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    Source last updated: Aug 18, 2026
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    ICAOAKT
    CallsignARCTIC

    Operator profile

    Full Name
    Bradley Air Services Limited
    Country
    Canada
    Started Operations
    1973
    Ceased operations
    26 May 2021
    Canadian North (5T / AKT)
    Predecessor
    Bradley Air Services (AH / BAR)
    Official Site
    firstair.ca

    Aircraft overview

    In Service0
    Current Total0
    Historic48
    Overall48
    Aircraft TypeIn ServiceParkedCurrent TotalFutureHistoricAvg. AgeOverall
    ATR 42 / 721717
    Boeing 7371515
    Boeing 76711
    British Aerospace BAe 146 / Avro RJ11
    De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter1313
    De Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 711
    Total00004848

    Aircraft registry

    Source list categories: Historic Fleet

    Source record fields: Aircraft Type · Config · Delivered · Exit Date · Status / Fate · Remark

    RegistrationAircraft TypeSource Details
    C-FIQRATR 42-300(QC)
    • Y42/Cargo
    • 20 Nov 2001
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FIQR Canadian North
    • 402
    C-FIQUATR 42-300(F)
    • Cargo
    • 22 Oct 2001
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FIQU Canadian North
    • 403
    C-FTCPATR 42-300(QC)
    • Y42 or Cargo
    • 26 Oct 2001
    • 16 Sep 2016
    • C-FVGP Air North
    C-FTIDATR 42-500
    • Config: Y42
    • Delivered: 21 Jul 2015
    • 26 May 2021
    • C-FTID Canadian North
    • 452
    C-FTIKATR 42-500
    • Config: Y42
    • Delivered: 3 Feb 2016
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FTIK Canadian North
    • 455
    C-FTILATR 42-500
    • Config: Y42
    • Delivered: 3 Jan 2017
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FTIL Canadian North
    • 454
    C-FTIQATR 42-500
    • Config: Y42
    • Delivered: 3 Nov 2015
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FTIQ Canadian North
    • 456
    C-FTIRATR 42-500
    • Config: Y42
    • Delivered: 21 Apr 2016
    • 26 May 2021
    • C-FTIR Canadian North
    • 451
    C-FTIZATR 42-500
    • Config: Y42
    • Delivered: 1 Jun 2016
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FTIZ Canadian North
    • 453
    C-FTJBATR 42-300(QC)
    • Y42 or Cargo
    • 8 Jun 2004
    • 28 Sep 2016
    • C-FVGF Air North
    C-GHCPATR 42-300(QC)
    • Y42/Cargo
    • 26 Oct 2001
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-GHCP Canadian North
    • 401
    C-GKLBATR 42-300(QC)
    • Y42/Cargo
    • 26 Feb 2009
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-GKLB Canadian North
    • 407
    C-GSRRATR 42-300(QC)
    • Y42 / Cargo
    • 25 Nov 2004
    • 26 May 2021
    • C-GSRR Canadian North
    • 404
    C-GULUATR 42-320(QC)
    • Y42/Cargo
    • 6 Dec 2006
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-GULU Canadian North
    • 406
    C-GUNOATR 42-320(QC)
    • Y42/Cargo
    • 14 Mar 2007
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-GUNO Canadian North
    • 405
    C-GLHRATR 72-212(F)
    • Config: Y60
    • Delivered: 1 Mar 2011
    • 27 Aug 2015
    • N810HC Empire Airlines
    C-GRMZATR 72-212
    • Config: Y60
    • Delivered: 1 Mar 2011
    • 26 Jun 2015
    • N807HC Empire Airlines
    C-FACPBoeing 737-2L9 Adv
    • 14 Oct 2005
    • 14 Jul 2016
    • C-GNLA Nolinor Aviation
    C-FNVKBoeing 737-2R4C Adv
    • 9 Feb 2007
    • 14 Dec 2015
    • C-FOAD Air Rotables Inc
    C-FNVTBoeing 737-248C Adv
    • Y115/Cargo
    • 15 Nov 1997
    • 5 Aug 2016
    • C-GNLE Nolinor Aviation
    C-GCPTBoeing 737-217 Adv
    • Config: Y99
    • Delivered: 26 Sep 2005
    • 19 Nov 2015
    • Partially Preserved
    C-GFPWBoeing 737-275C Adv
    • 1 Jul 2001
    • 7 Aug 2002
    • C-GFPW Canadian North
    • 552
    C-GNDCBoeing 737-242C Adv
    • Y115/Cargo
    • 18 Jun 2002
    • Preserved
    C-GNDEBoeing 737-247 Adv
    • 6 Jul 2011
    • Stored
    C-GNDFBoeing 737-25A Adv
    • Config: Y99
    • Delivered: 17 Jan 2012
    • Stored
    C-GNWIBoeing 737-210C Adv
    • Y111/Cargo
    • 19 Jun 1998
    • 22 May 2001
    • Written Off
    C-GNWNBoeing 737-210C Adv
    • Y115/Cargo
    • 19 Jun 1998
    • 20 Aug 2011
    • Written Off
    C-FFNCBoeing 737-406(C)
    • Y72/Cargo
    • 13 Jun 2013
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FFNC Canadian North
    • 542
    C-FFNEBoeing 737-406(C)
    • Y72/Cargo
    • 13 Jun 2013
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FFNE Canadian North
    • 543
    C-FFNFBoeing 737-406(C)
    • Y72/Cargo
    • 26 Sep 2013
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FFNF Canadian North
    • 541
    C-FFNMBoeing 737-436
    • Config: Y156
    • Delivered: 2 Dec 2015
    • 1 Nov 2019
    • C-FFNM Canadian North
    • 544
    C-FLERBoeing 737-46B
    • Config: Y158
    • Delivered: Sep 2015
    • Dec 2015
    • C-FLER Flair Air
    • lsf Flair Air
    C-GKLYBoeing 767-223(BDSF)
    • Cargo
    • 4 Jun 2009
    • 1 Oct 2014
    • C-GKLY Cargojet Airways
    • lsd
    C-FERJBritish Aerospace Avro RJ85 (146-RJ85)
    • Config: Y90
    • Delivered: 15 Jun 2015
    • 31 Mar 2021
    • C-FERJ Canadian North
    • lsf Summit Air
    CF-PAEDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: Jun 1977
    • Mar 1978
    • CF-PAE Survair
    • lsf Survair
    C-FASGDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: Aug 2004
    • 24 Aug 2006
    • C-FASG Air Tindi
    • 601
    C-FASSDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: 24 Jun 1998
    • 16 Feb 2004
    • C-FASS Air Inuit
    • 602
    C-FIZDDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: 24 Jun 1998
    • 5 May 2000
    • C-FIZD Provincial Airlines
    • lsd
    C-FNANDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: Sep 1994
    • 22 Jun 2004
    • C-FNAN Rocky Mountain Aircraft
    • 603
    C-FTFXDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: 24 Jun 1998
    • 27 Jun 2001
    • C-FTFX Arctic Sunwest Charters
    C-FTJJDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: 24 Jun 1998
    • 14 Oct 1998
    • C-FTJJ North Cariboo Air
    • lsd
    C-FTXQDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: 24 Jun 1998
    • 17 Jul 2001
    • C-FTXQ Arctic Sunwest Charters
    • lsd
    C-FUGTDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: 24 Jun 1998
    • 7 Jun 2002
    • C-FUGT Unaalik Aviation
    • lsd
    C-GARWDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: 24 Jun 1998
    • 27 Jun 2001
    • C-GARW Arctic Sunwest Charters
    C-GNDNDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: May 1996
    • 12 Aug 1996
    • Written Off
    • lsf Bradley Air Services
    C-GNDODe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: 24 Jun 1998
    • 11 Jun 2001
    • C-GNDO Air Inuit
    • 606, lsd
    C-GOESDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: Dec 1977
    • Mar 1978
    • C-GOES Bradley Air Services
    • lsf Bradley Air Services
    C-GCFRDe Havilland Canada DHC-7-150IR Dash 7
    • Ice Reconnaissance
    • 24 Jun 1998
    • 6 Feb 2004
    • C-GCFR Environment Canada
    • lsf Environment Canada

