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{{Short description|Airline based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada}}
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{{Infobox Airline
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
| airline = Air Satellite
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{{Infobox airline
| logo = AirSatelliteCanada.jpg
| logo_size = 250px
|airline = Air Satellite
| fleet_size = 2
|logo =
|logo_size = 250
| destinations =
| IATA = 6O
|fleet_size = 2
| ICAO = ASJ
|destinations =
| callsign = SATELLITE
|IATA = 6O
| parent =
|ICAO = ASJ
|callsign = SATELLITE
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| company_slogan =
| founded = 1968
|parent =
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|company_slogan =
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| headquarters = [[Baie-Comeau, Quebec|Baie-Comeau]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
| key_people =
|founded = 1968
| hubs = [[Baie-Comeau Airport]]
|ceased = 2007
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|headquarters = [[Baie-Comeau]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities =
|key_people =
|hubs = [[Baie-Comeau Airport]]
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| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
|secondary_hubs =
| alliance =
|focus_cities =
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|frequent_flyer =
| website = http://www.air-satellite.com
|lounge =
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[[Image:Cessna402C-FFAP02.jpg|thumb|Air Satellite used the [[Cessna 402]]]]
'''Air Satellite''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Baie-Comeau, Quebec|Baie-Comeau]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. It operates scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair. Its main base is [[Baie-Comeau Airport]]<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 66 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>, with hubs at [[Rimouski, Quebec|Rimouski]] Airport, [[Sept-Îles, Quebec|Sept-Iles]] Airport, [[Havre Saint Pierre Airport]] and [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec]] Airport.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
'''Air Satellite''' was an [[airline]] based in [[Baie-Comeau]], [[Quebec]], Canada. It operated scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair. Its main base was [[Baie-Comeau Airport]],<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 66 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref> with hubs at [[Rimouski, Quebec|Rimouski]] Airport, [[Sept-Îles, Quebec|Sept-Îles]] Airport, [[Havre Saint-Pierre Airport]] and [[Quebec City|Quebec]] Airport.{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}


== History ==
== History ==
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The airline was established in 1968 and started operations in May 1968. It was founded by Jean Fournier and Real Poulin as a flying school. The acquisition of other related companies led to the launch into passenger and cargo transport services.


Air Satellite sustained a fatal accident on December 7, 1998, when its aircraft, a [[Britten-Norman Islander|Britten-Norman BN2A Islander]], fell into the [[St. Lawrence River]] one mile from the Baie-Comeau Airport, killing 7 and injuring 3 more.<ref>[https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/justice/14025/le-crash-du-7-decembre-1998-face-a-baie-comeau-le-pilote-manquait-d-experience "Le crash du 7 décembre 1998 face à Baie-Comeau - Le pilote manquait d'expérience"], ''[[Le Devoir]]'', November 23, 2002 (in French).</ref> The crash was one cause for the airline's diminished success, which eventually led to its sale in 2007 to '''Exact Air'''.<ref>[http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2007/08/01/004-air-satellite.asp "Air Satellite passe aux mains d'Exact Air"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509055825/http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2007/08/01/004-air-satellite.asp |date=2016-05-09 }}, [[Radio-Canada]], August 1, 2007 (in French).</ref>
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The airline was established in [[1968]] and started operations in May 1968. It was founded by Jean Fournier and Real Poulin as a flying school. The acquisition of other related companies led to the launch into passenger and cargo transport services. Air Satellite is wholly owned by Gestion Jean Fournier and has 30 employees<ref name="FI"/>.


== Fleet ==
== Fleet ==
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The Air Satellite fleet consisted of the following aircraft in August 2007:<ref name="FI"/>

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The Air Satellite fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)<ref name="FI"/> :


*2 [[Beechcraft King Air|Raytheon Beech King Air 100]]
*2 [[Beechcraft King Air|Raytheon Beech King Air 100]]
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*3 [[Cessna 402]]
*1 [[Cessna 310]]


== See also ==
===Previosuly oprated===
* [[List of defunct airlines of Canada]]
At January [[2005]] the airline also operated: {{Fact|date=April 2007}}

*1 [[Britten-Norman Islander|Britten-Norman BN2A Islander]]
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==References==
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*1 [[Cessna 402]]
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Air Satellite}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.air-satellite.com Air Satellite]


{{Portal bar|Canada|Companies|Aviation}}
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*[http://www.air-satellite.com Air Satellite]
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{{Defunct airlines of Canada}}

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==References==
<references/>

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{{Airlines of Canada}}


[[Category:Defunct airlines of Canada]]
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[[Category:Airlines of Canada]]
[[Category:Baie-Comeau]]
[[Category:Companies based in Quebec]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1968]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1968]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2008]]
[[Category:1968 establishments in Quebec]]
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in Quebec]]

Latest revision as of 22:48, 14 December 2023

Air Satellite
IATA ICAO Callsign
6O ASJ SATELLITE
Founded1968
Ceased operations2007
HubsBaie-Comeau Airport
Fleet size2
HeadquartersBaie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
Air Satellite used the Cessna 402

Air Satellite was an airline based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. It operated scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair. Its main base was Baie-Comeau Airport,[1] with hubs at Rimouski Airport, Sept-Îles Airport, Havre Saint-Pierre Airport and Quebec Airport.[citation needed]

History[edit]

The airline was established in 1968 and started operations in May 1968. It was founded by Jean Fournier and Real Poulin as a flying school. The acquisition of other related companies led to the launch into passenger and cargo transport services.

Air Satellite sustained a fatal accident on December 7, 1998, when its aircraft, a Britten-Norman BN2A Islander, fell into the St. Lawrence River one mile from the Baie-Comeau Airport, killing 7 and injuring 3 more.[2] The crash was one cause for the airline's diminished success, which eventually led to its sale in 2007 to Exact Air.[3]

Fleet[edit]

The Air Satellite fleet consisted of the following aircraft in August 2007:[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 66.
  2. ^ "Le crash du 7 décembre 1998 face à Baie-Comeau - Le pilote manquait d'expérience", Le Devoir, November 23, 2002 (in French).
  3. ^ "Air Satellite passe aux mains d'Exact Air" Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Radio-Canada, August 1, 2007 (in French).

External links[edit]

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