Summit Air
Summit Air is a Canadian airline headquartered in Yellowknife that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the 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, Air Baffin, the Det’on Cho Corporation, and businesses in the Kitikmeot Region.
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. They also operate out of the United Kingdom for the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force Falcon Demonstration Team.
History
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 Arctic Sunwest Charters were re-branded as Summit.In January 2015, the airline acquired an Avro RJ85 jet aircraft which is being operated by Summit for First Air for use on services from Yellowknife and Edmonton. A second Avro RJ85 has since been ordered and Summit Air has now added larger Avro RJ100 jet aircraft as well.
Current fleet
As of July 2020, Summit Air has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada:| Aircraft | No. of aircraft | Variants | Notes |
| ATR 72 | 5 | ATR 72–202 | Two 68 seat passenger and two dedicated freighters. According to the Summit Air website they have four ATR72. |
| British Aerospace 146 | 4 | Avro RJ85, Avro RJ100 | 2 - RJ85 90 seats configuration, 2 - RJ100 |
| de Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 1 | DHC-8-102 | Combi, 37 passengers or. |
| Dornier Do 228 | 5 | 202 | Combi aircraft, up to 19 passengers or freight. |
| Short SC.7 Skyvan | 2 | Series 3 | Up to freight but may carry 9 passengers. |
In addition Transport Canada lists a Cessna 207 registered to Summit Air with cancelled certificates.