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Canadian North unveils a Canadian Football League logojet for the Grey Cup
Canadian North (Calgary and Yellowknife) today (November 18) unveiled this new Canadian Football League (CFL) logojet at its Edmonton hangar for the upcoming Grey Cup Championship Game. The right side of Boeing 737-36N C-GCNO (msn 28596) carries the team logos of the Eastern teams and left side the western teams.
The airline issued this statement on November 18:
On November 18, at an exciting “reveal” ceremony, the CFL and Canadian North jointly unveiled a custom-painted Boeing 737-300 aircraft, emblazoned with the CFL logo and the logos of all nine CFL franchise teams. This eye-catching plane will be used to fly the 102nd Grey Cup Champions home from Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday, December 1 and will serve as a highly visible billboard for the CFL and its teams wherever it lands.
Canadian North is the premier charter provider for Canada’s resource sector, top sport franchises and air-inclusive vacationers. The CFL and Canadian North announced a three-year partnership earlier this year that made Canadian North the official airline of the CFL.
Photos Below: Canadian North. Both sides are displayed at the unveiling event:
Video: The painting of the aircraft:
Canadian North is the official airline of the CFL.
On July 9, 2014 the airline announced it had become the official airline of the CFL:
Canadian North is proud to become the official airline of the Canadian Football League. This new three-year partnership will include flying the East and West Division Champions to the 102nd Grey Cup game in Vancouver this November.
โThere is nothing more Canadian than the CFL and we are excited to be partnering with both the league and the Grey Cup,โ said Steve Hankirk, President of Canadian North. โWeโre thrilled to broaden our relationship with the CFL and believe this creates opportunities for more teams to charter with Canadian North.โ
Mark Cohon, Commissioner of the Canadian Football League, said: โCanadian North prides itself in contributing to the communities it serves, and that makes the airline a great fit for our league, which has a long history of doing the same.โ
In other news, the company is planning to expand with more charters to warmer climates in early 2015.
Top Copyright Photo: Sam Hawkins/Canadian North.
Canadian North aircraft slide show:
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Canadian North and First Air terminate their merger discussions
Makivik Corporation and NorTerra Inc., respectively the shareholders of First Air (Ottawa) and Canadian North (Yellowknife), in April 2014 agreed to hold discussions leading to the merger of their operations consistent with a merger of equals, subject to the successful conclusion of negotiations and regulatory review.
According to the two parties, “The potential merger was intended to create a single airline entity that builds on the strengths and identities of the two companies. A merger would improve the sustainability of these critical Inuit birthright enterprises and would also create better air services and new economic development opportunities across the north.”
Please see the previous report with route maps of both carriers: CLICK HERE
The merger discussions failed. The two parties issued this joint statement:
Makivik Corporation and NorTerra Inc., respectively the shareholders of First Air and Canadian North, announce that they have terminated discussions aimed at merging their airline operations, and no such further discussions are envisaged.
Canadian North and First Air will continue to have a positive working relationship aimed at providing the best possible service to customers in a competitive marketplace.
Flight operations and services at both airlines remain unaffected. The parties will have no further comment on the matter.
Canadian North and its founding companies (Canadian Airlines, Pacific Western Airlines, Transair, Nordair) has proudly served Canada’s North with passenger and cargo services for more than 80 years. Offering scheduled flights to 19 destinations, Canadian North proudly serves the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, via the southern gateways of Edmonton and Ottawa. Canadian North is also the premier provider of fly-in/fly-out charter services for large resource sector clients requiring safe, efficient and economical air transportation. Charter flights are also offered across North America for sports teams, cruise lines and large groups. Canadian North is a subsidiary of NorTerra Inc., which is owned by the Inuvialuit Development Corporation, representing the Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic. For more information please visit http://www.canadiannorth.com.
First has a fleet of 23 aircraft including the only two civilian owned and operated Hercules cargo aircraft in Canada, First Air has been connecting the people of the North for over 65 years.
First Air offers scheduled, cargo and charter services to more northern destinations than any other airline. First Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Makivik Corporation and has around 1,000 employees, of which more than 450 work and live in the North. For more information please visit http://www.firstair.ca.
Top Copyright Photo: Tony Storck/AirlinersGallery.com. Canadian North’s DHC-8-106 Dash 8 C-GRGO (msn 258) taxies at Yellowknife.
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Bottom Copyright Photo: TMK Photography/AirlinersGallery.com. Set against an angry sky, Boeing 737-2R2C C-FNVK (msn 23130) of First Air displays the polar bear on the tail.
