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ABOUT US: PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE September 2006 
We at Canadian North have an obligation to
serve the entire north with both passenger and
cargo service and we take this matter to heart.
As the only jet airline owned by people in the
NWT and Nunavut it is not only an obligation to
serve northerners with top-notch airline service,
but a privilege.One component of that service is our scheduling. By now most of our customers are well aware of our schedule change that took place on August 21, 2006. Prior to deciding on a schedule we begin this complex process by gathering information from many sources. We survey the community regarding changes in traffic patterns, we consult our corporate customers to ensure we are able to meet their volume requirements, we attend business association meetings pertaining to specific projects like the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline and finally we study southern airline schedules to ensure we maximize southern flight connections. This all fits into an intricate scheduling system and finally the seasonal schedule is created. We are especially excited about a few of our key changes. Our F-100 service provides additional seats in the market and allows us to offer more non-stop services to the Mackenzie Valley communities. That means six-day-a-week service in the same aircraft from Calgary with three of those days providing non-stop service from Calgary to Yellowknife; then from there, non-stop to Norman Wells or non-stop to Inuvik. There is also good news for those late risers, three days a week we will now be departing later, leaving at 7:15 am out of Calgary and getting you going faster with the non-stop flight. And for the evening flights you can put in a full work day in Calgary or Edmonton and get to Yellowknife earlier, at 8:10 pm on flight 422. In Cambridge Bay, we've changed our Monday departure to Tuesday, while maintaining three-day-a-week service, in order to reduce the connection time to Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit. The final piece of the puzzle is how we fit into southern networks. Our new schedule makes same-day connectability to flights to and from Vancouver, Toronto and other destinations possible. As mentioned, we pride ourselves on being a full service air carrier so in order to ensure we have sufficient cargo capacity in the market, the 737 combi aircraft will still be a huge contributor throughout our system including daily service on the longstanding 444/445 up the Mackenzie Valley and, where needed, additional freighter service has been added. I’d like to thank our passengers for bearing with our early summer schedule so that we can now provide these enhancements. As many of you know, the bear in our logo is a symbol of our airline’s ability to adapt to our environment. I think the 2006 fall schedule embodies that essential attribute in this competitive northern airline market. Tom Ruth Back to current President's Message
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