- Kenn Borek Air
Infobox Airline
airline=Kenn Borek Air
logo=Kenn Borek Air logo.jpg
logo_size=150
fleet_size=50
destinations=
IATA=4K
ICAO=KBA
callsign=BOREK AIR
parent=Kenn Borek Air Ltd.
founded=1970
headquarters=Calgary,Alberta
key_people=
hubs=Calgary International Airport
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
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website= http://www.borekair.comKenn Borek Air is an
airline based inCalgary ,Alberta ,Canada . It operates regional passenger and cargo services, contract operations in theArctic andAntarctic and aircraft leasing. Its main base isCalgary International Airport .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 100 | date= 2007-04-03] It charters aircraft for scientific expeditions, oil exploration etc and operates air ambulance services.History
The airline began operations in 1970 with a
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter providing air support for oil exploration activities in the CanadianArctic . In April 2001 Kenn Borek Air rescued Dr.Ron Shemenski from theAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station . When float operations are impossible during the Canadian winter, Kenn Borek Air rents many of its planes and pilots to theMaldivian Air Taxi service. [ [http://www.borekair.com/index.php?cat=employment# WELCOME to Kenn Borek Air Ltd. - Experts in Aircraft Charter and Leasing ] ] The airline is wholly owned by Borek Construction.Destinations
As of May 2008 Kenn Borek Air operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations in
Nunavut [ [http://www.borekair.com/index.php?cat=schedule KBA flight schedule] ] :
*Cambridge Bay
*Grise Fiord
*Igloolik
*Kimmirut - Chartered Flight forFirst Air
*Pond Inlet
*ResoluteKenn Borek also operates services to several communities in the
Northwest Territories asAklak 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)
*UlukhaktokFleet
According to the Borek site the company operates 55 aircraft. [ [http://www.borekair.com/index.php?cat=fleet# Fleet] ] According to
Transport Canada the company had 41 aircraft registered as of9 May 2008 . [ [http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp Aircraft registered to Kenn Borek Air according to Transport Canada] , search "Kenn Borek" on last search field, Owner Name]
*2 Beechcraft 90
*3 Raytheon Beech B99
*10 Beechcraft 100
*5 Beechcraft 200
*35 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
*1Douglas DC-3
*1Basler BT-67 (DC-3T)
*4 Embraer EMB 110P1 BandeiranteReferences
External links
* [http://www.borekair.com Kenn Borek Air]
* [http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/news/2001/01040101.shtml Antarctic Rescue - April 2001]
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