Air Tindi

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Air Tindi
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An Air Tindi DHC-7 Dash 7 on approach into Yellowknife, NT (CYZF)
IATA ICAO Call sign
8TTIN [1] TINDI [1]
Founded1988
AOC # 3169 [2]
Hubs Yellowknife Airport
Fort Simpson Airport
Fleet size25 (TC), [3] 16 (AT) [4]
Destinations10 [5]
Headquarters Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Key peopleChris Reynolds (president)
Employeesapprox. 250
Website http://www.airtindi.com

Air Tindi is an airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates scheduled and on demand charter services. Its main base is Yellowknife Airport and the airline was previously owned by the Arychuk family. [6] The name Tindi means "the big lake" or "Great Slave Lake" in the local native Tłı̨chǫ Yatiì language.

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History

Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter operating in winter De Havilland DHC-6 C-GMAS Ski.JPG
Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter operating in winter
Air Tindi DHC-7 Dash 7 at Vancouver International Airport Air Tindi - de Havilland Canada Dash 7 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg
Air Tindi DHC-7 Dash 7 at Vancouver International Airport
View of three Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter floatplanes in Yellowknife DHC-6 Twin Otters on floats.JPG
View of three Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter floatplanes in Yellowknife

Air Tindi was established by two families, Alex Arychuk and his wife Sheila, and his brother Peter Arychuk and his wife Teri. [7] It began operations on 1 November 1988, with four float/ski aircraft. In 1990, it purchased its first de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL capable turboprop with the help of the Rae-Edzo Development Corporation, allowing the airline to expand and provide more services to the growing mining exploration industry. In 1991, Air Tindi merged with Latham Island Airways and acquired a further four aircraft in the process. [6] By mid-1992, Air Tindi was operating four Twin Otters on floats. In 1993, its first large aircraft was purchased, a DHC-4 Caribou for re-supply work with the mining industry. A DHC-7 Dash 7 STOL capable turboprop was acquired in 1996.

On 19 December 2006, Air Tindi was sold to Discovery Air (Toronto Stock Exchange at DA.A), a publicly traded holding company based in London, Ontario. [8] The founders originally maintained their positions with Air Tindi, but various corporate disagreements led to Alex Arychuk leaving as president, and departing the Discovery Air board. [9]

In August 2011 the Government of Nunavut announced that it had awarded a contract to Air Tindi and its partner Aqsaqniq, owned by Dennis Lyall, to provide medivac services to the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. The previous holder of the contract, Adlair Aviation, appealed to the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti and a decision was expected by 11 October 2011. [10] [11] The decision to dismiss the appeal was made 29 October 2011 and the news released 31 October. Adlair was given an extension on their contract until the end of November 2011. [12] Air Tindi also provides medivac services for the entirety of Northwest Territories. [13]

In December 2024, Northwestern Air announced it would be shutting down its scheduled flights. Air Tindi agreed to take over its routes and announced it would acquire two Dash 8s to cover the Yellowknife-Fort Smith-Fort Chipewyan-Edmonton route. [14]

Destinations

Air Tindi operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of January 2025): [5]

Fleet

As of January 2025, Air Tindi had the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada and listed with Air Tindi: [3] [4]

Air Tindi fleet
AircraftNo. of aircraft
(TC list)		No. of aircraft
(AT list)		VariantsNotes
Beechcraft Super King Air 544 - Model 200, 200GT
1 - Model B300 		Air Tindi lists 3 King Air 250 (200GT, 200CGT) [13]
Cessna 208 11 208 Caravan 7 passengers [15]
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter 1- DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter Not listed with Air Tindi
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 76 Series 300 Up to 17 passengers [16]
Dash 7 1154 - DHC-7-102
7 - DHC-7-103 		Combi aircraft (freight and passenger configuration) & 46 passengers (in all passenger configuration) [17]
Total2516

Accidents and incidents

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