Robert Obadia

Robert Obadia
Born (1942-09-10) September 10, 1942 (age 82)
Casablanca, Morocco
OccupationBusinessman
Criminal statusPled guilty to 8 counts of fraud[1]
Criminal chargeFraud

Robert Obadia is the former owner of Nationair Canada and its parent company Nolisair. Obadia was charged with fraud after the bankruptcy of Nationair in 1993. Nationair was responsible in 1991 for the deadliest aviation disaster involving a Canadian-registered aircraft and the 15th-worst aviation disaster in history.[1]

Obadia was born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1942 and graduated with a degree in electronics engineering from University of Grenoble in 1965. He immigrated to Montreal in 1967 after working for Royal Air Maroc and Air France. After arriving in Canada, he joined Quebecair, where he eventually became vice-president of charters before leaving in 1980 to start Nationair.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Anniversary of Nationair plane crash passes quietly". CTV News. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ McArthur, Douglas. "Movers & Shakers A Life Story: Nationair, Nationair, Nationair." Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada). 2 April 1988.