List of defunct airlines of Canada

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Canada.

30000 Island Air	100px				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	100px		BRM	BOOMERANG		1988 - 2007
Air Alliance	100px	3J	AAQ	LIAISON	Québec City Jean Lesage	1988 - 1999, to Air Nova
Air Atlantic	100px	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	100px				Vancouver	1980 - 2002, to Air Canada Jazz
Air Charter Systems	100px				Montréal–Mirabel	1986 – 1988, reincarnated in 1997 as International Cargo Charter and operating until 2003
Air Canada Tango	100px	AC	ACA		Montréal–Trudeau	2001 - 2004, name retained as a type of fare on its regular Air Canada services
Air Club International	100px				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	100px	QK	ARN	NOVA	Halifax Stanfield	1986 - 2001, merged into Air Canada Jazz
Air Ontario	100px	GX	ONT	ONTARIO	London	1987 - 2001, to Air Canada Jazz
Air Satellite	100px	6O	ASJ	SATELLITE	Baie-Comeau	1968 - 2008, to Exact Air
Air Schefferville	100px				Schefferville
Air Southwest					Chilliwack	1983 - 2005
Airspeed Aviation					Abbotsford	1986 - 2009, sold to Orca Airways
Airtransit	100px				Victoria STOLport, Ottawa/Rockcliffe	1973 - 1975, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada
Alberta Citylink	100px		ABK	ALBERTA CITYLINK	Medicine Hat	1996 - 2004, owned by Bar XH Air
AllCanada Express	100px		CNX	CANEX	Toronto Pearson	1992 - 2005
Alta Flights			ALZ		Edmonton International	1986 - 2014, to Sunwest Aviation
Arctic Sunwest Charters	100px			ARCTIC SUNWEST	Yellowknife	1989 - 2013, bought by the Ledcor Group of Companies and aircraft re-branded as Summit Air
Austin Airways	100px	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	100px	C6	CJA	CANJET	Halifax	2002 - 2015
City Express	100px				Peterborough	1971 - 1991, founded as Air Atonabee 1971
Colonial Airlines	100px				Montreal	1942 - 1956, formed from Canadian Colonial Airways sold to Eastern Air Lines
Corporate Express	100px		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	100px				Edmonton/Blatchford Field, Port Radium	1935 - 1970s?, to Eldorado Aviation
Fecteau Transport Aerien	100px				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	100px		STP		Edmonton	1998 - 1999
ICC Air Cargo Canada	100px		CIC		Montréal–Mirabel	1998 - 2002, also listed as ICC International Cargo Charter
Intair	100px	ND	INT	INTAIR	Toronto Pearson	1989 - 1991, established by City Express as a successor to Skycraft Air Transport
Inter-Canadien	100px				Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau	1986 - 1999, to Canadian Airlines International
Jetsgo		SG	JGO	JETSGO	Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau	2001 - 2005, entered bankruptcy protection
Knighthawk Air Express	100px	4I	KNX	KNIGHT FLIGHT	Calgary	1993 - 2005
Lamb Air	100px				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	100px				Edmonton/Blatchford Field	1932 - 1942, to Canadian Pacific Airlines
Maestro		5G	SSV	SKYTOUR	Québec City Jean Lesage	2006 - 2007
Maritime Central Airways	100px				Moncton	1941 - 1963, Nordair was a subsidiary
Millardair	100px				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	100px				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	100px		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	100px	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	100px	PA	PWA		Vancouver	1946 - 1987, to Canadian Airlines
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
Prince Edward Air	100px		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	100px				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	100px	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	100px				Oshawa	1977 - 1989, reincarnated in 1989 and operating until 1994.
Skyservice	100px	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	100px				Grande Prairie	2000 - 2011, ceased due to death of founder Sylvan Swanberg
Time Air	100px	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	100px	TZ	TTZ		Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson	1947 - 1979, started as Central Northern Airways, renamed Transair 1956; sold to Pacific Western Airlines in 1979
Trinity Helicopters	100px				Yellowknife	? - 2013, bought by the Ledcor Group of Companies and rebranded as Summit Helicopters
Triton Airlines					St. John's	1993 - 1994
Vacationair	100px				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	100px				Vancouver	? - c2001
Winnport	100px				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	100px					1973 - 1991
Zip	100px	3J	WZP	ZIPPER	Calgary	2002 - 2004, operations return to regular Air Canada routes
Zoom Airlines	100px	Z4	OOM	ZOOM	Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier	2002 - 2008, named acquired for new XPO Airlines 2009

See also

• List of airlines of Canada
• List of airports in Canada