First Air and Canadian North to discuss a merger of equals
Makivik Corporation and NorTerra Inc., respectively the shareholders of First Air (Ottawa) and Canadian North (Yellowknife), have agreed to hold discussions leading to the merger of their operations consistent with a merger of equals, subject to the successful conclusion of negotiations and regulatory review.
The potential merger is intended to create a single airline entity that builds on the strengths and identities of the two companies. A merger would improve the sustainability of these critical Inuit birthright enterprises and would also create better air services and new economic development opportunities across the north.
Flight operations and services will remain independent and unaffected during the negotiation and regulatory review phases.
Makivik Corporation and NorTerra Inc. will inform the public as discussions progress.
Top Copyright Photo: TMK Photography/AirlinersGallery.com. Formerly operated by KLM, Boeing 737-406 C-FFNC (msn 27232) of First Air taxies at Hamilton, Ontario.
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Bottom Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema/AirlinersGallery.com. First Air’s Boeing 737-25A C-GCNO (msn 23790) climbs away from the runway at Montreal (Trudeau).
First Air current route map:
Canadian North current route map:
Canadian North to launch Iqaluit-Halifax-St. John’s seasonal service
Canadian North (Yellowknife) will launch a new weekly and seasonal Iqaluit-Halifax-St. John’s route from June 20 through September 5. The new route will be operated with Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-36Q C-GCNW (msn 28760) departs from Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL).
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Current route map with the new seasonal route to the Maritimes:
Canadian North and WestJet sign an interline agreement
Canadian North (Yellowknife) has announcedย an interline agreement with WestJet Airlines (Calgary), effective on May 24, 2012. This agreement allows for the convenience of booking travel with both airlines on one ticket, checking in for Canadian North and WestJet flights at the same time, as well as through-checking luggage all the way to the final destination.
Canadian North operates flights to and from Northwest Territories and Nunavut through their southern gateways of Edmonton and Ottawa, allowing for convenient connections across southern Canada with WestJet.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema.ย 
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Canadian North expands service to the Kitikmeot and Qikiqtani (Baffin) regions.
Canadian North Boeing 737-275C C-GOPW (msn 22160) YYZ (TMK Photography), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Canadian North (Yellowknife) effective on April 4, 2011 began operating an additional 25 flights per week to northern communities in the Kitikmeot and Qikiqtani (Baffin) regions.
The addition of these flights provides for more same-day connections to Ottawa through Iqaluit in the Qikiqtani, and the added convenience of more jet service in the Kitikmeot.
Highlights of the new schedule (with flights to Yellowknife and return):
In the Kitikmeot:
– A tripling of jet service between Cambridge Bay and Yellowknife each week, as well as additional frequency including Dash 8 service
– Boeing 737 jet service between Kugaaruk and Yellowknife once a week
– Boeing 737 jet service six days a week from Kugluktuk to Yellowknife, with four jet and three Dash flights in the return direction
– One additional flight per week between Taloyoak and Yellowknife, now offering daily service
Highlights of the new schedule (with flights to Iqaluit and return):
In the Qikiqtani:
– Daily service between Cape Dorset and Iqaluit
– Four flights per week from Clyde River to Iqaluit, with five flights a week returning to the community (allowing for same-day connections to and from Ottawa)
– The addition of four fights a week from Hall Beach to Iqaluit (totalling six flights), with the addition of 3 flights into the community from Iqaluit (allowing for same-day connections to and from Ottawa)
– The addition of 4 flights weekly from Igloolik to Iqaluit and an additional flight from Iqaluit to Igloolik
– Seven flights per week between Pond Inlet and Iqaluit, with fewer stops en route.
Copyright Photo: TMK Photography. Please click on photo for additional information.
Canadian North Slider Show: CLICK HERE
Canadian North’s expanding route map:
Canadian North adds its first Boeing 737-300
Canadian North C-GCNW B733, originally uploaded by Matt Dueck.
Canadian North (Yellowknife) meanwhile recently added its first Boeing 737-300.
Copyright Photo: Matt Dueck. Previously operated by Frontier Airlines (2nd) as N307FL and Shandong Airlines as B-2878, the airframe is back in North America. 737-36Q C-GCNW (msn 28760) was acquired on November 22, 2010 and is pictured visiting snow-covered Calgary on February 1 as it arrives from Edmonton.
Canadian North Route Map:
Canadian North cuts Yellowknife flights
Copyright Photo: TMK Photography. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
Canadian North (Yellowknife) is cutting some flights from Yellowknife due to increased competition. The carrier will drop the Yellowknife-Calgary route on October 10 and the Yellowknife-Hay River route on October 25.
News link:
www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/09/24/cdn-north-cuts.html?ref=rss
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