Air Canada Express
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| Founded | May 3rd, 2011 | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Aeroplan (Air Canada) | |||
| Airport lounge | Maple Leaf Lounge (Air Canada) | |||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |||
| Fleet size | 160 | |||
| Parent company | Air Canada | |||
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
Air Canada Express is a brand name under which four regional airlines operate feeder flights for Air Canada. They primarily connect smaller cities with Air Canada's domestic hub airports and focus cities, although they offer some point-to-point service. On April 26, 2011, it was reported that Air Canada decided to retire the Air Canada Jazz brand and created the Air Canada Express brand.[1] Prior to establishing the Express name, the flights operated primarily under the Air Canada Jazz or Air Canada Alliance banners.
Operators [edit]
| Airline | IATA code | ICAO code | Call sign | Number of aircraft | Aircraft operated | Parent |
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| Air Georgian | ZX | GGN | GEORGIAN | 16 | Beechcraft 1900 | Georgian International |
| Exploits Valley Air Services | 8K | EVAS | 7 | Beechcraft 1900 | EVAS | |
| Jazz Aviation LP | QK | JZA | JAZZ | 60 15 35 16 |
Dash 8-100/300 Bombardier Q400 Bombardier CRJ100/200 Bombardier CRJ705 |
Chorus Aviation Inc. |
| Sky Regional Airlines | RS | SKV | MAPLE | 5 15* |
Bombardier Q400 Embraer E-175 |
Skyservice Business Aviation |
| 169 | Total |
- Central Mountain Air ceased operations under the Air Canada Express banner in October 2011 after Air Georgian was awarded the Alberta and B.C. destinations previously operated by CMA.
- Sky Regional Airlines will operate all 15 of Air Canada's Embraer E-175 aircraft by June 2013.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ "Air Canada Launches New Regional Brand". Financial Post. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Air Canada Announces Fleet Plan for International Growth" (Press release). Air Canada. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
