List of defunct airlines of Canada

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Canada.

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or
headquarters		 Notes
30000 Island Air
 Parry Sound Harbour 2000? - ?, charter rental & leasing Service air operator based in Parry Sound, Ontario using de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Aeropro APO AEROPRO Québec City Jean Lesage 1998 - 2010; still operates as maintenance facility in Quebec City
Air 500 BRM BOOMERANG Toronto Pearson 1988 - 2007
Air Alliance 3J AAQ LIAISON Québec City Jean Lesage 1988 - 1999, to Air Nova
Air Atlantic 9A ATL Saint John 1985 - 1998, feeder airline for Canadian Pacific Airlines and later Canadian Airlines International
Air Baffin BFF AIR BAFFIN Iqaluit 1990 - 1997, now Air Nunavut
Air BC ZX ABL AIR COACH Vancouver 1980 - 2002, to Air Canada Jazz
Air Charter Systems
 Montréal–Mirabel 1986 – 1988, reincarnated in 1997 as International Cargo Charter and operating until 2003
Air Canada Tango AC ACA Montréal–Trudeau 2001 - 2004, name retained as a type of fare on its regular Air Canada services
Air Club International CLI AIR CLUB Montréal–Mirabel 1993 - 1998, charter airline with flights to Europe
Air Fecteau Jg AFH FECTO Senneterre 1936-1967, sold to Quebecair
Air Gaspé Sept-Îles 1951 - 1986, became a subsidiary of Quebecair in 1973
Air Labrador WJ LAL LAB AIR Goose Bay 1948 - 2017 Regional, charters. Merged with Innu Mikun Airlines to form Air Borealis.[1]
Air Mikisew V8 AURORA Fort McMurray 1961 (as Contact Air) - 2011, grounded in 2010 and permanently closed by 2011
Air Nova QK ARN NOVA Halifax Stanfield 1986 - 2001, merged into Air Canada Jazz
Air Ontario GX ONT ONTARIO London 1987 - 2001, to Air Canada Jazz
Air Satellite 6O ASJ SATELLITE Baie-Comeau 1968 - 2008, to Exact Air
Air Schefferville
 ASF SCHEFF Schefferville 1981-2004
Air Southwest ASW AIR SOUTHWEST Chilliwack 1983 - 2005
Airspeed Aviation SPD SPEEDLINE Abbotsford 1986 - 2009, sold to Orca Airways
Airtransit
 Victoria STOLport,
Ottawa/Rockcliffe		 1973 - 1975, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada
Alberta Citylink ABK ALBERTA CITYLINK Medicine Hat 1996 - 2004, owned by Bar XH Air
AllCanada Express CNX CANEX Toronto Pearson 1992 - 2005
Alta Flights ALZ Edmonton International 1986 - 2014, to Sunwest Aviation
Arctic Sunwest Charters ARCTIC SUNWEST Yellowknife 1989 - 2013, bought by the Ledcor Group of Companies and aircraft re-branded as Summit Air
Astoria Airlines S3 AOI Astoria Montréal–Trudeau 1995, very short-lived airline operating in the summer of 1995
Austin Airways AAW Timmins/Victor M. Power 1934 - 1987, to Air Ontario
Baxter Aviation 6B Nanaimo Harbour 1985 - 2007, sold to West Coast Air
BCWest Air Abbotsford 2007 - 2008, ended in October 2008 due to unresolved shareholder dispute
Canada 3000 2T CMM ELITE Toronto Pearson 1988 - 2001, formerly Canada 2000; Canada 3000 Cargo sold to Cargojet and 2005 revival failed
Canada West Airlines Edmonton International 2002 - 2004
Canadian Airlines CP CDN CANADIAN Calgary 1987 - 2001, to Air Canada
Canadian Airways Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson 1926 - 1941, established as Western Canadian Airways, purchased by Canadian Pacific Airlines
Canadian Colonial Airways Montreal 1929 - 1942, reformed as Colonial Airlines
Canadian Pacific Air Lines CP CPC EMPRESS Vancouver 1942 - 1987, also known as CP Air, to Canadian Airlines International, the callsign is still used by Canadian North
Canadian Regional Airlines KI CDR CANADIAN REGIONAL Calgary 1993 - 2000, to Air Canada Jazz
Cherry Red Airline Prince Albert (Glass Field) 1928 - 1932
Canjet C6 CJA CANJET Halifax 2002 - 2015
City Express Peterborough 1971 - 1991, founded as Air Atonabee 1971
Colonial Airlines Montreal 1942 - 1956, formed from Canadian Colonial Airways sold to Eastern Air Lines
Corporate Express CPB PENTA Calgary 1975 - 2009, closed
Eastern Canada Air Lines Moncton 1936 - 1938, closed
