Morningstar Air Express
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Morningstar Air Express is a cargo airline based in Edmonton, Alberta, Regina, Saskatchewan and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has a contract with Federal Express moving cargo across Canada.
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[edit] Code data
- ICAO Code: MAL
- Airline call sign: Morningstar [1]
[edit] History
The airline was founded in Edmonton in the summer of 1970 as Brooker Wheaton Aviation Ltd. In January, 1992 the Company became Morningstar Air Express. It is owned by Donald Wheaton (50%) and Kim Ward (50%) [2].
[edit] Services
Morningstar Air Express operates a contract all-cargo service from Montreal to Winnipeg for FedEx, as well as all-cargo charters [2].
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- October 6, 2005: a Morningstar Cessna 208 was flying from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay, Ont., when it went down. The pilot was killed but she is credited with trying to avoid casualties on the ground and avoiding several tall buildings. [3]
[edit] Fleet
As of August 2006 the Morningstar Air Express fleet includes [4] :
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Airline Codes November 2006
- ^ a b Flight International 12-18 April 2005
- ^ CTV News Morningstar crash
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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