The Canadian North Fleet - Flying the Arctic

Canadian North Airlines is one of the largest airlines in Canada, and they have quite an interesting operation. As a 100% Inuit-owned airline, they serve the communities of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut with a fleet of 30 aircraft.
Today, let's take a look at the Canadian North fleet as of October 2021!
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[@brucesmith9144]

Wonder if it possible to do interviews with any of those pilots. Surely they must have some interesting stories about arctic flying people would enjoy.

[@habbsterr]

Alex, great video as always. Next time you are in Montréal- let me know, would be cool to hang out and talk about airplanes. Cheers 🍻

[@canadaspotting5478]

Boeing 737 400

[@barbtrottier2945]

Nice video, one thing I would like to point out is Canadian North flies from Rankin Inlet to Winnipeg

[@vintagesupermarkets5210]

...and in partnership with Calm Air.

[@TheLunacyofOurTimes]

With their code shares the only provinces they don't serve are Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and PEI.

[@ShoxtonGames]

I live in Iqaluit so I get to see the Canadian North jets fly out daily as they have a couple YFB-YOW flights daily, the older ATR’s that are mixed with cargo land super hard, just a couple days ago I was on one flying from Kinngait-Iqaluit and my god what a hard landing

[@donnayhz3568]

I've just recently (within the past month) discovered aviation videos on here. So far you're one of my favourite creators. Last month I had to fly for the first time in years and it sort of sparked a new obsession with aircraft and air travel. Your videos are awesome!

[@murray871]

Any chance for coverted MD8xF's coming in? Don't really think there is alot size-wise available to operate from gravel runway and they have been phased out in droves by DL, AA and G4 just over the last 2-3 years.

[@andreworiez8920]

Was thinking the same...and the Md-90s would even offer better fuel economy

[@ThePointblank]

@@andreworiez8920 MD-90's would be a very poor choice; the reason why they are being retired in droves is because engine overhaul costs have skyrocketed because their engine is a unique type and shops to overhaul the engine have dwindled to just one. So they are being retired as engines time out. Ironically, the MD-80's are being given a slight lease on life because there's plenty of spare engines lying around, and still plenty of shops to work on the engines.

[@alvexok5523]

@@ThePointblank I have noticed in general how most of the rear-engine aircrafts have become almost obsolete, the 727s, DC-9s, 2 types of aircrafts which were dominating airports all over the US in the 1980s. Most American airlines including that one, United, TWA, Eastern, USAir, Northwest, Delta, and Continental had 727s as their main domestic US aircrafts. Now they're gone (as well as half of those airlines)

[@andreworiez8920]

@@alvexok5523 Actually ALL of those airlines save 2, and yeah except for Delta's 717s the only rear engine aircraft are commuter jets

[@petern6808]

That Rankin to Winnipeg also goes to Churchill…took it to catch the VIA train a few years ago :)

[@joncalon7508]

It will definitely be interesting to see how Canadian North handles the retirement of their gravel kit equipped 737… Air North flew one a while ago to be able to fly charters to Dawson City from Fairbanks which at the time was a gravel runway. When Dawson got their runway paved, Air North could use any of their 737’s for the service. But paving Dawson’s runway was considerably easier than it would be for the far flung arctic communities which have nothing for asphalt mixing, let alone the paving equipment and the maintenance of the runways down the road.

[@alvexok5523]

Right, and also, many inches to feet of snow to keep clear of the runways numerous months of the year, plus temperatures as low as -30 to -40 farenheit in mid-winter

[@rscott2247]

I gotta wonder if that runway was built on permafrost?

[@joncalon7508]

@@rscott2247 Which runway do you speak of?

[@ruhrpicture5391]

Goog video...thank's...............and nice greetings from germany 🙂

[@michaelhorgan9525]

I could see Canadian North using ATR freighters to move more cargo to those gravel runways.

[@vintagesupermarkets5210]

@Michael Horgan, which 5T essentially already have as their ATR 42-300s can be converted into full cargo configuration. I think you're right. They'll simply do more freighter-only flights with the turboprops.

[@MrNordpole]

Soon from Calgary to Yellowknife, as per mid February 2023

[@evilsmartdude1692]

nice stuff

[@raantaas96]

Up here in the Arctic, we need an ALL Inuk airline where they do not cancel at the SLIGHTEST bit of clouds in the sky. It would need to be located NOT in Frobisher Bay, Ontario. It is NOT Iqaluit, it is Frobisher Bay. It is NOT Nunavut, it is Ontario. Also, I seemed to notice Canadian Norths reliability went way down after Ms Igalaaq informed on air she would be switching jobs from News anchor to Canadian North Airlines a few years back. More like, Cancel It Everyday Airlines. Heres a helpful hint, cancellors, Clyde River weather ALWAYS gets better each and EVERY time a flight gets cancelled, wait for the weather and the plane will arrive here.