Eastern Provincial Airways 156 - PV PV PROVINCIAL Gander 1949 - 1987, to Canadian Airlines International
Eldorado Radium Silver Express Edmonton/Blatchford Field,
Port Radium		 1935 - 1970s?, to Eldorado Aviation which ceased operations in 1982
Fecteau Transport Aerien Senneterre 1936 - 1973, renamed as Air Fecteau
First Nations Transportation Gimli 2003 - 2009
Fortunair FX FXE AIR FUTURE Montreal, Toronto 1994 - 1995
Globemaster Air Cargo G5 Edmonton/St. Albert 2003 - 2004
Great Lakes Airlines Sarnia Chris Hadfield 1958 - 1983, to Air Ontario
Greyhound Air Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson 1996 - 1997
Harmony Airways HQ HMY HARMONY Vancouver 2002 - 2007
Holidair
 STP STAMPEDE Edmonton 1998 - 1999
ICC Air Cargo Canada
 CIC Montréal–Mirabel 1998 - 2002, also listed as ICC International Cargo Charter
Hawkair BH BHA HAWKAIR Terrace and Kitimat 1994 - 2016, Regional airline, scheduled passenger service and charters. On November 18, 2016, Hawkair declared bankruptcy, had all assets seized for liquidation, and permanently suspended operations.[2]
Innu Mikun Airlines Goose Bay Regional airline, charters. A joint partnership between Innu Development Limited Partnership and Provincial Airlines. Merged with Air Labrador in 2017 to form Air Borealis.[1]
Intair ND INT INTAIR Toronto Pearson 1989 - 1991, established by City Express as a successor to Skycraft Air Transport
Inter-Canadien ND ICN INTER-CANADIEN Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1986 - 1999, to Canadian Airlines International
Jetsgo SG JGO JETSGO Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau 2001 - 2005, entered bankruptcy protection
Keystone Air Service KEE KEYSTONE Winnipeg/St. Andrews 1985 - October 2015, operating certificate suspended, shut doors and liquidated assets[3]
Knighthawk Air Express 4I KNX KNIGHT FLIGHT Calgary 1993 - 2005
Lamb Air The Pas 1934 - 1981
Latham Island Airways Yellowknife Water c.1973 - 1991, to Air Tindi
M&C Aviation
 Prince Albert (Glass Field) 1930 - 1947, to Norcanair (Saskatchewan Government Airways)
MacKenzie Air Services Edmonton/Blatchford Field 1932 - 1942, to Canadian Pacific Airlines
Maestro 5G SSV SKYTOUR Québec City Jean Lesage 2006 - 2007
Maritime Central Airways Moncton 1941 - 1963, Nordair was a subsidiary
Millardair MAB MILLARDAIR Toronto Pearson 1962 - 1990, continued as aircraft maintenance and servicing firm Millard Air Incorporated (Millardair MRO) 1990-2012
NAC Air HMR HAMMER Thunder Bay 2000 - 2008, North American Charters was 100% First Nations owned
Nationair NX NXA NATION AIRWAYS Montréal–Mirabel 1986 - 1993, owned by Nolisair
Newfoundland Airways Gander 1948 - 1983, to Air Labrador
Nolisair Montréal–Mirabel 1984 - 1993, as parent company of Nationair
Norcanair Prince Albert (Glass Field) 1947 - 1987, early 1990s, 2001 - 2005, originally M&C Aviation then Time Air
Nordair ND NDR NORDAIR Montréal–Trudeau,
Montréal–Mirabel		 1947 - 1987, acquired by Canadian Pacific Airlines then merged into Canadian Airlines and Inter-Canadien
NorOntair NOA NORONTAIR Sault Ste. Marie 1971 - 1996, airline operations of Ontario Northland Transportation Commission
North Canada Air Prince Albert (Glass Field) 1930 - 1965, see also M&C Aviation, Time Air
NWT Air NV NWT TERRITORIAL Yellowknife 1960 - 1997, to First Air
Odyssey International OL ODY ODYSSEY Toronto Pearson 1988 - 1990, name, aircraft and some employees were merged with Nationair, and operated as a separate division of Nolisair for a short period of time
Ontario Central Airlines NUN NUNASI Kenora 1947 - 1991?, became Nunasi-Central Airlines in 1984 and then to Nunasi-Northland Airlines in 1987
Ontario Express 9X OEL PARTNER Toronto-Pearson 1980s - 1998, to Canadian Airlines
Orca Airways ORK ORCA Vancouver 2005 - 2018 Scheduled passenger service, charters[4]
Pacific Western Airlines PA PWA Vancouver 1946 - 1987, to Canadian Airlines
Pat Bay Air Victoria Water 2005 - 2015, Floatplane charters[5]
Peace Air Peace River 1962 - 2007
