List of airlines of British Columbia
Appearance
This is a list of airlines of British Columbia which have an air operator's certificate issued by Transport Canada, the country's civil aviation authority. These are airlines that are based in British Columbia.
Current airlines
Defunct airlines
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub airport(s) or headquarters |
Notes |
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Air BC | Vancouver | 1980 - 2002, to Air Canada Jazz | ||||
Air Southwest | Chilliwack | 1983 - 2005 | ||||
Airspeed Aviation | Abbotsford | 1986 - 2009, sold to Orca Airways | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | |
Harmony Airways | HQ | HMY | HARMONY | Vancouver | 2002 - 2007 | |
Hawkair | BH | BHA | HAWKAIR | Terrace and Kitimat | 1994 - 2016, On November 18th 2016, Hawkair declared bankruptcy, had all assets seized for liquidation, and permanently suspended operations.[27] | |
Pacific Western Airlines | PA | PWA | Vancouver | 1946 - 1987, to Canadian Airlines | ||
Powell Air | PWL | POWELL AIR | Powell River | 1975 - 1987, merged with Air BC to form Pacific Coastal Airlines | ||
Queen Charlotte Airlines | Vancouver Water | 1946 - 1955, sold to Pacific Western Airlines | ||||
Sonicblue Airways | VL | Vancouver | 1982 - ceased operations 2006 | |||
Trans-Provincial Airlines | Prince Rupert | ? - 1993, sold to Harbour Air | ||||
Western Express Airlines | Vancouver | ? - c2001 |
References
- ^ Central Mountain Air About Us Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CHC Helicopter About Us Archived 2010-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cloud Air". Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ Corilair
- ^ Flair Airlines
- ^ "Harbour Air". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ Helijet
- ^ Island Express Air
- ^ "KD Air". Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ KF Defence Programs - Participants
- ^ Canadian Helicopters
- ^ KF Aerospace - Flight Operations
- ^ "Kootenay Direct Airlines". Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ North Cariboo Air
- ^ Northern Thunderbird Air
- ^ Ocean Air Floatplanes
- ^ Ocean Air Floatplanes
- ^ Orca Airways
- ^ Pacific Coastal Airlines
- ^ Salt Spring Air
- ^ Seair Seaplanes
- ^ Tofino Air
- ^ Vancouver Island Air
- ^ VIH Helicopters Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result
- ^ "West Coast Air". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ http://www.terracestandard.com/news/402553815.html