Air BC
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| IATA code : | ZX |
| ICAO code : | OJ |
| Call sign : | AIRCOACH |
| Founding: | 1980 |
| Operation stopped: | 2001 |
| Seat: |
Richmond , British Columbia , Canada
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| Home airport : | Vancouver International |
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| Air BC ceased operations in 2001. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Air BC was an airline based in Richmond , British Columbia , Canada . The company was fully integrated into Air Canada Regional Inc. on January 1, 2001, and into Air Canada Jazz in 2002 . This regional airline primarily flew turboprop aircraft, but also operated jets for Air Canada Connector on behalf of Air Canada through a code- sharing agreement.
history
Air BC was formed in 1980 following the merger (by the Jim Pattison Group ) of a number of domestic airlines on the west coast: Canadian Air Transit, Flight Operation, Gulf Air Aviation, Haida Airlines, Island Airlines, Ominecca Air, Pacific Coast Air Services and West Coast Air Services . A large fleet was created, including STOL aircraft and some De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otters , some of which were seaplanes . In 1983, STOL capable DHC-7 turboprop aircraft were delivered and in 1986 DHC-8-100 turboprops were acquired.
In 1987, Air Canada acquired 85% of Air BC and Air BC became an Air Canada regional partner operating as the Air Canada Connector . Air BC entered the jet age in 1988 with the British Aerospace BAe 146 . This was the only type of jet aircraft ever operated by the aviation company. In 1994, British Aerospace airline operated Jetstream 31 as part of its Air Canada Connector code-sharing agreement. Elongated DHC-8-300 turboprop aircraft were eventually also flown in. In March 1995 Air Canada acquired the remaining shares in Air BC.
In January 2001, a newly merged subsidiary called Air Canada Regional Inc was formed. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Canada, the company operated the individual routes of the five regional airlines - Air BC, Air Nova , Air Ontario , Air Alliance and Canadian Regional Airlines . The merger of these five companies was completed in 2002 and marked the launch of a new brand: Air Canada Jazz .
aims
Air BC served the following destinations in Canada and the USA in autumn 1991 after Air BC belonged to the Air Canada Connector from November 3, 1991 in a planned route map.
- Calgary , Alberta
- Campbell River , British Columbia
- Castlegar , British Columbia
- Comox , British Columbia
- Cranbrook , British Columbia
- Dawson Creek , British Columbia
- Edmonton , Alberta
- Fort McMurray , Alberta
- Grande Prairie , Alberta
- Kamloops , British Columbia
- Kelowna , British Columbia
- Lethbridge , Alberta
- Lloydminster , Alberta
- Medicine Hat , Alberta
- Nanaimo , British Columbia
- Penticton , British Columbia
- Portland , Oregon
- Powell River , British Columbia
- Prince George , British Columbia
- Prince Rupert , British Columbia
- Quesnel , British Columbia
- Regina , Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
- Seattle , Washington
- Terrace , British Columbia
- Vancouver , British Columbia
- Victoria , British Columbia
- Williams Lake
- Winnipeg , Manitoba
By 1999, Air BC had expanded its Air Canada Connector service, flying BAe 146-200 jets and operating non-stop flights between Edmonton and Denver , Colorado .
fleet
- British Aerospace BAe 146-200 - Air BC's only jet aircraft type
- British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- De Havilland Canada DHC-7
- De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 (Series 100 was the standard version)
- De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 (Series 300 was the stretched version)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international 2000/01 . Zurich Airport 2000, p. 28.
- ↑ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international 2001/02 . Zurich Airport 2001, p. 737.