    Aircraft imagery

    Aircraft images associated with this operator.

    First Air aircraft photo 1
    Source aircraft photo 1.
    • © Ramin
    • C-GSRR
    • 125
    • First Air
      ATR 42-300(QC)
      Yellowknife (YZF / CYZF)
    First Air aircraft photo 2
    Source aircraft photo 2.
    • © Marco Dotti
    • C-GLHR
    • 423
    • First Air
      ATR 72-212
      Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel (HAM / EDDH)
    First Air aircraft photo 3
    Source aircraft photo 3.
    • © Pierre Lacombe
    • C-GNDC
    • 21728
    • First Air
      Boeing 737-242C Adv
      Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL)
    First Air aircraft photo 4
    Source aircraft photo 4.
    • © Andreas Fietz
    • C-GCPT
    • 22258
    • First Air
      Boeing 737-217 Adv
      Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL)
    First Air aircraft photo 5
    Source aircraft photo 5.
    • © Cuong Nguyen
    • C-FFNC
    • 27232
    • First Air
      Boeing 737-406(C)
      Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL)
    First Air aircraft photo 6
    Source aircraft photo 6.
    • © Gerrit Griem
    • C-FFNC
    • 27232
    • First Air
      Boeing 737-406(C)
      Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL)
    First Air aircraft photo 7
    Source aircraft photo 7.
    • © Helmut Schnichels
    • C-GKLY
    • 22314
    • First Air
      Boeing 767-223(BDSF)
      Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International (YOW / CYOW)
    First Air aircraft photo 8
    Source aircraft photo 8.
    • © Shon Fridman
    • C-FERJ
    • E2290
    • First Air
      British Aerospace Avro RJ85 (146-RJ85)
      Toronto Lester B. Pearson (YYZ / CYYZ)

