Air Gaspé was a Canadian airline headquartered in
Sept-ÃŽles,
Quebec
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[''World Airline Directory''. Flight International. March 20, 1975.]
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The airline began charter flights in 1951 as Trans-Gaspesian Air Lines ans renamed to the current in 1966. In 1973 became a subsidiary of
Quebecair
Quebecair was a Canadian airline that operated from 1947 until 1986. Quebecair was headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now a part of Montreal.
History
Early years
Quebecair began as Rimouski Airlines in 1947 and flew under that name un ...
but continued with own name until 1986. The airline operated scheduled passenger and cargo flights from
Gaspé to other Canadian cities.
Destinations
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Bonaventure
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The seventh Minister General ( ...
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Charlo
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Gaspé
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Havre Saint-Pierre
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ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine
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Matane/Russell-Burnett
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MontJoli
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Port-Menier
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Québec City Jean Lesage
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Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, () is a city in La-Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec province, in Canada.
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is located close to the Chic-Choc Mountains on the south shore of ...
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Sept-ÃŽles
Fleet
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Beech 18
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Cessna 180
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DHC-2 Beaver
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Douglas DC-3
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It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper ...
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Grumman Widgeon
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Hawker Siddeley HS 748
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Lockheed 10 Electra
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Piper Apache
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Piper Navajo
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Accidents and incidents
*On 29 May 1973,
Douglas C-47A CF-QBB crashed on approach to
Rimouski Airport, killing all four people on board.
See also
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List of defunct airlines of Canada
References
Well archive
Defunct airlines of Canada
Sept-ÃŽles, Quebec
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