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{{Short description|Defunct regional airline of Canada (1987–1993)}}
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{{Infobox airline
{{Infobox airline
| airline=Ontario Express
| airline = Ontario Express
| logo = File:Canadian_Partner_Ontario_Express_Logo,_April_1998.svg
| image=<!-- logo -->
| caption=<!-- Caption for the image -->
| caption = <!-- Caption for the image -->
| IATA=9X
| IATA = 9X
| ICAO=OEL
| ICAO = OEL
| callsign=PARTNER
| callsign = PARTNER
| founded =
| founded= <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}<br />[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]] -->
| commenced=July 15, 1987
| commenced = {{start date|1987|07|15}}
| ceased = {{end date|1993|04|}}<br />{{small|(merged with [[Time Air]] to form [[Canadian Regional Airlines]])}}
| ceased=1998
| bases= <!-- {{plainlist|*[[Airport Name1]] }} -->
| bases =
| hubs = [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]]
| hubs= <!-- {{plainlist|*[[Airport Name1]] }} -->
| fleet_size= <!-- See [[#Fleet|Fleet]] below -->
| fleet_size =
| destinations= <!-- See [[#Destinations|Destinations]] below -->
| destinations =
| parent=[[Canadian Regional Airlines]]
| parent = [[Canadian Airlines International]]
| headquarters= <!-- [[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]] -->
| headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
}}
}}


'''Ontario Express''' was an [[airline]] in [[Canada]].
'''Ontario Express''' was a [[regional airline]] in [[Canada]].

==Code data==
*[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] Code: '''9X'''
*[[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] Code: '''OEL'''
*Callsign: '''PARTNER'''


==History==
==History==
Ontario Express first started operations on July 15, 1987 as a regional feeder airline for Canadian Airlines based at the Toronto International Airport. This was a way to apply the newly designed commercial aviation strategy at the time: use smaller aircraft to gather passengers from various locations and "feed" the main airline which would then carry those passengers worldwide. The term "feeder airline" became a standard in all commercial aviation. The other term employed was a "spoke and wheel" type of organization, the spoke being the centre where all the feeder airlines would fly in the passengers from around the area. Operations started with 4 [[Handley Page Jetstream|Jetstream 31 aircraft]], manufactured by British Aerospace. [[ATR 42]] aircraft, built by a Franco-Italian consortium Avions de transport régional, were added to the fleet in 1988. Ontario Express was the first airline to import and operate those 2 aircraft in Canada. The first cities that were connected to Toronto were: Windsor, Sault Ste. Marie, Sarnia, London, Kingston, Thunder Bay, Ottawa, and Sudbury.
Ontario Express first started operations on July 15, 1987 as a regional feeder airline for Canadian Airlines based at the [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]]. It began service to [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] in March 1989.<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|436470995}} |last1=DeMont |first1=Philip |title=Ontario Express to leave Hamilton |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=1 August 1991 |page=E2 }}</ref> This was a way to apply the newly designed commercial aviation strategy at the time: use smaller aircraft to gather passengers from various locations and "feed" the main airline which would then carry those passengers worldwide. The term "feeder airline" became a standard in all commercial aviation. The other term employed was a "spoke and wheel" type of organization, the spoke being the centre where all the feeder airlines would fly in the passengers from around the area. Operations started with 4 [[Handley Page Jetstream|Jetstream 31 aircraft]], manufactured by British Aerospace. [[ATR 42]] aircraft, built by a Franco-Italian consortium Avions de transport régional, were added to the fleet in 1988. Ontario Express was the first airline to import and operate those 2 aircraft in Canada. The first cities that were connected to Toronto were: Windsor, Sault Ste. Marie, Sarnia, London, Kingston, Thunder Bay, Ottawa, and Sudbury.

