Air Inuit
An Air Inuit Dash 8-300 combi with gravel kit in wintery conditions at Kuujjuaq Airport. Photo: Capt. Louis-Philippe Desmarais (Air Inuit)
At A Glance
Pilots joined ALPA: 2023
Number of pilots/flightcrew members: 235
Pilot bases: Montréal, Kuujjuaq, La Grande Rivière, Kuujjuarapik, Puvirnituq, and Sept-Îles, Qué.
Hubs/key markets: Akulivik, Aupaluk, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangirsuk, Kuujjuaq, Kuujjuarapik, La Grande Rivière, Montréal, Puvirnituq, Quaqtaq, Salluit, Schefferville, Sept-Îles, Tasiujaq, and Umiujaq, Qué., and Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
Headquarters: Montréal, Qué.
Operations: Air Inuit provides passenger and cargo service between Montréal, Qué., and Nunavik’s 14 remote coastal villages.
Fleet: B-737-200Cs, B-737-300Cs, B-737-800 combis, B-737-800 full cargo, Dash 8-100 combis, Dash 8-100 medivacs, Dash 8-300 combis, Dash 8-300 full cargo, Dash 8-300 large cargo door, Turbo Otter DHC-3s, Twin Otter DHC-6s, and King Air 350s
Air Inuit pilots celebrated their first anniversary under ALPA representation in November 2024. During their first year as ALPA members, they established their Master Executive Council Committee structure, familiarized themselves with the Association’s vast resources, and began negotiating a new contract with management.
The pilot group seeks to achieve a fair agreement that reflects their flying skills and their role in maintaining the airline’s impressive safety record and enhances their quality of life. To date, the pilots’ Negotiating Committee and management have tentatively agreed to more than 90 percent of nonmonetary issues. The pilots are united and determined to secure a competitive collective agreement that recognizes the value they bring to their airline.
For almost 50 years, Air Inuit pilots have transported needed supplies to remote Nunavut villages. The seasoned pilots fly in some of the most challenging and extreme northern conditions, on gravel airstrips and inclement weather, to serve the many Inuit coastal communities.
