NDR Nordair Founded 1947 Fleet size 21 | Headquarters Montreal, Canada Ceased operations 1987 | |
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Key people Fernand “Frank” Henley, Founder and VP Operations Destinations Canada, United States of America | ||
Nordair a tribute un hommage part deux
Nordair (IATA: ND, ICAO: NDR, Call sign: Nordair) was a Quebec-based regional airline founded in 1947 from the merger of Boreal Airways and Mont Laurier Aviation.
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History
The airline operated from the 1940s to the 1980s. Initially, most of its business was international and transatlantic passenger and freight charters and other contracts. It also operated scheduled flights to a number of destinations in the Northwest Territories. Nordair initially flew out of Montreal's two airports: Dorval Airport (now Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) and Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. It was headquartered in Montreal (operations at Dorval, Quebec and head office at 1320 Boulevard Graham in Mont Royal).
Merger and aftermath
Nordair was purchased by Canadian Pacific Air Lines. On March 27, 1987, Pacific Western Airlines purchased Canadian Pacific Air Lines and emerged as Canadian Airlines, which was acquired by Air Canada in 2000. The jet operation was absorbed into Canadian Airlines, while the turboprop operations were absorbed into Inter-Canadien.
Another company called Nordair Quebec 2000 Incorporated operated in 2000 as a domestic regional carrier and cargo operator in Quebec, but the licence and licence applications for the airline were suspended in 2006 by Transport Canada and once again the Nordair name disappeared from the airline industry
Destinations
Some of the following destinations were flown by Nordair during the airline's existence, mostly in Canada:
Canada
Outside Canada
Many of the flights to the US and Europe were chartered flights, as Nordair had few scheduled flights outside of Canada.
Non-revenue
Nordair was contractor to the Canadian Forces (reconnaissance) and United States Air Force (flights to DEW stations from Alaska to Baffin Island.