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
Air 500 BRM BOOMERANG 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 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 Montréal–Mirabel 1993 - 1998, charter airline with flights to Europe
Air Fecteau Senneterre 1936-1967, sold to Quebecair
Air Gaspé Sept-Îles 1951 - 1986, became a subsidiary of Quebecair in 1973
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
 Schefferville
Air Southwest Chilliwack 1983 - 2005
Airspeed Aviation 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
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
Fecteau Transport Aerien Senneterre 1936 - 1973, renamed as Air Fecteau
First Nations Transportation Gimli 2003 - 2009
Fortunair FX FXE AIR FUTURE 1994 - 1995
Globemaster Air Cargo 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 Edmonton 1998 - 1999
ICC Air Cargo Canada
 CIC Montréal–Mirabel 1998 - 2002, also listed as ICC International Cargo Charter
Intair ND INT INTAIR Toronto Pearson 1989 - 1991, established by City Express as a successor to Skycraft Air Transport
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[1]
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 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 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 1980s - 1998, to Canadian Airlines
Pacific Western Airlines PA PWA Vancouver 1946 - 1987, to Canadian Airlines
Pat Bay Air Victoria Water Floatplane charters[2]
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
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
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 St. John's 1993 - 1994
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
Western Express Airlines
 Vancouver ? - c2001
Winnport Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson 1998 - 2002, Winnipeg-based air cargo company flying to China, renamed as Cargojet Airways
World-Wide Airways 1947 - 1966
Worldways Canada 1973 - 1991
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. ↑ Keystone Air suspended by Transport Canada
  2. ↑ Pat Bay Air
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