Chrono Aviation

Chrono Aviation Inc.
C-GTVO, Boeing 737-200
IATA ICAO Call sign
MB* NDL[1]
MBK[2] 		NEEDLE[1]
MATBLACK[2]
Founded2012 (2012)
AOC #Canada: 17931 (Chrono Aviation)[3]
Canada: 18498 (Chrono Jet)[4]
United States: 2C0F389F (Chrono Aviation)[5]
United States: 2OJF535F (Chrono Jet)[6]
Operating bases
SubsidiariesChrono Jet Inc.
Fleet size14[7]
HeadquartersJean Lesage International Airport, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Key peopleVincent Gagnon (President)Dany Gagnon (vice-president)
Employees300
Websitehttps://www.chronoaviation.com/en/home/

Chrono Aviation Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary Chrono Jet Inc., is a charter airline headquartered at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. It operates aircraft in passenger (9 to 120), cargo and combi roles. It has bases at MET – Montreal Metropolitan Airport (formerly Montréal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport), Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport and Rimouski Aerodrome. It has over 265 employees.[8] As of 18 October 2024, it was announced that Chrono Group, the owners of Chrono Aviation, had been placed in receivership. This was ordered by the Superior Court of Quebec under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act as Chrono was unable to pay their creditors.[9]

  1. ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 4 May 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2023. Chrono Aviation: NDL, NEEDLE
  2. ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 4 May 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2023. Chrono Jet: MBK, MATBLACK
  3. ^ Transport Canada (31 December 2020), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  4. ^ Transport Canada (31 December 2020), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  5. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference fleet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Charter Airline". Chrono Aviation.
  9. ^ "Chrono Group, a major operator of charter flights and air cargo in Canada, has been placed into receivership. This decision, made on October 18, 2024 by the Quebec Superior Court, reflects the company's increasing financial difficulties". 28 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.