Time Air

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Time Air was an airline in Canada founded in 1966 by businessman Walter “Stubb” Ross from Lethbridge in Alberta. It was originally called "Lethbridge Air Service" before becoming Time Air.

Time Air began with "Stubb" Ross not only flying the aircraft but also picking up passengers from their homes in Lethbridge in his VW van. Time Air quickly helped fill a void that was left in southern Alberta when Air Canada stopped flying out of Lethbridge in 1967. Time Air's fleet included the Short 330 (also known as the "Flying Boxcar" for its boxy shape) and later both the DeHavilland Dash 7 and Dash 8, Convair 580 and 640's and the F28 jet. Time Air grew substantially from its Lethbridge hub to serve most of the Canadian prairies and some US destinations.

Time Air acquired Southern Frontier Airlines and North Canada Air. In January 1991, Canadian Regional Airlines was formed as a holding company to hold and manage Canadian Airlines International regional airline interests. At that time Canadian Airlines International acquired 100% of both of Time Air and Ontario Express as well as 70% of Inter-Canadien.

In April 1993, Canadian Regional Airlines brought the operations of Time Air and Ontario Express together to operate as Canadian Regional Airlines. The two carriers were legally amalgamated in July 1998 and by then, Inter-Canadien had become a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Regional Airlines. In turn Canadian Regional Airlines was merged into Air Canada Jazz in 2001.