Island Express Air was a small Canadian airline based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Its first flight was on August 7, 2009, as part of the Abbotsford International Airshow.[5] It operated scheduled air service between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, as well as charter flights and cargo service. On February 23, 2018, one of their planes, a King Air B100, crashed at Abbotsford Airport (CYXX) immediately after take-off in blizzard conditions.[6] As a result of this accident, and due to public safety concerns, Transport Canada suspended Island Express' air operator's certificate (AOC) shortly thereafter, on February 28, 2018.[7] However, following a robust review of the company's safety procedures the operating certificate was reinstated on June 26, 2018.[8] The company slogan was Your Island Connection.
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island, express, small, canadian, airline, based, abbotsford, british, columbia, first, flight, august, 2009, part, abbotsford, international, airshow, operated, scheduled, service, between, lower, mainland, vancouver, island, well, charter, flights, cargo, se. Island Express Air was a small Canadian airline based in Abbotsford British Columbia Its first flight was on August 7 2009 as part of the Abbotsford International Airshow 5 It operated scheduled air service between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island as well as charter flights and cargo service On February 23 2018 one of their planes a King Air B100 crashed at Abbotsford Airport CYXX immediately after take off in blizzard conditions 6 As a result of this accident and due to public safety concerns Transport Canada suspended Island Express air operator s certificate AOC shortly thereafter on February 28 2018 7 However following a robust review of the company s safety procedures the operating certificate was reinstated on June 26 2018 8 The company slogan was Your Island Connection Island Express AirA Piper PA 31 Navajo of Island Express AirIATA ICAO Callsign IAX 1 ABBOTSFORD AIR 1 Founded2009Ceased operations2020AOC 19080 2 HubsAbbotsford International AirportFocus citiesVictoria NanaimoFleet size11 3 Destinations6 4 Parent companyShorebird EnterprisesHeadquartersAbbotsford British ColumbiaKey peopleJim YoungWebsitewww wbr islandexpressair wbr comIn 2020 amid the COVID 19 pandemic Island Express Air ceased operations and sold its assets to a group of investors 9 Contents 1 Destinations 2 Fleet 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDestinations editAll destinations as of August 2019 were within British Columbia 4 Abbotsford Abbotsford International Airport Nanaimo Nanaimo Airport Qualicum Beach Qualicum Beach Airport Seasonal Tofino Tofino Long Beach Airport Vancouver Vancouver International Airport Victoria Victoria International Airport Fleet editFleet as of August 2019 3 Island Express Air Aircraft No ofaircraft Variants NotesBeechcraft King Air 1 100 seriesPiper PA 28 Cherokee 1 PA 28 151 Cherokee WarriorPiper PA 31 Navajo 6 PA 31 325 Navajo PA 31 350 ChieftainPiper PA 32 1 PA 32 301 SaratogaSee also editHistory of aviation in Canada List of defunct airlines of CanadaReferences edit a b ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies Aeronautical Authorities and Services PDF Nav Canada 2023 05 04 p 4 Retrieved February 26 2023 Island Express Air IAX ABBOTSFORD AIR Transport Canada 2019 09 01 Civil Aviation Services CAS AOC wwwapps tc gc ca a b Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Quick Search Result for Island Express Air Transport Canada Retrieved 2019 08 24 a b Island Express Air Routes amp Schedules Archived from the original on 2019 08 24 Retrieved 2019 08 24 Tucker Cam 7 August 2009 Island Express ready to lighten travel load Abbotsford Times p 12 UPDATED Abbotsford airline grounded after YXX accident was fined 30 000 last year Abbotsford News Abbotsford News 2018 02 28 Retrieved 2018 03 02 Canada Transport 2018 02 28 Transport Canada suspends Island Express Air s Air Operator Certificate Canada ca www canada ca Retrieved 2018 03 02 Transport Canada reinstates Island Express Air for operations following February crash CHEK 2018 06 26 Retrieved 2018 06 26 COVID 19 New air carrier sought for Qualicum Beach Airport 22 September 2020 External links editOfficial websitePortals nbsp Canada nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Island Express Air amp oldid 1185653386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
