains
- 1 - Cessna 207
- 1 - Cessna 206
- 1 - Cessna 185 (on floats)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 63.
- ^ McDougall, Margaret: Tar on the Floats, Prince George BC, Canada, 2005. Page 90. ISBN 0-9738666-0-8
- ^ Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce Wall of Fame Alumni[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mikisew restarting Fort Chipewyan flights". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ^ "(Schedule) Air Mikisw website - schedule". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2005-12-09.
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