Lockheed Martin Canada invests $9.5M in Air Inuit fleet
Funding part of Canadian policy aimed at creating jobs and improving local industry
Air Inuit says a $9.5M investment from Lockheed Martin Canada will go toward upgrading and maintaining its Boeing 737-800 fleet. (File photo by Corey Larocque)
Lockheed Martin Canada has invested more than $9.5 million in Air Inuit, the airline that serves Nunavik.
The investment is part of Canada’s Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy, which requires companies that win defence contracts to reinvest in Canadian businesses and communities, according to a May 28 press release.
The funding will help Air Inuit maintain and upgrade the engines of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft that serve the Montreal-Kuujjuaq route, the release states.
It will also support local jobs and infrastructure in northern communities, Kristen Leroux, Lockheed’s vice president and regional executive, wrote in an email.
“In an era of increasing global instability, a secure and connected North is a secure and connected Canada,” she wrote.
“These aircraft currently bring significant benefits operating primarily between Montreal, Kuujjuaq, and the LaGrande cargo hub,” Air Inuit Tim Duboyce spokesperson wrote in an email.
The planes are expected to also serve the Hudson Coast once runway infrastructure in Puvirnituq is upgraded, he wrote.
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