Summit Air to operate its Avro (BAe) RJ85s on two routes for First Air and to...
Summit Air (Yellowknife) will begin operating its 90-seat Avro (BAe) RJ85s on two routes for First Air (Ottawa). On January 27 the company will begin operating on the Yellowknife – Edmonton route and...
View ArticleVideo: The crash of First Air flight 6560 near Resolute Bay on August 20, 2011
New video from Air Crash Investigation and the National Geographic Channel. The crash of First Air flight 6560 near Resolute Bay on August 20, 2011.
View ArticleCargojet and First Air expand their commercial agreement
Cargojet Inc. (Cargojet Airways) (Hamilton), Canada’s domestic premium overnight air cargo network operator, and First Air (Ottawa), the Airline of the North, announced today that they have expanded...
View ArticleThe new Canadian North and First Air codeshare agreement starts on July 27
Canadian North Inc. (Yellowknife) and First Air (Ottawa) announced in May they had reached an agreement to codeshare on selected flights operated by both airlines in the far north region of Canada. The...
View ArticleFirst Air unveils a new look and logo
First Air on October 12, 2017 revealed a total makeover of its brand after 71 years as Canada’s preeminent northern airline. Two aircraft in the new livery go into service immediately. The new livery...
View ArticleFirst Air and Canadian North agree to merge
Makivik Corporation (Makivik) and the Inuvialuit Corporate Group (ICG) on July 6, 2018 announced they have signed an agreement in principle to merge First Air and Canadian North in order to provide the...
View ArticleNew milestone agreement reached to merge First Air and Canadian North
Makivik Corporation (Makivik) and the Inuvialuit Corporate Group (ICG) have announced they have signed a definitive agreement to merge First Air and Canadian North in order to provide the best possible...
View ArticleMakivik Corporation and Inuvialuit Development Group respond to Competition...
The ownership groups of First Air and Canadian North today issued the following statement in response to the Competition Bureau’s report regarding a merger between the airlines: “While we acknowledge...
View ArticleFirst Air and Canadian North finalize their merger agreement, First Air name...
The two airlines have made this joint announcement: First Air and Canadian North are pleased to announce that their respective owners, Makivik Corporation and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, have...
View ArticleFirst Air and Canadian North to merge into an unified schedule on November 1
First Air and Canadian North, as previously reported, are merging. The Canadian North name will survive, but the red and white First Air livery will become the livery for the merged airline. Aircraft...
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