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    First Air

    IATA 7F | ICAO AKT | Callsign ARCTIC

    Full Name | Bradley Air Services Limited

    Country | Canada

    Started Operations | 1973

    Ceased operations | 26 May 2021 Canadian North (5T / AKT)

    Predecessor | Bradley Air Services (AH / BAR)

    Official Site | firstair.ca

    Last updated on Aug 18, 2026

    Fleet Matrix

    Aircraft Type | Current | Future 2 | Historic | Avg. Age | Total

    Aircraft Type | In Service | Parked | Total | Future 2 | Historic | Avg. Age | Total

    ATR 42 / 72 | 17

    Boeing 737 | 15

    Boeing 767 | 1

    British Aerospace BAe 146 / Avro RJ | 1

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 13

    De Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 | 1

    Total | 0 | 48

    Fleet List

    Historic Fleet

    Reg

    Aircraft Type

    Config

    Delivered

    Exit Date

    Status / Fate

    Remark

    C-FIQR

    ATR 42-300(QC)

    Y42/Cargo

    20 Nov 2001

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FIQR Canadian North

    402

    C-FIQU

    ATR 42-300(F)

    Cargo

    22 Oct 2001

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FIQU Canadian North

    403

    C-FTCP

    ATR 42-300(QC)

    Y42 or Cargo

    26 Oct 2001

    16 Sep 2016

    C-FVGP Air North

    C-FTID

    ATR 42-500

    Y42

    21 Jul 2015

    26 May 2021

    C-FTID Canadian North

    452

    C-FTIK

    ATR 42-500

    Y42

    3 Feb 2016

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FTIK Canadian North

    455

    C-FTIL

    ATR 42-500

    Y42

    3 Jan 2017

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FTIL Canadian North

    454

    C-FTIQ

    ATR 42-500

    Y42

    3 Nov 2015

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FTIQ Canadian North

    456

    C-FTIR

    ATR 42-500

    Y42

    21 Apr 2016

    26 May 2021

    C-FTIR Canadian North

    451

    C-FTIZ

    ATR 42-500

    Y42

    1 Jun 2016

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FTIZ Canadian North

    453

    C-FTJB

    ATR 42-300(QC)

    Y42 or Cargo

    8 Jun 2004

    28 Sep 2016

    C-FVGF Air North

    C-GHCP

    ATR 42-300(QC)

    Y42/Cargo

    26 Oct 2001

    1 Nov 2019

    C-GHCP Canadian North

    401

    C-GKLB

    ATR 42-300(QC)

    Y42/Cargo

    26 Feb 2009

    1 Nov 2019

    C-GKLB Canadian North

    407

    C-GSRR

    ATR 42-300(QC)

    Y42 / Cargo

    25 Nov 2004

    26 May 2021

    C-GSRR Canadian North

    404

    C-GULU

    ATR 42-320(QC)

    Y42/Cargo

    6 Dec 2006

    1 Nov 2019

    C-GULU Canadian North

    406

    C-GUNO

    ATR 42-320(QC)

    Y42/Cargo

    14 Mar 2007

    1 Nov 2019

    C-GUNO Canadian North

    405

    C-GLHR

    ATR 72-212(F)

    Y60

    1 Mar 2011

    27 Aug 2015

    N810HC Empire Airlines

    C-GRMZ

    ATR 72-212

    Y60

    1 Mar 2011

    26 Jun 2015

    N807HC Empire Airlines

    C-FACP

    Boeing 737-2L9 Adv

    14 Oct 2005

    14 Jul 2016

    C-GNLA Nolinor Aviation

    C-FNVK

    Boeing 737-2R4C Adv

    9 Feb 2007

    14 Dec 2015

    C-FOAD Air Rotables Inc

    C-FNVT

    Boeing 737-248C Adv

    Y115/Cargo

    15 Nov 1997

    5 Aug 2016

    C-GNLE Nolinor Aviation

    C-GCPT

    Boeing 737-217 Adv

    Y99

    26 Sep 2005

    19 Nov 2015

    Partially Preserved

    C-GFPW

    Boeing 737-275C Adv

    1 Jul 2001

    7 Aug 2002

    C-GFPW Canadian North

    552

    C-GNDC

    Boeing 737-242C Adv

    Y115/Cargo

    18 Jun 2002

    Preserved

    C-GNDE

    Boeing 737-247 Adv

    6 Jul 2011

    Stored

    C-GNDF

    Boeing 737-25A Adv

    Y99

    17 Jan 2012

    Stored

    C-GNWI

    Boeing 737-210C Adv

    Y111/Cargo

    19 Jun 1998

    22 May 2001

    Written Off

    C-GNWN

    Boeing 737-210C Adv

    Y115/Cargo

    19 Jun 1998

    20 Aug 2011

    Written Off

    C-FFNC

    Boeing 737-406(C)

