Air Canada Jazz

Infobox Airline
airline = Air Canada Jazz

logo_size = 267
IATA = QK
ICAO = JZA
callsign = JAZZ
parent = ACE Aviation Holdings
founded = 2001
headquarters = Enfield, Nova Scotia
key_people = Joseph D. Randell, CEO
hubs =

*Toronto Pearson International Airport
*Montréal-Trudeau International Airport
*Vancouver International Airport
*Calgary International Airport

focus_cities =

*Ottawa International Airport
*Halifax Stanfield International Airport
*Edmonton International Airport
*Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
*Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
*Regina International Airport

frequent_flyer = Aeroplan
lounge =
alliance = Star Alliance
fleet_size = 136
destinations = 89
website = http://www.flyjazz.ca

Jazz Air LP (Air Canada Jazz) is a Canadian regional airline based in the Halifax Regional Municipality, at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia. It is Canada's largest regional air carrier operating feeder and commuter services for Air Canada to more than 85 destinations in Canada and the United States. Its main base is Halifax Stanfield International Airport, with hubs at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, and Calgary International Airport. cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 54 | date= 2007-03-27]

History

Established in 2001, Air Canada Jazz was formed from the consolidation of the Air Canada connector carriers Air BC, Air Nova, Air Ontario and Canadian Regional Airlines shortly after the successful takeover of Canadian Airlines by Air Canada. It is wholly owned by ACE Aviation Holdings and employs 4,513 staff (as of April 2007) [http://www.flyjazz.ca/english/media/corpFact.asp] .

The airline successfully launched an Initial public offering (IPO) in February 2006ndash units of the income trust trade as JAZ.UN.

In February 2006 Air Canada announced that City Centre Aviation Limited (CCAL) had served a 30-day termination notice for Jazz's month-to-month lease of terminal space at Toronto City Centre Airport. [ [http://news.cheapflights.com/airlines/2006/02/air_canada_jazz.html Cheap Flights] ] The Toronto Port Authority itself does not control any significant terminal space at the airport, but it extended permission for Jazz to continue using the airport; however, since the airline could not find terminal space, they canceled service to the airport at the end of February 2006. CCAL is owned by REGCO Holdings, are also the owners of the new Porter Airlines which launched service from the airport to Ottawa (the former Air Canada Jazz route) in fall 2006.

afety

In August of 2008 Air Canada Jazz announced they will remove inflatable life vests from their flights to reduce weight, and thereby save on fuel costs, on all flights travelling less than 50 nautical miles from shore. The vests were considered a secondary safety measure for water landings since all of their planes have floating seat cushions. Inflatable life vests for infants and crew life vests are not being removed. [cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/08/25/jazz-lifevests.html |publisher=CBC News |title=Jazz removes life vests to save fuel |accessdate=2008-08-25 ] This decision has led to much controversy, however hundreds of airplanes registered to U.S. carriers that do not travel more than 50nm from shore do not carry life vests, only flotation cushions.

Destinations

New Routes

Fort McMurray- Vancouver flights will begin January 5, 2009. The daily flight will use Air Canada Jazz CRJ 200ER jets.

Fleet

The Air Canada Jazz fleet includes the following aircraft as of June 2008: [ [http://www.flyjazz.ca/english/media/corpFact.asp Corporate Fact Sheet June 2008] ]

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Bombardier Aerospace delivered the first of its new regional jet variant, the 75-passenger CRJ 705, to Air Canada Jazz on May 27, 2005 [http://ir.flyjazz.ca/phoenix.zhtml?c=194177&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=792013&highlight=] . The aircraft was the first of 15 CRJ 705 and 15 CRJ 200 aircraft ordered in September 2004. The new aircraft undertook its first revenue earning flight on June 1, 2005 from Calgary to Houston [http://ir.flyjazz.ca/phoenix.zhtml?c=194177&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=792012&highlight=] . In mid-2006, the last Air Canada Bombardier CRJ 100 was transferred to Air Canada Jazz [http://ir.flyjazz.ca/phoenix.zhtml?c=194177&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=792013&highlight=] .

*Air Canada Jazz is also interested in purchasing some of SAS' Q400 aircraft (After SAS grounded their entire fleet of Q400's) to replace some of Air Canada Jazz's current 24 CRJ100 fleet. The Q400 turboprop aircraft could be used on high demand routings like Vancouverndash Victoria, Ottawa-Montreal and Calgary-Edmonton. Air Canada Jazz has also shown interest in buying the Q400 for many years. [ [http://runwaygirl.blogspot.com/2007/11/could-air-canada-jazz-make-sas-q400.html Runway Girl: Could Air Canada Jazz Make an SAS Q400 Asset Grab? ] ]

Previously operated

Gallery

ee also

* Air Canada
* ACE Aviation Holdings

References

External links

* [http://www.flyjazz.ca/ Air Canada Jazz]