Kenn Borek Air
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| Kenn Borek Air | ||
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| IATA 4K |
ICAO KBA |
Callsign Borek Air |
| Founded | 1970 | |
| Hubs | Calgary International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 50 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Parent company | Kenn Borek Air Ltd. | |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.borekair.com | ||
Kenn Borek Air is an airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It provides aircraft charters, leasing and scheduled flight services throughout the world. It charters aircraft for scientific expeditions, oil exploration etc and operates air ambulance services.
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[edit] History
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.[citation needed]
[edit] Services
As of November 2006 Kenn Borek Air operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations in Nunavut[1]:
- Cambridge Bay
- Cape Dorset
- Gjoa Haven
- Grise Fiord
- Igloolik
- Iqaluit
- Kimmirut
- Kugaaruk
- Pangnirtung
- Pond Inlet
- Qikiqtarjuaq
- Resolute
- Taloyoak
Kenn Borek also operates services to several communities in the Northwest Territories as Aklak Air:
- Aklavik (depending on demand)
- Fort Good Hope
- Fort McPherson (only when ice road closed of ferry not in operation)
- Inuvik
- Norman Wells
- Paulatuk
- Sachs Harbour
- Tuktoyaktuk (depending on demand)
- Ulukhaktok
[edit] Fleet
As of August 2006 the Kenn Borek Air fleet includes [2] :
- 3 Raytheon Beech B99
- 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
- 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
- 15 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
- 2 Embraer EMB 110P1 Bandeirante
Other aircraft (ICAO designators in brackets):
- Beech King Air 90, 100 & 200 (BE9L, BE10, BE20)
- Cessna Skywagon (C185)
- Bell Twin Ranger (B06T) - Helicopter
- Douglas Dakota (DC3)
- Basler BT-67 (DC-3 Turbo Conversion) (DC3T)
[edit] Related content
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ KBA flight schedule
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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