Aéropro was an

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, aircraft maintenance and airport management company with its headquarters on the grounds of

Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, also known as Jean Lesage International Airport ( French: ''Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec'', or ''Aéroport de Québec'') , is the primary airport serving Quebec City, Canada. Desig ...

in Sainte-Foy,

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, Quebec, Canada. It conducted business charters and recreational and sightseeing flights across the province of Quebec. Its main base is located at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. The company manages several airports in Quebec.Airport management
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Grounding

As of August 1, 2010 Transport Canada effectively grounded all air operations by revoking Aeropro's operating permit following an audit that found repeated violations of Canadian aviation regulations. A previous day, Transport Canada was cited to 2553–4330 Quebec Inc – the parent company of Aeropro – to a hearing and found guilty of neglect in the maintenance of its aircraft. Transport Canada conducted a thorough investigation of the entire company that included a risk assessment and employee interviews. Transport Canada found significant shortcomings with respect to management, air operations and training. "A certificate cancellation is a rare and unusual measure that is not imposed lightly." According to the''Canadian Press'', on August 1, 2010, AeroPro had its operating permit revoked by Transport Canada. Transport Canada's decision was upheld on July 31, 2010, by a judge who turned down AeroPro's request for an injunction against Transport Canada. Aeropro ceased operations definitive August 2, 2010, and the company was dissolved the next day. Aeropro stopped paying its workers at 3 pm of August 1. 2553–4330 Quebec Inc was forced to close operations by Transport Canada due to flaws found in the aircraft maintenance. 2553–4330 Quebec Inc stopped paying its workers at 5 pm of August 2, closed operations on August 4 and dissolved the next day.

History

Aeropro was founded in 1988. The company had more than 200 employees.

Fleet

As of June 2010 the following aircraft are in the Aeropro fleet. Not included but still listed by Transport Canada aircraft listing is a King Air registration C-FGIN that crashed on June 23, 2010.

Airports

According to Aeropro it manages the operations of the following airports in Quebec (as of June 2010): *

Bonaventure Airport Bonaventure Airport is located northeast of Bonaventure, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is th ...

Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport or Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport is located west of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. The airport is non-towered, but has a mandatory frequency linked remotely to the flight service station (FSS) located in Mont-Joli. Th ...

Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (french: Aéroport des Îles-de-la-Madeleine) is located on House Harbour island in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada. Although it is almost at sea level, nearby land rises significantly to the south, prohibiting ...

Rivière-du-Loup Airport Rivière-du-Loup Airport is located south southwest of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward ...

Sherbrooke Airport Sherbrooke Airport is a registered aerodrome located east northeast of Sherbrooke, in the municipality of Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Servi ...

* Trois-Rivières Airport According to

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Aeropro operates the following airports in Quebec (as of June 2010): *

Havre Saint-Pierre Airport Havre Saint-Pierre Airport is located north of Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada. It serves Labrador, the lower and central North Shore and southern Quebec, including Anticosti Island. There is a single asphalt runway and a terminal building, ...

Sightseeing flights

From late June until the end of August Aeropro operates a once a week flight from

Sept-Îles Airport Sept-Îles Airport is situated east of the town of Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from the Quebec Cit ...

. Also from early July to the end of August Aeropro operates a once a week flight from Sept-Îles Airport to

Port-Menier Airport Port-Menier Airport is located east of Port-Menier, Quebec, Port-Menier, Quebec, Canada. The airport has a single small terminal building, and is serviced by a single runway. Airlines and destinations References Certifie ...

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Accidents

At 6 am on June 23, 2010 an Aeropro Beechcraft A100 King Air took off from Jean Lesage International Airport with five passengers and a crew of two on board. Shortly after departure the pilot reported engine problems and said he would return to the airport. However the aircraft crashed in a field about away from the airport. All seven occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Aeropro maintenance is still open as of this day 18 November 2014. The flight operation were closed and are operating under another name, but maintenance is still Aeropro in Québec city.

References

External links

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{{Defunct airlines of Canada Companies based in Quebec City Defunct airlines of Canada Airlines established in 1988 Airlines disestablished in 2010 1988 establishments in Quebec 2010 disestablishments in Quebec