==References==
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==Further reading==
In January 1991, [[Canadian Regional Airlines]] was formed as a holding company to hold and manage [[Canadian Airlines International]] regional airline interests. At that time Canadian Airlines International acquired 100% of both of [[Time Air]] and Ontario Express as well as 70% of [[Inter-Canadien]].
* {{cite journal |last1=Oum |first1=Tae Hoon |last2=Stanbury |first2=W.T. |last3=Tretheway |first3=Michael W. |title=Airline Deregulation in Canada and Its Economic Effects |journal=Transportation Journal |date=1991 |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=4–22 |jstor=20713095 }}
In April 1993, Canadian Regional Airlines brought the operations of Time Air and Ontario Express together to operate as Canadian Regional Airlines. The two carriers were legally amalgamated in July 1998. In turn Canadian Regional Airlines was merged with other airlines into [[Air Canada Jazz]] in 2001.
* {{cite book |doi=10.4324/9781315212036-5 |chapter=Airline deregulation in Canada |title=Airline Deregulation |date=2017 |last1=Oum |first1=Tae |last2=Stanbury |first2=William |last3=Tretheway |first3=Michael |pages=124–187 |isbn=978-1-315-21203-6 }}
* {{cite book |doi=10.1016/B978-0-7506-6439-4.50012-2 |chapter=Mergers and alliances |title=Global Airlines |date=2007 |last1=Hanlon |first1=Pat |pages=287–322 |isbn=978-0-7506-6439-4 }}
* {{cite conference |doi=10.22004/ag.econ.306063 |date=2020 |last1=Marchildon |first1=Lori |last2=Marchildon |first2=Lori |title=The Effects of Airline Acquisitions in the Canadian Airline Industry |conference=29th Annual Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 15–18, 1994 }}
* {{cite conference |doi=10.22004/ag.econ.305994 |date=2020 |last1=Snider |first1=Bradley |last2=Snider |first2=Bradley |title=Seasonality and Economic Efficiency in the Canadian Airline Industry: Performance in Air Fares Since Deregulation |conference=29th Annual Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 15–18, 1994 }}
* {{cite news |last1=Hardiman |first1=Jake |last2=Walker |first2=Steven |title=Time Air: What Happened To The Canadian Carrier? |url=https://simpleflying.com/time-air-canada-story/ |work=Simple Flying |date=11 May 2022 }}
* {{cite news |last1=Conboy |first1=Alan |title=Air Transport Industry |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/air-transport-industry |work=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=16 December 2013 }}
* {{cite web |title=Ontario Express history from Americas, Canada |url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/ontario-express/ |work=Airline History }}
* {{cite news |id={{ProQuest|386022550}} |last1=Romain |first1=Ken |title=Ontario Express orders six new Jetstream aircraft |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=2 December 1987 |page=B.13 }}
* {{cite news |id={{ProQuest|239114424}} |last1=Benzing |first1=Karen |title=Canadian Airlines' new commuter service finally christened |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=24 June 1987 |page=A19 }}


{{Defunct airlines of Canada}}
{{Defunct airlines of Canada}}

Latest revision as of 06:28, 17 March 2024

Ontario Express
IATA ICAO Callsign
9X OEL PARTNER
Commenced operationsJuly 15, 1987 (1987-07-15)
Ceased operationsApril 1993 (1993-04)
(merged with Time Air to form Canadian Regional Airlines)
HubsToronto Pearson International Airport
Parent companyCanadian Airlines International
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada

Ontario Express was a regional airline in Canada.

History[edit]

Ontario Express first started operations on July 15, 1987 as a regional feeder airline for Canadian Airlines based at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. It began service to Hamilton in March 1989.[1] This was a way to apply the newly designed commercial aviation strategy at the time: use smaller aircraft to gather passengers from various locations and "feed" the main airline which would then carry those passengers worldwide. The term "feeder airline" became a standard in all commercial aviation. The other term employed was a "spoke and wheel" type of organization, the spoke being the centre where all the feeder airlines would fly in the passengers from around the area. Operations started with 4 Jetstream 31 aircraft, manufactured by British Aerospace. ATR 42 aircraft, built by a Franco-Italian consortium Avions de transport régional, were added to the fleet in 1988. Ontario Express was the first airline to import and operate those 2 aircraft in Canada. The first cities that were connected to Toronto were: Windsor, Sault Ste. Marie, Sarnia, London, Kingston, Thunder Bay, Ottawa, and Sudbury.

References[edit]

  1. ^ DeMont, Philip (1 August 1991). "Ontario Express to leave Hamilton". Toronto Star. p. E2. ProQuest 436470995.

Further reading[edit]

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