Air Canada Jazz

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Air Canada Jazz
IATA QK	ICAO JZA	Callsign Jazz
Founded		2001
Hubs		Calgary Int'l Airport Vancouver Int'l Airport Toronto Pearson Int'l Airport Montréal-Trudeau Int'l Airport
Focus cities		Halifax Stanfield Int'l Airport Edmonton Int'l Airport Winnipeg Int'l Airport Ottawa Int'l Airport
Frequent flyer program		Aeroplan
Alliance		Star Alliance
Fleet size		135
Destinations		69
Parent company		ACE Aviation Holdings
Headquarters		Enfield, Nova Scotia
Key people		Joseph D. Randell, CEO
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 and is in part owned by Air Canada. It operates feeder and commuter services for Air Canada. Its main bases are Calgary International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Takeover of Air Canada routes 1.2 Income trust 1.3 2006 Toronto City Centre lease termination 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3.1 Retired fleet 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Air Canada Jazz was established in 2001 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 ACE Holdings. It employs 5,845 staff (as of January 2005).

[edit] Takeover of Air Canada routes

In February 2005, Air Canada announced that it would shift much of its flying from its own mainline and regional jets to Air Canada Jazz's planes in cities across Canada and the United States. The move was controversial, since it essentially shifted high paying Air Canada jobs to lower wage Jazz positions. The former Air Canada employees were told that they would be laid off and need to reapply for their former jobs with Air Canada Jazz. In Prince Edward Island, on April 26, 2005, an arbitrator ruled that Air Canada employees could retain their jobs when the transition occurs, but they faced a 17.6% wage cut, bringing their pay in line with the lower Jazz rate.

The switch to Jazz service meant the elimination of Air Canada jet flights to Charlottetown, Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton, Quebec, Regina, Saskatoon, [[Thunder Bay, did not see a change in service, since Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz already operated identical Canadair Regional Jet aircraft in most markets. The most significant change was the loss of Airbus A320 and Airbus A319 flights (mid-size, dual-class passenger jets seating between 120-140 passengers) to Charlottetown, Moncton, Quebec, Regina, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay and Whitehorse.

In June 2005, the airline announced a new destination: Hamilton, Ontario, with service from Montreal and Ottawa.

[edit] Income trust

Jazz successfully launched an IPO in February of 2006 - units of the income trust trade as JAZ.UN.

[edit] 2006 Toronto City Centre lease termination

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 the airport.[1] 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.

[edit] Destinations

Main article: Air Canada destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Air Canada Jazz fleet includes the following aircraft as of December 2006: ^[1]

Air Canada Jazz Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Executive*/Economy)	Notes
Bombardier CRJ 100ER	23	50
Bombardier CRJ 200ER	35	50
Bombardier CRJ 705	15	75 (10/65)	AVOD all seats
Bombardier Dash 8 100/200	34	37	Twin-Turboprop
Bombardier Dash 8 300	26	48 50	Twin-Turboprop

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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. 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.

On May 1, 2006, the last Air Canada Bombardier CRJ 100 was transferred to Air Canada Jazz.

[edit] Retired fleet

Air Canada Jazz Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Year Retired	Replacement	Notes
British Aerospace BAe 146-200	10	2004
Fokker F28	28	2002/2003

[edit] See also

• Air Canada
• ACE Aviation Holdings

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

[edit] External links

• Air Canada Jazz
• ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. Insider Holdings and Transactions
• Air Canada Network Weather