Canadian North

Canadian North is an airline in Canada with its head office in Ottawa, Ontario. It flies scheduled passenger and cargo services across Northern Canada. It also offers charter flights, aircraft maintenance and engineering services.

The airline runs a fleet built for remote places. It says all its aircraft are fitted for gravel and ice strips, and many are combi aircraft that can switch between passengers and cargo. The fleet includes Boeing 737-300, 737-300 combi, 737-400, 737-400 combi and 737-700 jets. It also includes ATR 42-300, ATR 42-500 and ATR 72-500 turboprops.

The Boeing 737-300 carries 136 passengers. The 737-300 combi can carry up to three pallets of cargo. The 737-400 seats 156, and its combi version can fly with four pallets and 72 passengers. The 737-700 is the newest jet in the fleet and seats 138. The ATR 42-300 seats 42 and can carry any mix of passengers and freight. Its cargo door sits low to the ground.

Passengers can book, check in and manage trips online. The airline offers flight schedules, a route map, fare options, baggage rules and accessible travel information. It runs the Aurora Rewards loyalty programme and works with Aeroplan. It also supports Nunavut medical travel. Its site is available in English, French and Inuktitut.

Canadian North Cargo ships freight across its network. Services include rates, tracking, labelling and packaging help, and a dangerous goods guide. Customers can book animals, human remains, secure shipments and pharmaceutical shipments in advance through the cargo team.

The airline also offers charter flights. Its charter work includes flights for energy companies, with charter terminals in Calgary and Edmonton. Other services include aircraft maintenance, maintenance training, engineering, a learning and development centre, a Boeing 737 flight simulator and safety management and quality assurance support.

Services

• Scheduled passenger flights
• Air cargo
• Charter flights
• Aircraft maintenance services
• Engineering
• Maintenance training
• Learning and development centre
• Boeing 737 flight simulator
• SMS and QA
• Nunavut medical travel