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Summit Air is based in Yellowknife, and our staff and families are part of the close-knit community that is currently evacuating due to ongoing wildfires. We are temporarily relocating our employees and their families to Edmonton to support Yellowknife evacuations and maintain our operations to northern communities and our customers, while our aircraft continue to […]

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Summit Air To Enroll In Canada Employee Wage Subsidy, Brings Back Recently Laid Off Full-Time Employees Yellowknife, NWT (April 14, 2020) – Summit Air announced today that it will adopt the Government of Canada’s Employee Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program.  The program will allow Summit Air to bring back full- time employees previously laid off as […]

Summit Air To Lay-Off Employees Due To COVID-19, While Maintaining Essential Services Yellowknife, NWT (March 27, 2020) – Summit Air announced today that approximately 45 employees from its bases in Yellowknife, Edmonton, and Calgary will be temporarily leaving the organization as a result of COVID-19 and the subsequent economic slowdown. The airline had approximately 170 […]

   YOUR HEALTH & SAFETY MATTERS At Summit, we are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. We have implemented proactive measures across our companies to curb the spread of the virus and protect those at risk.  These include: Activating our crisis management team Adopting the latest public health recommendations and best industry practices for aircraft grooming […]

Summit Air is pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new direct to consumer freight service in the Mackenzie Valley.

Summit Air announced that it has added a second AVRO RJ100 aircraft to its fleet to support its growing business in Western Canada. Summit Air provides fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) crew movement solutions to several mining and resource clients in Canada’s north, using its fleet of Alberta-based jet and turbo-prop aircraft. Summit Air’s fleet is now […]

Summit Air announced today that it will be opening an operating base at the Calgary International Airport (YYC) to support its growing footprint in Western Canada.  Summit Air provides fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) crew movement solutions to a number of mining clients in Canada’s north, using its fleet of Alberta-based jet and turboprop aircraft.  Simultaneously, Summit […]

First Air and Summit Air are pleased to announce the completion of a definitive agreement to extend and expand their working partnership for an additional four years. Under the agreement, Summit Air will provide charter passenger aviation services to First Air in support of its extensive Northern Canada network. “Over the past two years Summit […]

Summit Air is pleased to announce the arrival of their large cargo door ATR 72, the newest member of the Summit Air fleet. Summit’s new aircraft is the only ATR 72 freighter in Canada that features a large cargo door. Summit Air’s new ATR 72 aircraft underwent a six-month refurbishment and conversion program by IPR […]