Air Canada Express is a brand name of regional feeder flights for Air Canada that are subcontracted to other airlines. As of March 2021, Jazz Aviation 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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Founded | May 3, 2011 |
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Frequent-flyer program | Aeroplan |
Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate) |
Fleet size | 114 |
Parent company | Air Canada |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
On April 26, 2011, it was reported that Air Canada decided to retire the Air Canada Jazz brand and created the Air Canada Express brand.[1] Prior to establishing the Express name, the flights operated primarily under the Air Canada Jazz or Air Canada Alliance banners.
As of January 2020, Air Georgian no longer provides services under the capacity purchase agreement. Those services were transferred back to Jazz Aviation. 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 would become the sole operator of the express brand.[2]
As of January 2022, the fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3][4]
Operator | Aircraft | In service | Passengers | ||
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Jazz Aviation | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | 39 | – | 78 | 78 |
Bombardier CRJ200ER | 15 | – | 50 | 50 | |
Bombardier CRJ900LR | 35 | 12 | 64 | 76 | |
Embraer 175 | 25 | 12 | 64 | 76 | |
Total | 114 | ||||
The Air Canada Express brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of turbofan aircraft over the years including the following types:
The Air Canada Express brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of twin turboprop aircraft over the years including the following types:
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