Maestro (airline)

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Maestro
IATA 5G	ICAO SSV	Callsign Skytour
Founded		2006
Hubs		Quebec City Jean-Lesage Int'l Airport
Fleet size		1
Destinations		14
Parent company		Vacances Maestro
Headquarters		Quebec City, Quebec
Key people		Michel Mordret (President)

Maestro (also known informally as Air Maestro) was an airline based in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Canada. It operated charter services.

The airline ceased operations on 7 March 2007, after a decision was made to halt all flights because of overcapacity in the Quebec market^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

Maestro was established in April 2006 and started operations on 12 December 2006. It was a privately funded start-up airline^[1] and the exclusive carrier of tour operator Vacances Maestro, based in Quebec City. Its logo was an airplane empennage over an inclined white Fleur-de-lis, which symbolizes both Quebec and Quebec City. On March 7, 2007, the company announced its bankruptcy and closed definitively.^[2]

[edit] Destinations

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As of March 2007, Maestro operated flights to:

• Acapulco (General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport)
• Cayo Coco (Cayo Coco Airport)
• Fort-de-France (Le Lamentin Airport)
• Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)
• Holguín (Frank País Airport)
• La Romana (La Romana International Airport)
• Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
• Pointe-à-Pitre (Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport)
• Porlamar/Isla Margarita
• Quebec City (Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport) hub
• Samana (Samaná El Catey International Airport)
• San Andres (Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport)
• Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria (Abel Santa María Airport)
• Varadero (Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport)

[edit] Fleet

Skyservice Airlines operated all Maestro flights using a Boeing 757-200ER aircraft.^[3]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Flight International 10 April 2007
2. ^ « Une guerre de prix a raison de Vacances Maestro », La Presse, March 7, 2007
3. ^ Aviation.ca - Your Number One Source for Canadian Aviation News, Jobs and Information! - Skyservice has been chosen by Vacances Maestro to be its exclusive air provider

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