Kenn Borek Air
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Kenn Borek Air provides aircraft charters, leasing and scheduled flight services throughout the world and is based in Canada. It charters aircraft for scientific expeditions, oil exploration etc and operates air ambulance services. They began operations in 1970 with a DHC-6 Twin Otter providing air support for oil exploration activities in the Canadian Arctic. In April 2001 Kenn Borek Air rescued Dr. Ron Shemenski from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. When float operations are impossible during the Canadian winter, Kenn Borek Air rents many of its planes and pilots to the Maldivian Air Taxi service.
Fleet
The current fleet of 50 aircraft Kenn Borek Air Ltd. consists of (ICAO designators in brackets):
- Beechcraft Airliner (BE99)
- Beech King Air 90, 100 & 200 (BE9L, BE10, BE20)
- Cessna Skywagon (C185)
- Bell Twin Ranger (B06T) - Helicopter
- Douglas Dakota (DC3)
- Embraer Bandeirante (E110)
- De Havilland Twin Otter (DHC6)
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