[@burntgrilledcheesie]

Hey Alex! Great content as always. Our 700's actually have 138 seats; the difference is that there is no "love seat" at the exit row, like our 300s have. 703 (our third 700, C-FHNN, has 140 seats, due to one less lavatory. 😉)

[@ajaehall7695]

If they upgrade all their 737s, I won't be able to tell what plane it is just by the sound anymore!

[@ronparrish6666]

Will be starting charters out of peterbough ont soon

[@DannyGordon-p6c]

Looking for the reservation #

[@airline.pictures]

Good video!

[@cskvision]

Canadian North had one of the best new liveries. Their old one was great too

[@karlossargeant3872]

Canadian North will become a successful in All Of Canada for sure with it's Mixed Fleet Of Boeing Aircraft & Turboprops like the Dash 8's Twin Otter & ATR42-300's & ATR42-500's Awesome Video!!!!

[@karlossargeant3872]

Alex Sure Love too travel within Canada I hope to do that soon God's Willing Keep going Alex I Love Both Your Videos!!!!

[@PV-dc6ek]

Alex awesome video, One little correction though, YCB and YCO are in Nunavut!

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

Very interesting video thanks for sharing 👍🇬🇧

[@NicolaW72]

Thank you very much for this very informative video about a very special Airline!😃👍

[@stanleovart]

Nice retrospective of the fleets of Canadian companies !

[@madtrack8216]

My dad flew this airline for work he was a pipe fitter up north and I actually gut to see one on the ground when we went to pick up my dad at the airport

[@andreworiez8920]

I'd think that MD-80s would be perfect for gravel operations... High set tail mounted engines would avoid F.O.D I would think.

[@viscount757]

MD-80s or DC-9s have never been certified for gravel operations. Boeing 727s have been used on gravel, including by several Canadian operators in the past.

[@icebergpreservation5164]

I could have sworn I've been on their passenger 737-400 on a charter flight in AB. I could be mistaken though

[@bpwest]

The -400s do occasionally pop up elsewhere... the one -400 full passenger aircraft (C-FFNM) is usually based at YOW, but has on occasion picked up ad-hoc charter work to fly people across the country for various reasons - sometimes as a spare aircraft for other airlines that find themselves in need of an extra plane for something. It's very possible you took a ride on one in AB, but it'll depend on what your flight was for (the 400s haven't to my knowledge done any oil industry work).

[@aaronmiles362]

Would be nice to see a fleet review of Air Sprint or Cargojet. These videos are great keep up the good work

[@viscount757]

Alex, you mentioned that Air Inuit was a "sister airline" of Canadian North, implying some common ownership. I didn't think they were related. What were you referring to?

[@bpwest]

Alex is correct - Air Inuit and Canadian North are sister airlines. Both are subsidiary companies of Makivik Corporation, based in Kuujjuaq/Nunavik. First Air was purchased by Makivik in 1990. Operationally however, they are entirely independent companies.

[@hzkdsg1257arg]

Nice video! Important to mention that they stopped service between YFB and YVP , if I’m not wrong, you forgot service between YWG and YRT on the map haha!

[@AlexPraglowskiAviation]

I was going off of Canadian North's current route map which unfortunately doesn't seem to reflect those changes: canadiannorth.com/plan_your_trip/route-map/ It's never my intention to leave anything out so my sincere apologies!

[@willroswell]

@@AlexPraglowskiAviation Yes, the YVP-YFB route has been suspended due to Covid restrictions into Nunavik. The YWG-YRT route is done on behalf of Calm Air.

[@vintagesupermarkets5210]

@@willroswell ah ok so it's only temporary for YVP-YFB. I guess 5T are routing YUL-YFB pax via YOW at the moment?

[@willroswell]

@@vintagesupermarkets5210 No it's just not offered at all for the time being. It wasn't really popular in terms of pax anyways. It was mostly freight from what I understand.

[@vintagesupermarkets5210]

@@willroswell so I checked 5T's website and there's no more YUL-YFB direct service permanently. YUL pax now have to hop AC to YOW and connect all the time. I used to work for First Air +15 years ago and yes, YUL/YVP-YFB always carried far fewer pax than YOW-YFB...hence why it was only 3x weekly. Most YUL-YVP-YFB pax got off/on at YVP. An average of a dozen YUL pax continued to YFB and usually 1 or 2 pax would board at YVP for YFB.

[@aviationworld3858]

I love your videos Alex! Keep up the good work!

[@kenbarthSimAV8tor]

Love their livery!

[@ianschiller9612]

Informative as always

[@NorthPoleSun]

thx for the vid

[@apocalips8008]

Were you the original Kermit voiceover.....?

[@alvexok5523]

🐸"🎵It ain't easy being green.." "🎶Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and meee..🎵" It would be funny if the next video on Canadian North Airlines will have a narrator who sounds like Fuzzy Bear

[@ottawaemergencyvideography]

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