Summit Air

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Summit Air
Summit Air logo.png
2015-09-06 Summit Airlines BA Avro RJ85 C-FLRJ.jpg
Summit Air BAe 146 Avro RJ85 at Yellowknife Airport, NWT
IATA ICAO Callsign
-SUT [1] SUMMIT [1]
Founded1987
AOC # Canada: 17940 [2]
United States: RM7F460F [3]
Fleet size24 [4]
Parent company Ledcor Group of Companies
Headquarters Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Website www.flysummitair.com

Summit Air (8199400 Canada Inc. [5] ) is a Canadian airline headquartered in Yellowknife that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Summit Air is a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies and operates in partnership with several other companies and communities including the Haisla Nation (Summit Kitamaat Aviation Limited Partnership), [6] Air Baffin (Summit Air Baffin), [7] the Det'on Cho Corporation (Det’on Cho Summit Aviation LP), [8] and businesses in the Kitikmeot Region (Summit Air Kitikmeot). [9] [10]

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Summit's head office is in Yellowknife and they operate in most of Western Canada with bases in Terrace, Lillooet, and Kamloops in British Columbia, and Fort McMurray, Edmonton, and Calgary in Alberta. In the Northwest Territories, their bases include Yellowknife and Norman Wells. [11] They also operate out of the United Kingdom for the Ministry of Defence and the Falcon Demonstration Team, a parachute team of the Royal Air Force.

History

Summit Air started in Atlin, British Columbia in 1987. In January 2001, the base of operations was moved to Yellowknife. The Ledcor Group of Companies became a partner on June 1, 2009. In August, 2012 Summit acquired Arctic Sunwest Charters and all aircraft operated by them were re-branded as Summit.

In January 2015, the airline acquired an Avro RJ85 jet aircraft which is being operated by Summit for Canadian North for use on services from Yellowknife and Edmonton. A second Avro RJ85 has since been ordered [12] and Summit Air has now added larger Avro RJ100 jet aircraft as well. [13]

Current fleet

Summit Air Avro RJ85 operating for First Air (now Canadian North) First Air - Summit Air Avro RJ85 at Yellowknife Airport.jpg
Summit Air Avro RJ85 operating for First Air (now Canadian North)

As of November 2021, Summit Air has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada: [4]

Summit Air fleet
AircraftNo. of aircraftVariantsNotes
ATR 72 5 ATR 72–202 According to the Summit Air website they have four ATR72 of which two are 68 seat passenger and two dedicated freighters. [14]
British Aerospace 146 (Avro)8 Avro RJ85,
Avro RJ100
The Summit website only lists the RJ85 in a 90 seats configuration. TC lists two RJ85 and four RJ100
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 4 DHC-8-102, DHC-8-311 Combi, 20, 28 or 37 passengers or 7,428 lb (3,369 kg). TC lists two 102 and one 311. Summit air lists only one
Dornier 228 5202 Combi aircraft, up to 19 passengers or 4,100 lb (1,900 kg) freight.
Short SC.7 Skyvan 2 Series 3 Up to 4,500 lb (2,000 kg) freight but may carry 9 passengers.

Summit Air plane types

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References

  1. 1 2 "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. May 4, 2023. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2023. Summit Air: SUT, SUMMIT
  2. Transport Canada (2019-09-08), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Summit Air". Transport Canada . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. Disclosure of Contracts
  6. Summit Kitamaat Aviation Limited Partnership
  7. Summit Air Baffin
  8. Det’on Cho Summit Aviation LP
  9. Summit Air Kitikmeot
  10. "Partnerships - Summit Air". Summit Air. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  11. Locations
  12. "Canadian Avro". Airliner World: 15. March 2015.
  13. Summit Air official site
  14. Summit Air Fleet ATR 72