Island Express Air

Island Express Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
IAX ABBY AIR
Founded 2009
Hubs Abbotsford International Airport
Focus cities Victoria, Nanaimo, Comox
Fleet size 10[1]
Destinations 5
Headquarters Abbotsford, British Columbia
Key people Philip Hui
Website IslandExpressAir.com

Island Express Air is a small Canadian airline based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Its first flight was on August 7, 2009 as part of the Abbotsford International Airshow.[2] It runs scheduled air service between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, as well as charter flights and cargo service. On February 23, 2018, one of their B100 King Air's crashed at Abbotsford Airport (CYXX) immediately after take-off in blizzard conditions[3]. As a result of this accident, and due to public safety concerns, Transport Canada suspended Island Express' Air Operating Certificate (AOC) shortly thereafter, on February 28th, 2018[4]. However, following a robust review of the company's safety procedures the operating certificate was reinstated on June 26th, 2018.[5]

As of August 2nd, 2018 Island Express Air has been acquired and wholelly managed by Shorebird Enterprises.

Destinations

Destinations as of August 2018:[6]

Fleet

Fleet as of September 2017:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Island Express Air 20 May 2016
  2. ↑ Tucker, Cam (7 August 2009). "Island Express ready to lighten travel load". Abbotsford Times;. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "UPDATED: Abbotsford airline grounded after YXX accident was fined $30,000 last year - Abbotsford News". Abbotsford News. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  4. ↑ Canada, Transport. "Transport Canada suspends Island Express Air's Air Operator Certificate - Canada.ca". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  5. ↑ "Transport Canada reinstates Island Express Air for operations following February crash". CHEK. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  6. ↑ "Island Express Air Routes & Schedules". Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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