Kenn Borek Air

Kenn Borek Air is an airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It operates regional passenger and cargo services, contract operations in the Arctic and Antarctic and aircraft leasing. Its main base is at Calgary International Airport.[4] It charters aircraft for scientific expeditions, oil exploration, etc., and operates air ambulance services.

History

The airline was established in 1966 as Vic Turner Ltd[5] which operated a single de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter providing air support for oil exploration activities in the Canadian Arctic. Renamed Kenn Borek Air after being purchased by Borek Construction in 1971, the company acquired the Aklavik Flying Services which was founded in April 1947 by Michael Zubko operating a single Aeronca Champion at that time.[6] In 1975 Kenn Borek acquired Kenting Atlas Aviation. Kenting Atlas Aviation had been formed in 1972 with the purchase of Weldy Phipps's Atlas Aviation (established in 1962) by Kenting Aviation.[7]

Accidents and incidents

On 28 February 1977, Douglas C-47A C-FIQR crashed near Salluit (then known as Sugluk), Quebec. The aircraft was not repairable and was used for parts.[20]

On 21 December 1977, DHC-6 C-FABW crashed near Nanisivik Airport, Nunavut. Damaged beyond repair. Two crew and six passengers were killed. Probable cause was a flap rod failure.[21][22]

On 18 September 1978, Douglas C-47A C-FCRW was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Komakuk Beach, Yukon.[23]

On 7 May 1982, Douglas C-47A C-FQHF overran the runway at Calgary International Airport following an aborted take-off.[24] The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.[25]

In May 1982, DHC-6 C-GKBO broke through the polar ice after landing at the North Pole with a group of tourists. All onboard evacuated safely and were rescued by another aircraft, however the Twin Otter had sunk out of sight within six hours of the accident.[26]

On 10 November 1987, DHC-4A Caribou aircraft C-GVYX, crashed near Ross River, Yukon, two crew were killed.[27][28]

On 25 October 2010, Beechcraft King Air C-FAFD en route from Edmonton City Centre to Kirby Lake Aerodrome (CFR4, (55.35556°N, -110.6375°W), crashed 1.5 NM southeast of Conklin. One of the ten occupants on board was killed, four were seriously injured.[30]

On 4 November 2010, a hangar fire at Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport destroyed three aircraft owned by Kenn Borek Air and operated by Aklak Air. They were de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter C-GZVH, Beechcraft King Air C-GHOC and Beechcraft 99 C-FKBK.[31]

On 23 January 2013, an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) activated in Antarctica,[32] in the Queen Alexandra Range.[33] On board C-GKBC (c/n:650), the DHC-6 Twin Otter, that was equipped with skis, were three Canadians.[34] The plane, operating under the auspices of the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), had been en route from the United States Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station to the Italian Zucchelli Station, located at Terra Nova Bay.[8][9][34][35]

airline	Kenn Borek Air
fleet size	35
destinations	5 (as Aklak Air)
iata	4K
icao	KBA‡R1R‡
callsign	BOREK AIR‡R1R‡
parent	Kenn Borek Air Ltd.
founded	1966 (as Vic Turner Ltd)
aoc	Canada: 2273‡R2R‡ United States: WJKF060F‡R3R‡
headquarters	Calgary, Alberta
key people	Brian Crocker, Operations Manager Wallace Dobchuk, Chief Pilot
hubs	Calgary International Airport
website	www.borekair.com

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Former fleet

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