Kenn Borek Air

Kenn Borek Air provides aircraft charters, leasing and scheduled flight services throughout the world and is based in Canada. It charters aircraft for scientific expeditions, oil exploration etc and operates air ambulance services. They began operations in 1970 with a DHC-6 Twin Otter providing air support for oil exploration activities in the Canadian Arctic. In April 2001 Kenn Borek Air rescued Dr. Ron Shemenski from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. When float operations are impossible during the Canadian winter, Kenn Borek Air rents many of its planes and pilots to the Maldivian Air Taxi service.

C-GFKB - Kenn Borek Air Ltd. - EMBRAER EMB 110 Bandeirante (E110) - commonly referred to as the Bandit. Photo taken 14th June 2005 at 20:02 MDT (02:02 UTC) at Cambridge Bay Airport. This aircraft is used for scheduled services to Kugluktuk, Gjoa Haven, Talaoyak and Kugaaruk.

Fleet

The current fleet of 50 aircraft Kenn Borek Air Ltd. consists of (ICAO designators in brackets):
*Beechcraft Airliner (BE99)
*Beech King Air 90, 100 & 200 (BE9L, BE10, BE20)
*Cessna Skywagon (C185)
*Bell Twin Ranger (B06T) - Helicopter
*Douglas Dakota (DC3)
*Douglas Dakota Turbo Conversion (DC3T)
*Embraer Bandeirante (E110)
*De Havilland Twin Otter (DHC6)

With 33 Twin Otters Kenn Borek Air Ltd. is the largest Twin Otter operator in the world.

Related content

Aircraft Manufacturers:
*Beechcraft
*Cessna
*Bell Helicopter Textron
*Douglas Aircraft Company
*Embraer
*De Havilland Canada

External links

*Company website
*Antarctic Rescue - April 2001