Air Canada Express

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Air Canada Express
Founded3 May 2011
Hubs
Focus cities
Parent company
Air Canada
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada

Air Canada Express is a

focus cities, although they offer some point-to-point and international service to the United States
.

History

On 26 April 2011,

Air Canada Jazz or Air Canada Alliance
banners.

As of January 2020,

Jazz Aviation would become the sole operator of the express brand.[2]

However, in May 2023, Air Canada signed a letter of intent with PAL Airlines for a five-year capacity purchase agreement. This deal involved the purchase of up to six de Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 planes from Air Canada, which PAL Airlines would operate under the Air Canada Express brand in addition to their existing schedule and charter business.[3][4] In the announcement, Air Canada described the prospective agreement with PAL Airlines as a "bridging arrangement" due to a need for additional regional capacity as a result of industry-wide pilot shortages.[4] Service with PAL began in July 2023.[5]

Destinations

Main article: List of Air Canada destinations § List of destinations served by Air Canada Express

Operators and fleet

Air Canada Express De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 in the current livery.
Air Canada Jazz CRJ200ER in a former livery.
Air Canada Express Embraer 175 in a former livery.

Current fleet

As of September 2023, the fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6][7]

Air Canada Express fleet
Operator Aircraft In service Passengers
J Y Total
Jazz Aviation
 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 39 – 78 78
Bombardier CRJ200[a] 7 – 50 50
Bombardier CRJ900[b] 35 12 64 76
Embraer 175 25 12 64 76
PAL Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 11 – 76 76
Total 117

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:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ as "Mitsubishi CRJ200" on Air Canada website.
  2. ^ as "Mitsubishi CRJ900" on Air Canada website.

References

  1. ^ "Air Canada Launches New Regional Brand". Financial Post. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  2. ^ "Air Canada Revises the Terms of its Capacity Purchase Agreement with Chorus Aviation for Regional Flying". News Release Archive. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. ^ "PAL Airlines inches closer to deal to fly more routes under Air Canada Express brand". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2023-05-30. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  4. ^ a b "Air Canada Partners With PAL Airlines To Boost Regional Connectivity". Simple Flying. 2023-05-30. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  5. ^ Villamizar, Helwing (2023-07-05). "PAL Airlines' Inaugural Flight with Air Canada Completed". Airways Mag. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ^ "Our Fleet". Air Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  7. ^ "Air Canada Express Fleet Details and History". 2024-05-17.

External links

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