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Air North Charter and Training Ltd., operating as Air North, Yukon's Airline is a Canadian airline based in Whitehorse, Yukon. It operates scheduled passenger, charter, cargo and ground handling services throughout the Yukon, with flights to the Northwest Territories, Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta,and Ontario. Its main base is Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport. == History == The airline was established by Joe Sparling and Tom Woods, and started charter operations in 1977 with a single Cessna 206. Throughout the 1980s the airline steadily grew, acquiring several more aircraft including Douglas DC-3s, a Douglas DC-4, and a variety of Cessnas, de Havillands, Beechcrafts and other aircraft. During the 1990s the fleet of piston-powered aircraft were replaced with more modern turboprop aircraft, and by 2000 the fleet consisted of one Beechcraft Model 99 and three Hawker Siddeley 748 Series 2As. By this point the airline was flying a mix of scheduled and charter work. In 2002, a pair of Boeing 737-200 jets were acquired, allowing Air North to begin competing with the mainline carriers on the Yukon-south routes. Since this move passenger traffic at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport has doubled, and in 2014 nearly 60% of those passengers flew with Air North. The Beech 99 was sold in 2005, a fourth Hawker Siddeley 748 acquired in 2006, and in the summer of 2008 a Boeing 737-200 combi was acquired, with its large main deck cargo door and moveable bulkhead allowing all-cargo as well as mixed cargo/passenger operations with the 737. Soon after a gravel kit was also installed on the 737 Combi, allowing the aircraft to operate on the airline's northern routes and expand charter capabilities. Starting in 2010, as part of a new fleet expansion and modernization plan, a larger B737-400 and a winglet equipped B737-500 were acquired, and one 737-200 was retired (now parked behind the hangar and used for spare parts and training). In 2012 a fifth HS748 (this one with a large freight door, and currently being converted to a pure-freighter) and a second 737-500 were acquired. 2014 saw the arrival of the third 737-500, sporting an updated livery, and retirement of the last non-combi 737-200.〔(Air North Experience | Corporate Information )〕 Completion of the fleet expansion and modernization plan is expected to take place over the next few years, with plans including bringing the fourth 737-500 online in 2015 and a gradual replacement of the aging HS-748 fleet with either ATR or Dash-8 aircraft. Since the arrival of the Boeing 737s, the main Air North base in Whitehorse has steadily expanded and now includes the original hangar which is now home to Hawker maintenance, flight ops, and cargo; a heated tent-hangar which can house a Boeing 737 and is also home to maintenance stores and offices; a second heated and insulated tent-hangar which can house either two Hawkers or one Hawker and one 737; a reservations/administration building; an in-house catering and cabin services department; a small ground equipment hangar; and a fuel tank farm. Air North also operates two secondary bases, Vancouver, B.C. and Dawson City, Yukon. In conjunction with Harper Street Publishing, Air North launched its inflight magazine, ''Yukon, North of Ordinary''〔(Yukon, North of Ordinary )〕 in February 2007. ''Yukon, North of Ordinary'' is published quarterly with a press run of 20,000. It is available in-flight, via subscriptions, and in bookstores across Canada. The magazine is owned and operated by Harper Street Publishing of Carcross, Yukon. Currently the main bread and butter of Air North's work is scheduled passenger and cargo flights between Whitehorse and Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Yellowknife, Ottawa, Dawson City, Old Crow and Inuvik. Air North also runs regular freight trips and fuel-haul flights to the fly-in only community of Old Crow, Yukon. In addition to scheduled routes, Air North is also involved in a variety of charter work and they offer passenger, combi, cargo and fuel-haul charter services to anywhere in North America with both the HS-748 and Boeing 737 equipment. Air North currently has several regular charter customers ranging from mines and oil companies to fishing lodges and cruise ship companies. The remainder of Air North's revenue comes from aircraft fueling services in Whitehorse, and ground handling services at Whitehorse, Dawson City, Old Crow, and Vancouver Airports. Air North is owned by Joseph Sparling (51%) (President) and Vuntut Development (49%), an arm of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. It now has over 500 employees (as of Feb 2015), and over 1200 Class C & D shareholders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air North」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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