''Arctic Air'' is a Canadian

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television series that began airing on CBC Television on January 10, 2012. The series was canceled on March 17, 2014, due to government budgetary cuts.

Synopsis

''Arctic Air'' is about a

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-based maverick airline and the unconventional family who runs it. The owners are Mel Ivarson, an old school

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; Krista Ivarson, Mel's daughter; and Bobby Martin, the son of Ivarson's deceased partner. Episodes focus on interpersonal conflicts between the characters as well as dramatic flying missions with their aging fleet of Douglas DC-3s,

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s and other aircraft. Each episode has one or more flying missions.

Cast

* Adam Beach as Bobby Martin *

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as Krista Ivarson * Kevin McNulty as Mel Ivarson *

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as Dev Panwar *

Carmen Moore Carmen Moore (born 24 December 1972) is a Canadian actress known for her work in television. She is known for her role as Loreen Cassway on ''Arctic Air'' (for which she was nominated for a Leo Award in 2012) and the lead role of Leona Stoney, o ...

as Loreen Cassway *

John Reardon John Henry Reardon (born July 30, 1975) is a Canadian actor and former university football player. Prior to 2015, Reardon starred as Blake Laviolette on the CBC Television series ''Arctic Air'' and had a recurring role as Greg Cameron on the S ...

as Blake Laviolette *

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as Astrid Poulsen *

Timothy Webber Timothy Webber is a Canadian television, film, and stage actor best known for his performance as Djordje in the film '' My Father's Angel'', for which he was a Best Supporting Actor nominee at the 21st Genie Awards.

as Cece Cooper * Rebecca Marshall as Lindsay Gallagher * Tanaya Beatty as Caitlin Janvier *

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as Tag Cummins

Episodes

Productions

In some episodes, the production crew used Buffalo Airways' hangar in Yellowknife as backdrop.

DVD releases

Entertainment One released the complete first season on DVD in Canada on November 20, 2012. Season 2 was released on January 7, 2014. The third and final season was released on October 14, 2014.

Ratings

According to CBC, the total audience for the first episode was just over 1 million viewers.

Awards and nominations

Canadian Screen Awards

Leo Awards

UBCP/ACTRA Awards

Supporting content

Mini-episodes

CBC Television released 5 mini-episodes online, titled ''Man of the North'' as supporting material to the first season of the series. These webisodes were each 2–3 minutes in length.

Online games

In support of the show's second season, an online game was launched on its official website, entitled ''Arctic Air Adventure''.

Season 2 Finale

A series of short clips, available exclusively through the series page on the CBC website, were produced to complement the second-season finale. This online content was nominated for a

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, in the Best Cross Platform Project, Fiction, category.

VIP Lounge

For the third series of the show, additional content was provided through the show's page on the CBC website, which included additional scenes, and supporting material such as photographs taken by characters, phone conversations and additional graphics related to each episode."VIP Lounge - Arctic Air"
"CBC", Retrieved March 3, 2017.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 1974470 2012 Canadian television series debuts 2014 Canadian television series endings Television shows filmed in the Northwest Territories Television shows set in the Northwest Territories Television shows set in the Arctic 2010s Canadian drama television series Aviation television series Culture of Yellowknife CBC Television original programming