Canadian North

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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.

Contents

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 Affinity Programs
5 Services
6 External links

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.

Destinations

Canadian North operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of January 2006):

Fleet

The Canadian North fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2006):

6 Boeing 737-200 Combi version
1 Fokker F28 Mk 1000
1 Fokker F100

In March 2006, Canadian North fleet age is 25.2 years old.

The Fokker F28 is being replaced by a Fokker 100 aircraft which was purchased from KLM. Another F100 will be purchased in the near future.

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.

Services

Canadian North links its own destinations to even 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:

Hot towels
A choice of two meals
Advanced seat selection

External links

Airlines of Canada

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