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 |
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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 |
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