Inter-Canadien

Inter-Canadien

IATA ICAO Callsign
Founded	1986
Ceased operations	1999
Hubs	Halifax, Montreal, Toronto
Destinations	See list below
Headquarters	Dorval, Quebec[1]

Inter-Canadien (IATA: ND, ICAO: ICN ) was a Canadian airline headquartered in Dorval, Quebec.^[2]

History

Fokker 100 in 1989

Inter-Canadien traces its roots back to Quebecair, which was founded in 1949. Quebecair grew to become a second tier regional airline, operating BAC One-Eleven jets and Fokker F27 Friendship turboprops on routes throughout the province of Quebec and into New Brunswick. In 1986 Quebecair was purchased by PWA Corporation, the parent of Canadian Airlines International, and merged with the regional subsidiary of Nordair, another Montreal-based airline that had also been acquired by PWA Corporation.

In the late 1980s Inter-Canadien rolled over its fleet, becoming the North American launch customer for the Fokker 100 regional jet and the first Canadian operator of the ATR 42 turboprop. At the same time, Canadian Airlines International sold control of Inter-Canadien to local businessman Michel Leblanc, but the airline continued to operate as a code-share partner of Canadian.

In 1990 Inter-Canadien cancelled its code share agreement and began competing with Canadian Airlines International and Air Canada on high density routes between Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Halifax. This new business plan was a failure, ending with Inter-Canadien entering court protection in 1991. Canadian Airlines International then repurchased the airline, returning it to its role as Canadian's Quebec feeder airline, disposing of the Fokker 100s and standardizing the fleet on the ATR 42. In 1996 Inter-Canadien became a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Regional Airlines, then the largest regional carrier in Canada and itself owned by Canadian Airlines International.

In September 1998, Canadian Regional sold Inter-Canadien to Canadian Investors Group, a Toronto-based investment company owned by Robert Myhill and his partners. At the same time, Canadian Airlines International cancelled its code-share agreement with Air Atlantic and transferred Air Atlantic's routes in Atlantic Canada to Inter-Canadien. It also transferred a number of Canadian Regional Airlines routes in Ontario. As a result, Inter-Canadien almost doubled in size, increasing its fleet from ten ATR 42 to 16 ATRs and three Fokker F28 Fellowship regional jets, to operate on a route network that reached from St, John's, Newfoundland in the east to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in the west. In July 1999, the airline announced an order for six modern Embraer ERJ 135 regional jets.

Inter-Canadien suspended operations in December 1999, concurrent with the collapse of its code-share partner, Canadian Airlines International (which was acquired by Air Canada). The airline entered bankruptcy in April 2000. Its hangar facilities and maintenance licenses were acquired by ExelTech Aerospace.

Management

• CEO Robert Myhill (1998-1999)

Vice président services à la clientèle Michel Gagné (-1999); Directeur des ressources humaines Alain Desgagné, CRHA (1995-1999); Directeur des opérations aériennes Robert Learchaft(1998-1999); Directeur de l'entretien Wayne(-1999);

Staff

• 1,100 staff (1999)
• 400 pilots (1999)

Fleet

• ATR-42-300 (1988-1999)
• Fokker F28 Fellowship (1998-1999)
• Fokker 100 (1987-1991)

Hubs and destinations

When it ceased operations in December 1999, Inter-Canadian was flying to 28 destinations in Canada:

• Ontario
  • Kingston
  • London
  • Sault Ste Marie
  • Ottawa
  • Toronto Hub
• Quebec
  • Bagotville
  • Baie Comeau
  • Chibougamau
  • Gaspe
  • Iles de la Madeilaine
  • La Grande
  • Mont Joli
  • Montreal Hub
  • Quebec City
  • Rouyn-Noranda
  • Sept-Iles
  • Val d'Or
• Atlantic Canada
  • Charlo
  • Charlottetown
  • Chatham
  • Deer Lake
  • Fredericton
  • Halifax Hub
  • Moncton
  • Saint John
  • St John's
  • Stephenville
  • Sydney
  • Wabush

References

• Media related to Inter-Canadien at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Defunct airlines of Canada Aeropro Air 500 Air Alliance Air Atlantic Air Club International Air Baffin Air BC Air Bras d'or Air Canada Tango Air Fecteau Air Manitoba Air Nova Air Ontario Air Satellite Air Southwest Airspeed Aviation Airtransit Air Toronto AllCanada Express Austin Airways Baxter Aviation BCWest Air Canada 3000 Canada West Airlines Canadian Airlines Canadian Airways Canadian Colonial Airways Canadian Pacific Airlines Canadian Regional Airlines City Express Colonial Airlines Corporate Express Eastern Provincial Airways First Nations Transportation Fortunair Globemaster Air Cargo Great Lakes Airlines Greyhound Air Harmony Airways Intair Inter-Canadien Jetsgo Knighthawk Air Express Lamb Air Maestro Maritime Central Airways Millardair NAC Air Nationair Nolisair Norcanair Nordair NorOntair North Canada Air NWT Air Odyssey International Ontario Express Pacific Western Airlines Peace Air Pem-Air Powell Air Prince Edward Air Quebecair Quebecair Express Queen Charlotte Airlines QuikAir Roots Air Royal Aviation Skyxpress Skyservice Sonicblue Airways Southern Frontier Airlines Swanberg Air Time Air Transair Trans-Canada Air Lines Trans-Provincial Airlines Triton Airlines Val Air Vision Airways Corporation Vistajet Wardair Western Express Airlines Winnport Worldways Canada World-Wide Airways Zip Zoom See also: List of airlines of Canada