Jazz Aviation

Jazz Aviation
Jazz Bombardier CRJ900 on final for runway 25, Ottawa Airport
IATA ICAO Callsign
QK JZA[1] JAZZ[1]
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001) (amalgamation; as Air Canada Regional)
AOC #Canada: 5002[2]
United States: NZAF100F[3]
HubsAs Air Canada Express:
Focus citiesAs Air Canada Express:
Frequent-flyer programAeroplan (Air Canada)
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size114[4]
Destinations71[5]
Parent companyChorus Aviation[6]
HeadquartersHalifax Stanfield International Airport, Enfield, Nova Scotia
Key peopleRandolph deGooyer (president)
Employees4,500[5]
Websiteflyjazz.ca

Jazz Aviation LP, commonly shortened to Jazz, is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, in Enfield, Halifax, Nova Scotia,[7] and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation. Jazz Aviation provides regional and charter airline services in Canada and the United States, primarily under contract to Air Canada using the brand name Air Canada Express, and also as Jazz Charters.

It is Canada's third-largest airline in terms of fleet size but not in terms of passengers carried annually, number of employees, or destinations served. Its Air Canada Express operations serve 79 destinations in Canada and the United States. Under a capacity purchase agreement, Air Canada sets the Jazz route network and flight schedule, and purchases all of Jazz's seat capacity based on predetermined rates. Its main base is Halifax Stanfield International Airport, with hubs at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Victoria International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Montréal–Trudeau International Airport, and Calgary International Airport.[8]

Prior to April 2011, Air Canada's regional operations were branded as Air Canada Jazz. Following the award of a contract to Sky Regional Airlines, the Air Canada Express brand was introduced as an umbrella for all regional operations. The Jazz brand is now entirely managed by Jazz Aviation LP.[9]

  1. ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. May 4, 2023. p. 4. Retrieved February 26, 2023. IJazz Aviation: JZA, JAZZ
  2. ^ Transport Canada (2019-09-01), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fleet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "About us". June 2024. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Contacts - Jazz Aviation LP". Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. March 27, 2007. p. 54.
  9. ^ "LP (jazz)", Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, 2003, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.j276000, retrieved September 30, 2022