Sonicblue Airways

Sonicblue Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
VL - -
Ceased operations 2006
Operating bases Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Fleet size See Fleet below
Destinations See Destinations below
Parent company International Express Air Charter Ltd.
Headquarters Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Sonicblue Airways was an airline based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with their headquarters in Richmond. SonicBlue offered both scheduled and charter services and would fly anywhere in North America. For maintenance failings (and following an accident) Transport Canada suspended Sonicblue's operating license and grounded the company's fleet in January 2006.

Code data

History

It was operated by International Express Air Charter Ltd. and was formerly known as Regency Express.

On 23 January 2006 Transport Canada announced the suspension of International Express Aircharter Ltd.’s air operator certificate, effective immediately. The suspension was based on a "review of the company's record and concerns with the company’s ability to exercise operational control, including proper record keeping and aircraft maintenance".[2]

On 22 March 2006 Transport Canada announced that International Express Aircharter Ltd. was fined $125,000 for failing to maintain their aircraft properly, and their air operator certificate was cancelled. The company was charged with failing to maintain five aircraft in violation of Canadian Aviation Regulations by not performing required aircraft maintenance inspections on schedule. In one case, a maintenance inspection was overdue by more than 270 hours.[3]

Destinations

Incidents and accidents

Fleet

As of January 2006 the SonicBlue fleet consisted of the following :

References

  1. "The Airline Codes Website". airlinecodes.co.uk. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  2. Nelson, Rod (January 23, 2006). "Transport Canada Suspends International Express Aircharter Ltd.’s Air Operator Certificate". Transport Canada/Transports Canada. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Nelson, Rod (March 22, 2006). "Transport Canada Fines International Express Aircharter Ltd. and Cancels Air Operator Certificate". Transport Canada/Transports Canada. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  4. "Aviation Safety Network". Flight Safety Foundation Accident description. Retrieved 26 November 2006.

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