List of airlines of Quebec

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This is a list of airlines of Quebec which have an air operator's certificate issued by Transport Canada, the country's civil aviation authority. These are airlines that are based in Quebec.

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Current airlines

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or
headquarters
Notes
Air Canada Aircanada.a330-300.c-ghkr.arp.jpg ACACAAIR CANADA Montréal–Trudeau,
Toronto Pearson,
Calgary,
Vancouver(Edmonton international airport/Edmonton))
Flag carrier of Canada. [1] Largest in Canada. [2]
Air Canada Rouge Air Canada Rouge A319.png RVROUROUGE Montréal–Trudeau,
Toronto Pearson,
Calgary,
Vancouver
Regional
Air Creebec Air Creebec Dash-8 C-FCSK.JPG YNCRQCREE Val-d'Or Regional, charters [3]
Air Inuit C-GMAI Air Inuit Boeing 737-200 in Val-d'Or CYVO.jpg 3HAIEINUIT Montréal–Trudeau Scheduled passenger service, charters, combi, cargo, helicopter [4]
Air Montmagny Montmagny Charters, sky diving [5] [6]
Air Saguenay Air Saguenay.jpg Chutes-des-Passes,
Lac Sébastien
Regional, charters, floatplanes [7]
Air Transat AirTransat-A330atYUL.jpg TSTSCAIR TRANSAT Montréal–Trudeau Scheduled passenger service, charter airline. Owned by Transat A.T. [8]
Canadian Helicopters SikorskyS-76AC-GIMM.JPG CDNCANADIAN Les Cèdres, Quebec Charters, flight training, aerial firefighting. Along with Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates Allied Wings. [9] [10]
Chrono Aviation Chrono Aviation B737 TVO 2.jpg NDL
MBK
NEEDLE
MATBLACK
Québec City Jean Lesage ,
Montréal/Saint-Hubert
Charter airline [11]
Exact Air ExactAir (entree stationnement).jpg Baie-Comeau Scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair [12]
Jazz Aviation C-GGAH@YUL 25Mar18.jpg QKJZAJAZZ Calgary,
Halifax
Montréal–Trudeau,
Toronto Pearson,
Vancouver
Scheduled passenger service as Air Canada Express.
Nolinor Aviation C-GQHB-2008-09-13-YVR.jpg NRLNOLINOR Montréal–Mirabel Charter airline [13]
Pascan Aviation C-GPEA (8545799504).jpg PSCPASCAN Montréal/Saint-Hubert Regional airline, charters [14]
Propair Beech 200 Super King Air, Propair AN0204374.jpg PROPROPAIR Rouyn-Noranda Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) [15]
Skyservice Business Aviation ASJ Untitled (Skyservice Business Aviation)- Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 - C-FANJ - (9572236536).jpg Montréal–Trudeau,
Toronto Pearson
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance). [16] Example colours only; aircraft now registered to Albatros Aircraft Corporation. [17]
Starlink Aviation Starlink Aviation Jetstream 31.JPG Q4TLKSTARLINK Montréal–Trudeau Example colours only; aircraft no longer registered in Canada [18]
Sunwing Airlines Sunwing-B737-C-FLSW-2008-10-05-YVR.jpg WGSWGSUNWING Montréal–Trudeau,
Toronto Pearson
Scheduled passenger service, charter airline [19]
Visionair Quebec Visionair Québec City Jean Lesage flight training [20] [21]

Defunct airlines

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or
headquarters
Notes
Aeropro APOAEROPRO Québec City Jean Lesage 1998 - 2010
Air Alliance Air Alliance Beech 1900D C-GAAV (4399486841) (2).jpg 3JAAQLIAISON Québec City Jean Lesage 1988 - 1999, to Air Nova
Air Charter Systems Douglas DC-8-55(F) C-FCWW ACS Canada, Montreal - Mirabel International, August 1987. (5535763548).jpg Montréal–Mirabel 1986 – 1988, reincarnated in 1997 as International Cargo Charter and operating until 2003
Air Canada Tango Air Canada Tango A320.jpg ACACA Montréal–Trudeau 2001 - 2004, name retained as a type of fare on its regular Air Canada services
Air Club International Air Club 747-128 C-GCIS.jpg Montréal–Mirabel 1993 - 1998, charter airline with flights to Europe
Air Fecteau Senneterre (defunct)1936-1967, sold to Quebecair
Air Gaspé Sept-Îles 1951 - 1986, became a subsidiary of Quebecair in 1973
Air Satellite Cessna402C-FFAP09.jpg 6OASJSATELLITE Baie-Comeau 1968 - 2008, to Exact Air
Air Schefferville De Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter, Air Schefferville AN0078745.jpg Schefferville
Airtransit Airtransit DHC-6 CF-CSV 6.jpg Victoria STOLport,
Ottawa/Rockcliffe
1973 - 1975, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada
Canadian Colonial Airways Animal. Mr Thomas & his Seeing Eye Dog BAnQ P48S1P06211.jpg Montreal 1929 - 1942, reformed as Colonial Airlines
Colonial Airlines News. Travellers to South America BAnQ P48S1P13826.jpg Montreal 1942 - 1956, formed from Canadian Colonial Airways sold to Eastern Air Lines
Fecteau Transport Aerien De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk1, Air Tunilik AN1605752.jpg Senneterre (defunct)1936 - 1973, renamed as Air Fecteau
ICC Air Cargo Canada C-FICB A300B4-203F ICC Air Cargo YVR 27AUG00 (5670553713).jpg CIC Montréal–Mirabel 1998 - 2002, also listed as ICC International Cargo Charter
Inter-Canadien Inter-Canadian F100.jpg Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1986 - 1999, to Canadian Airlines International
Jetsgo Fokker 100 C-GKZC Jetsgo TOR 20.09.04R edited-2.jpg SGJGOJETSGO Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau 2001 - 2005, entered bankruptcy protection
Maestro 5GSSVSKYTOUR Québec City Jean Lesage 2006 - 2007
Nationair Nationair DC-8-63.jpg NXNXANATION AIRWAYS Montréal–Mirabel 1986 - 1993, owned by Nolisair
Nolisair Montréal–Mirabel 1984 - 1993, as parent company of Nationair
Nordair Lockheed L1049H CF-NAM Nordair MAN 02.07.66 edited-2.jpg NDNDRNORDAIR Montréal–Trudeau,
Montréal–Mirabel
1947 - 1987, acquired by Canadian Pacific Airlines then merged into Canadian Airlines and Inter-Canadien
Quebecair Express QOQAE Québec City Jean Lesage 2003 - 2005
Quebecair Fairchild F-27 CF-QBZ Quebecair Dorval 25.03.71 edited-2.jpg QBQBAQUEBECAIR Montréal–Trudeau 1946 - 1987, began as Rimouski Airlines, acquired by CP Air 1986 and consolidated within Canadian Airlines 1987
Royal Aviation Royal Aviation 727-200 C-GRYP.jpg QNROYROY Montréal–Trudeau 1991 - 2001, acquired by Canada 3000
Trans-Canada Air Lines Lockheed L1049C CF-TGC TCA LAP 12.09.54 edited-2.jpg Montréal/Saint-Hubert 1937 - 1965, now Air Canada
Val Air VK Montréal–Trudeau 2003 - 2004
Thomas Cook Airlines Canada Montreal

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