Pem-Air PD OEM PEM-AIR Pembroke 1970 - 2002
Powell Air PWL POWELL AIR Powell River 1975 - 1987, merged with Air BC to form Pacific Coastal Airlines
Pronto Airways WEW PRONTO Prince Albert (Glass Field) Scheduled passenger service.[6] Now part of West Wind Aviation.[7]
CME COMET Charlottetown 1989 - 2010, operational control was transferred to SkyLink Express
Quebecair Express QO QAE Québec City Jean Lesage 2003 - 2005
Quebecair QB QBA QUEBECAIR Montréal–Trudeau 1946 - 1987, began as Rimouski Airlines, acquired by CP Air 1986 and consolidated within Canadian Airlines 1987
Queen Charlotte Airlines Vancouver Water 1946 - 1955, sold to Pacific Western Airlines
QuikAir Q9 Calgary 2001 - 2006
Roots Air 6J SSV SKYTOUR Toronto Pearson 2000 - 2001, part of Roots Canada, ceased operations when ownership acquired by Air Canada
Royal Aviation QN ROY ROY Montréal–Trudeau 1991 - 2001, acquired by Canada 3000
Saskatchewan Government Airways Prince Albert (Glass Field) 1947 - 1965, to Norcanair
Sealand Helicopters SEA SEALAND St. John's Merged to form CHC Helicopter in 1987
Skycraft Air Transport Oshawa 1977 - 1989, reincarnated in 1989 and operating until 1994.
Skyservice 5G SSV SKYTOUR Toronto Pearson 1986 - 2010, differs from existing Skyservice Business Aviation - same owners
Skyxpress Airline KLO KLONDIKE Calgary 2000s? - 2008
Sonicblue Airways VL Vancouver 1982 - ceased operations 2006
Southern Frontier Airlines Calgary 1980s? - ?, to Time Air
Starratt Airways Hudson, Kenora District 1932 - 1942, to Canadian Pacific Airlines
Swanberg Air Grande Prairie 2000 - 2011, ceased due to death of founder Sylvan Swanberg
Time Air KI TAF TIME AIR Lethbridge 1966 - 1993, to Canadian Regional Airlines
Trans-Canada Air Lines Montréal/Saint-Hubert 1937 - 1965, now Air Canada
Trans-Provincial Airlines Prince Rupert ? - 1993, sold to Harbour Air
Transair TZ TTZ Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson 1947 - 1979, started as Central Northern Airways, renamed Transair 1956; sold to Pacific Western Airlines in 1979
Yellowknife ? - 2013, bought by the Ledcor Group of Companies and rebranded as Summit Helicopters
Triton Airlines DRC St. John's 1993 - 1994
Vacationair
 VN VAC VACATIONAIR Toronto 1988 - 1990, initiated by Gray Coach Lines
Val Air VK Montréal–Trudeau 2003 - 2004
Vision Airways Corporation V6 VSN VISION Timmins/Victor M. Power ? - 1994
Vistajet VJT VISTA Ottawa,
Toronto,
Windsor		 1997 - 1997
Wardair WD WDA WARDAIR Edmonton International 1952 - 1990, started as Polaris Charter Company at Yellowknife in 1946, acquired by Canadian Airlines
West Coast Air 8O YWZ COAST AIR Vancouver Harbour Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters[8] Harbour Air Seaplanes of Vancouver acquired West Coast Air and consolidated the two airlines' terminal and services on March 31, 2010. All aircraft were transferred to Harbour Air Seaplanes, the West Coast Air name dropped and the Harbour Air brand painted on the aircraft.
Western Express Airlines
 Vancouver ? 1994 - 2006
Winnport Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson 1998 - 2002, Winnipeg-based air cargo company flying to China, renamed as Cargojet Airways
World-Wide Airways Montreal-Dorval 1947 - 1966; founded by Donald McVicar (1915-1997) a former RAF pilot[9]
Worldways Canada Limited WG WWC Toronto-Pearson 1973 - 1991; registered in Nova Scotia in 1985.
Zip 3J WZP ZIPPER Calgary 2002 - 2004, operations return to regular Air Canada routes
Zoom Airlines Z4 OOM ZOOM Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier 2002 - 2008, named acquired for new XPO Airlines 2009

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Labrador Airlines Combine
  2. ↑ Northwestern BE Airline Company Declares Bankruptcy
  3. ↑ Keystone Air suspended by Transport Canada
  4. ↑ Orca Airways
  5. ↑ Pat Bay Air
  6. ↑ Pronto Airways
  7. ↑ West Wind Aviation
  8. ↑ West Coast Air
  9. ↑ http://donmcvicar.com/dorval.htm
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