Air Atlantic was a Canadian
airline
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, operating a fleet of
BAe 146-200, BAe 4100 and
Dash 8-100 aircraft.
Founded and majority owned by
Craig Dobbin,
Air Atlantic was established in 1986 and operated
Dash 7 aircraft as an interim solution until delivery of their first Dash 8's. Air Atlantic functioned as a feeder airline for
Canadian Pacific Airlines and later
Canadian Airlines International
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throughout
Atlantic Canada
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and offered limited service from that region to
Quebec
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,
Ontario
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and
New England
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. It ceased operations in October 1998.
Destinations
Canada
* New Brunswick
** Charlo -
Charlo Airport
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The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle ...
** Fredericton -
Fredericton International Airport
** Miramichi -
Miramichi Airport
** Moncton -
Greater Moncton International Airport
** Saint John -
Saint John Airport
* Newfoundland and Labrador
** Churchill Falls -
Churchill Falls Airport
** Deer Lake -
Deer Lake Regional Airport
** Gander -
Gander International Airport
** Goose Bay -
CFB Goose Bay
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** Stephenville -
Stephenville International Airport
** St. John's -
St. John's International Airport
** Wabush -
Wabush Airport
* Nova Scotia
** Halifax -
Halifax Stanfield International Airport
** Sydney -
Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport
** Yarmouth -
Yarmouth Airport
* Ontario
** Ottawa -
Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
** Toronto -
Toronto Pearson International Airport
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and
Buttonville Municipal Airport
* Prince Edward Island
** Charlottetown -
Charlottetown Airport
* Québec
** Montréal -
Montréal–Dorval International Airport
** Québec City -
Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
** Iles-de-Madeleine -
ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine Airport
United States
* Bangor -
Bangor International Airport
* Boston -
Logan International Airport
* Portland (
Maine
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) -
Portland International Jetport
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See also
*
List of defunct airlines of Canada
References
External links
Defunct airlines of Canada
Airlines established in 1985
Airlines disestablished in 1998
Regional airlines of Atlantic Canada
Defunct companies of Newfoundland and Labrador
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