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Summit Air

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This article is about the Canadian airline. For the Nepalese airline, see Summit Air (Nepal).

Summit Air
Summit Air BAe 146 Avro RJ85 at Yellowknife Airport, NWT
IATA ICAO Call sign
- SUT[1] SUMMIT[1]
Founded1987
AOC #Canada: 17940[2]
United States: RM7F460F[3]
Fleet size28[4]
Parent companyLedcor Group of Companies
HeadquartersYellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Websitewww.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]

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

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Summit Air Avro RJ85 operating for First Air (now Canadian North)

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

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As of July 2024, Summit Air has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada:[4]

Summit Air fleet
Aircraft No. of aircraft Variants Notes
ATR 72 7 ATR 72–202 According to the Summit Air website they have four ATR-72, of which two are 68 seat passenger with two being dedicated cargo freighters.[14][15] According to Transport Canada two are ATR-GIE and the rest are ATR.
British Aerospace 146 (Avro) 9 2 - Avro RJ85
7 - Avro RJ100		 The Summit website lists the RJ85 in a 90 seats configuration,[16] and the RJ100 with 111 seats.[17]
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 5 3 - DHC-8-102
2 - DHC-8-311		 Summit lists one DHC8-100 as a Combi aircraft, 20, 28 or 37 passengers.[18] The DHC8-300 can accommodate 50 passengers.[19]
Dornier 228 5 202 Combi aircraft, up to 19 passengers, STOL capable.[20]
Short SC.7 Skyvan 2 Series 3 Up to 4,500 lb (2,000 kg) cargo freighter but may carry 9 passengers with the payload reduced by 1,000 lb (450 kg).[21]
Total 28

Summit Air plane types

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. May 4, 2023. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2024. Summit Air: SUT, SUMMIT
  2. ^ Transport Canada (July 18, 2024), 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. ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Summit Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  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. ^ "ATR72 Passenger". Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "ATR72 Freighter". Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "Avro RJ85". Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  17. ^ "AVRO RJ 100". Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "Dash 8-100". Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  19. ^ "Dash 8 – 300". Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  20. ^ "Dornier 228". Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  21. ^ "Skyvan". Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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