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City Express ceased operations in February 1991.<ref name=CTA>{{cite web |url=http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/rulings-decisions/orders/1991/A/1991-A-308_e.html |title=1991-A-308 -- Suspension - Air Atonabee Limited cob City Express - Cité Express |publisher=[[Canadian Transportation Agency]] |date=June 7, 1991 |accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref><ref name=Stevenson /><ref name=TPA>{{cite web |url=http://www.torontoport.com/airport_history.asp?id=164 |title=Toronto City Centre Airport: A History |publisher=Toronto Port Authority |accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> |
City Express ceased operations in February 1991.<ref name=CTA>{{cite web |url=http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/rulings-decisions/orders/1991/A/1991-A-308_e.html |title=1991-A-308 -- Suspension - Air Atonabee Limited cob City Express - Cité Express |publisher=[[Canadian Transportation Agency]] |date=June 7, 1991 |accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref><ref name=Stevenson /><ref name=TPA>{{cite web |url=http://www.torontoport.com/airport_history.asp?id=164 |title=Toronto City Centre Airport: A History |publisher=Toronto Port Authority |accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> |
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| Founded | 1971 (as Otonabee Airways) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1991 | ||||||
| Hubs | Toronto Island Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Toronto | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | SCHED MAIN: YTZ,YOW,YUL,EWR,ROC,YXU,YQB,YZV,YWK, YXU ref name=CTA /> | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Atonabee Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Peterborough, Ontario (1971-1984) Toronto, Ontario (1984-1991) | ||||||
| Key people | Joseph Csumrik, Founder and President | ||||||
City Express (French: Cité Express), also known as Air Atonabee Ltd., was an Ontario, Canada based airline that operated passenger service in eastern Canada,the northeastern United States and the center and eastern Mexico from 1971 to 1991.
Fleet
- Embraer EMB-110 (4 in Service)
- Bombardier Aerospace/de Havilland Canada: DHC-8 (4 in service), DHC-7 (3)
- Saunders ST-27 (they once had 9)
History
City Express was founded by Joseph Csumrik in 1971 as Otonabee Airways based at Peterborough Airport in Peterborough, Ontario. It began scheduled service in 1975. In 1980 the company was renamed to Air Atonabee Ltd.[1][2]
In 1984, Air Atonabee was acquired by Victor Pappalardo and reorganized into City Express. The airline relocated its base to Toronto Island Airport (now Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport) (YTZ) where it began STOL service. Destinations included:
- Montreal - Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport / Montreal-Mirabel International Airport
- Ottawa - Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Quebec City - Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- New York/Newark - Newark Liberty International Airport
- Detroit
- Cancun - Cancún International Airport
- Mexico City - Mexico City International Airport
- London, Ontario - London International Airport - Canada
City Express ceased operations in February 1991.[3][1][4]
References
- ^ a b Stevenson, Garth (1987). The Politics of Canada's Airlines. Toronto: Toronto University Press. pp. p. 94. ISBN 0802066372.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ David Lyall. "Arlines - Canada". airlinehistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "1991-A-308 -- Suspension - Air Atonabee Limited cob City Express - Cité Express". Canadian Transportation Agency. June 7, 1991. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Toronto City Centre Airport: A History". Toronto Port Authority. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- "CONTRACTIONS FAAO 7340.1". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- Denyse Gazdag (1991). "Potential Use for Tailrotor Aircraft in Canadian Aviation" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - "1990-A-131 -- Approval of a code-sharing program with Continental Airlines Inc. dba Continental Airlines - Air Atonabee Limited cob City Express". Canadian Transportation Agency. April 18, 1990. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- "1992-A-396 -- Cancellation - Air Atonabee Limited cob City Express - Cité Express". Canadian Transport Agency. November 12, 1992. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
External links
- Air Atonabee at Planespotters.net
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