Air Canada Express is a
brand name
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of regional feeder flights for
Air Canada
Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by the size and passengers carried. Air Canada maintains its headquarters in the borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled an ...
that are subcontracted to other airlines. As of March 2021,
Jazz Aviation
Jazz Aviation LP, commonly shortened to Jazz, is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, in Enfield, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation. Jazz Aviation provides regiona ...
is the sole operator of Air Canada Express. They primarily connect smaller cities with Air Canada's domestic
hub airports and
focus cities, although they offer some
point-to-point and international service to the
United States
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.
History
On April 26, 2011, it was reported that
Air Canada
Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by the size and passengers carried. Air Canada maintains its headquarters in the borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled an ...
decided to retire the
Air Canada Jazz brand and created the Air Canada Express brand. Prior to establishing the Express name, the flights operated primarily under the
Air Canada Jazz or
Air Canada Alliance
Air Canada Alliance was a Brand, brand name under which Air Georgian operated short-haul flights on behalf of Air Canada. The Air Canada Alliance was used from 2002, until Air Canada Express was formed in 2011. Air Georgian operated a fleet of Bee ...
banners.
As of January 2020,
Air Georgian
Air Georgian Limited was a privately owned charter airline based at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Between 2000 and 2020 its main business was its operation as Air Canada Express on a Tier III codeshare ...
no longer provides services under the capacity purchase agreement. Those services were transferred back to
Jazz Aviation
Jazz Aviation LP, commonly shortened to Jazz, is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, in Enfield, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation. Jazz Aviation provides regiona ...
. On March 1, 2021, it was also announced that
Sky Regional would also no longer provide services under the capacity purchase agreement and therefore
Jazz Aviation
Jazz Aviation LP, commonly shortened to Jazz, is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, in Enfield, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation. Jazz Aviation provides regiona ...
would become the sole operator of the express brand.
Destinations
Operators and fleet
Current fleet
As of January 2022, the fleet consists of the following aircraft:
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Historical fleet
The Air Canada Express brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of turbofan and twin turboprop aircraft over the years including the following types:
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Bombardier CRJ100
The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 (previously Canadair CRJ100 and CRJ200) is a regional jet designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace between 1991 and 2006, the first of the Bombardier CRJ family.
The ''Canadair Regional Jet'' (CRJ) pr ...
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Beechcraft 1900D
The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop regional airliner manufactured by Beechcraft. It is also used as a freight aircraft and corporate transport, and by several governmental and military organizations. With ...
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300
See also
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List of Air Canada destinations
Air Canada is the largest airline and flag carrier of Canada. Founded in 1937 as Trans Canada Air Lines, it provides scheduled services to 194 destinations on six continents. Its largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport, followed by ...
References
External links
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Online list of Air Canada fleet
{{Airlines of Canada
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Regional airline brands
Airlines established in 2011
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