Airlines of Canada | Canadian Airlines
This section features major airlines registered and based in Canada.
Air Canada has long been known as the flag carrier for Canada. Over time, discount airlines such as WestJet have started business while charter operators such as Air Transat and Sunwing Airlines have made a name for themselves.
In response to the greater competition, Air Canada has spun off a discount version of itself, Jazz, which competes with the next biggest air carrier, WestJet, to serve a populace seeking low fares.
Air Canada — Canada’s national air carrier.
Air Canada Jazz — a discount version of Air Canada.
Air Labrador — regional carrier serving Labrador, Quebec, and Newfoundland.
Air Transat — billed as Canada’s “vacation airline.”
Calm Air — Family owned and serving northern Saskatchewan and Nunavut.
Canjet — Canada’s charter airline.
Central Mountain Air — a regional airline serving British Columbia and Alberta.
Porter Airlines — Canada’s newest airline, Porter Airlines flies out of Toronto City Airport, to give passengers an alternative to busy Pearson International. The airlines currently flies to Ottawa and Montreal with New York and Chicago planned as future destinations.
Skyservice Airlines — Provides charter airline service. Also has business aviation and air ambulance departments.
Sunwing Airlines — Serves eastern Canada with flights to Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America.
Voyageur Airways — Based in North Bay, Ontario. Provides air charter and air ambulance services.
Westjet — Canada’s largest independent airline.
Zoom Airlines — Canada’s leisure airline with scheduled flights to Europe and the Caribbean.
Additional Canadian Air Carriers:
Transport Canada — The governing authority overseeing the Canadian airline industry.
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