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Revision as of 18:59, 3 November 2011

Air Georgian Ltd.
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZX GGN GEORGIAN
Founded1994
Hubs
Secondary hubsHalifax Stanfield International Airport, Calgary International Airport
Frequent-flyer programAeroplan (Air Canada)
AllianceStar Alliance (Air Canada)
Fleet size20[1]/19[2]
Parent companyGeorgian International
HeadquartersMississauga, Ontario
Key peopleEric Edmondson (President), Dan Bockner VP Ops, Brad Warren VP Maint, Scott Monsen VP Fin
Websitewww.airgeorgian.ca * www.georgianinternational.com

Air Georgian Limited is an airline based in the Shell Aerocentre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.[3] It was established and started operations in 1994 and operates as a charter and airline carrier. It once had a C208 Amphib in the UAE which was the first in the region. It had a long time cargo operation known as Georgian Express which was sold to Cargo Jet in 2007. It is an executive jet operator offering aircraft charter, aircraft maintenance, aircraft management, outsourced flight operations, flight crew scheduling, technical and airline pilot training services to major airlines, corporations and individuals in Toronto, Ontario (CYYZ), Halifax, Nova Scotia (CYHZ) and Montreal, Quebec (CYUL). Air Georgian is one of the only 704 operators to have the IOSA audit from ICAO. Its main business is its operation as Air Canada Express on a Tier III codeshare with Air Canada for scheduled services on domestic and trans-border routes. Its main base is Toronto Pearson International Airport, with hubs at Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.[1]

Air Georgian is a certified dealer of P&W ADAS systems and is the Canadian Service Ctr for the Hawker Premier. Air Georgian Pilots are represented by an internal union OREA. The company and the union work together to address the many challenges the industry faces.

Fleet

An Air Georgian Beechcraft 1900D (left) at Bradley International Airport
Air Geogrian Beechcraft 1900D in Canadian Airlines livery

As of April 2009 Flight International reported a fleet of 21 aircraft for Air Georgian and in April 2010 Transport Canada listed the following aircraft as registered to Air Georgian:

Air Georgian Fleet
Aircraft Fleet[1] Number[2] Variants Tail number
Beechcraft 1900 15 15 1900D GAAR, GAAS, GAAU, GAAV, GGGA, GHGA, GMGA, GORA,
GORC, GORF, GORI, GORZ, GVGA, GWGA, GZGA
Beechcraft Premier 2 2 Premier IA FJTN
British Aerospace BAe 125 0 1 Hawker 800 FDKJ
Cessna Citation II 2 2 Model S550 GPGA

Destinations

Canada

United States

References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 57.
  2. ^ a b Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Air Georgian" (enter Air Georgian in the box titled "Owner Name")
  3. ^ "Contact Us" Air Georgian. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.

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