    Y72/Cargo

    13 Jun 2013

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FFNC Canadian North

    542

    C-FFNE

    Boeing 737-406(C)

    Y72/Cargo

    13 Jun 2013

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FFNE Canadian North

    543

    C-FFNF

    Boeing 737-406(C)

    Y72/Cargo

    26 Sep 2013

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FFNF Canadian North

    541

    C-FFNM

    Boeing 737-436

    Y156

    2 Dec 2015

    1 Nov 2019

    C-FFNM Canadian North

    544

    C-FLER

    Boeing 737-46B

    Y158

    Sep 2015

    Dec 2015

    C-FLER Flair Air

    lsf Flair Air

    C-GKLY

    Boeing 767-223(BDSF)

    Cargo

    4 Jun 2009

    1 Oct 2014

    C-GKLY Cargojet Airways

    lsd

    C-FERJ

    British Aerospace Avro RJ85 (146-RJ85)

    Y90

    15 Jun 2015

    31 Mar 2021

    C-FERJ Canadian North

    lsf Summit Air

    CF-PAE

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter

    Y19

    Jun 1977

    Mar 1978

    CF-PAE Survair

    lsf Survair

    C-FASG

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    Aug 2004

    24 Aug 2006

    C-FASG Air Tindi

    601

    C-FASS

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    24 Jun 1998

    16 Feb 2004

    C-FASS Air Inuit

    602

    C-FIZD

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    24 Jun 1998

    5 May 2000

    C-FIZD Provincial Airlines

    lsd

    C-FNAN

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    Sep 1994

    22 Jun 2004

    C-FNAN Rocky Mountain Aircraft

    603

    C-FTFX

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    24 Jun 1998

    27 Jun 2001

    C-FTFX Arctic Sunwest Charters

    C-FTJJ

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    24 Jun 1998

    14 Oct 1998

    C-FTJJ North Cariboo Air

    lsd

    C-FTXQ

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    24 Jun 1998

    17 Jul 2001

    C-FTXQ Arctic Sunwest Charters

    lsd

    C-FUGT

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    24 Jun 1998

    7 Jun 2002

    C-FUGT Unaalik Aviation

    lsd

    C-GARW

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    24 Jun 1998

    27 Jun 2001

    C-GARW Arctic Sunwest Charters

    C-GNDN

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    May 1996

    12 Aug 1996

    Written Off

    lsf Bradley Air Services

    C-GNDO

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    24 Jun 1998

    11 Jun 2001

    C-GNDO Air Inuit

    606, lsd

    C-GOES

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

    Y19

    Dec 1977

    Mar 1978

    C-GOES Bradley Air Services

    lsf Bradley Air Services

    C-GCFR

    De Havilland Canada DHC-7-150IR Dash 7

    Ice Reconnaissance

    24 Jun 1998

    6 Feb 2004

    C-GCFR Environment Canada

    lsf Environment Canada

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    First Air Photos

    ATR 42

    © Ramin

    C-GSRR

    125

    First Air ATR 42-300(QC) Yellowknife (YZF / CYZF)

    ATR 72

    © Marco Dotti

    C-GLHR

    423

    First Air ATR 72-212 Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel (HAM / EDDH)

    Boeing 737-200

    © Pierre Lacombe

    C-GNDC

    21728

    First Air Boeing 737-242C Adv Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL)

    © Andreas Fietz

    C-GCPT

    22258

    First Air Boeing 737-217 Adv Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL)

    Boeing 737-400

    © Cuong Nguyen

    C-FFNC

    27232

    First Air Boeing 737-406(C) Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL)

    © Gerrit Griem

    C-FFNC

    27232

    First Air Boeing 737-406(C) Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL)

    Boeing 767-200

    © Helmut Schnichels

    C-GKLY

    22314

    First Air Boeing 767-223(BDSF) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International (YOW / CYOW)

    British Aerospace Avro RJ85

    © Shon Fridman

    C-FERJ

    E2290

    First Air British Aerospace Avro RJ85 (146-RJ85) Toronto Lester B. Pearson (YYZ / CYYZ)

    Disclaimer

    Only supported aircraft types are included in this list.