In 2010, Air Canada leased the Bombardier Q400s and began sub-leasing them to SRA.[6] The aircraft had been operated by Lynx Aviation of Denver.[7] They were delivered to Sky Regional between November 2010 and the beginning of 2011. The aircraft are configured with 74 seats,[8] similar to the Porter Airlines fleet.[9] The planes are painted in Air Canada Express livery. Russell Payson was founder and chairman of the board of SRA.[10]
In October 2012, SRA added flights between Montreal and Moncton, New Brunswick.[11] Since the early stages of operation the airline has been active in introducing new technology to its operation. Sky Regional was the first airline in Canada to adopt the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). Each pilot at the company is issued an Apple iPad which is the platform for the EFB allowing crews to not only have quick access to flight plans and manuals but eliminate paper charts and numerous large manuals which previously would have been present on the flight deck.
Air Canada started to transfer its 15 Embraer E175 planes to SRA in April 2013 and completed the transfer in September 2013.[12] In the fall of 2015 SRA added an additional 5 E175 aircraft to its fleet. These aircraft were previously operated by Azul Brazilian Airlines.
In early 2017, SRA's fleet of 5 Bombardier Q400s were transferred to fellow Air Canada Express carrier Jazz Aviation with the last flight arriving into Montreal from Moncton on February 23. SRA received 5 additional E175s in early 2017. The first of the aircraft came into service on May 16 with the last going into service on July 1. These new aircraft features an extra 3 seats in business class for a total of 12 seats. The rest of the fleet were reconfigured by the end of 2017 to a 76-seat configuration.
In 2018, Brent Card was promoted to Vice-president Flight Operations.
On March 1, 2021, Air Canada announced that the airline was going to consolidate all regional flying under the Jazz banner thereby ending the affiliation between Sky Regional and Air Canada. The aircraft flown by Sky Regional, the Embraer E175, will be transferred to Jazz.[13] On March 30, 2021, Sky Regional operated its last flight from Newark, NJ to Toronto.
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Sky Regional Airlines SRA was an airline whose corporate headquarters was located on the property of Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga Ontario Canada Linked with Skyservice Business Aviation it began operation under the Air Canada Express brand on May 1 2011 3 The airline began offering daily flights between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport 4 5 Sky Regional AirlinesIATA ICAO Callsign KV SKV MAPLEFounded2010Ceased operationsMarch 31 2021AOC Canada 17536 1 United States 6SYF337F 2 HubsMontreal Trudeau Toronto PearsonFrequent flyer programAeroplan Air Canada AllianceStar Alliance affiliate Fleet size25Destinations24HeadquartersMississauga OntarioKey peopleKent Woodside President and COOEmployeesapprox 700Websiteskyregional com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2 1 Canada 2 2 United States 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 2010 Air Canada leased the Bombardier Q400s and began sub leasing them to SRA 6 The aircraft had been operated by Lynx Aviation of Denver 7 They were delivered to Sky Regional between November 2010 and the beginning of 2011 The aircraft are configured with 74 seats 8 similar to the Porter Airlines fleet 9 The planes are painted in Air Canada Express livery Russell Payson was founder and chairman of the board of SRA 10 In October 2012 SRA added flights between Montreal and Moncton New Brunswick 11 Since the early stages of operation the airline has been active in introducing new technology to its operation Sky Regional was the first airline in Canada to adopt the Electronic Flight Bag EFB Each pilot at the company is issued an Apple iPad which is the platform for the EFB allowing crews to not only have quick access to flight plans and manuals but eliminate paper charts and numerous large manuals which previously would have been present on the flight deck Air Canada started to transfer its 15 Embraer E175 planes to SRA in April 2013 and completed the transfer in September 2013 12 In the fall of 2015 SRA added an additional 5 E175 aircraft to its fleet These aircraft were previously operated by Azul Brazilian Airlines SRA introduced a fleet of Embraer E175 jets in March 2013 to serve US destinations such as New York Newark Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Dallas Fort Worth 12 Between October and December 2015 the fleet of 20 was expanded to 25 after obtaining 5 additional Embraer E175s previously operated by Azul Brazilian Airlines These aircraft were put into service in April 2016 allowing the airline to add routes to more US destination such as Denver International Airport and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport In early 2017 SRA s fleet of 5 Bombardier Q400s were transferred to fellow Air Canada Express carrier Jazz Aviation with the last flight arriving into Montreal from Moncton on February 23 SRA received 5 additional E175s in early 2017 The first of the aircraft came into service on May 16 with the last going into service on July 1 These new aircraft features an extra 3 seats in business class for a total of 12 seats The rest of the fleet were reconfigured by the end of 2017 to a 76 seat configuration In 2018 Brent Card was promoted to Vice president Flight Operations On March 1 2021 Air Canada announced that the airline was going to consolidate all regional flying under the Jazz banner thereby ending the affiliation between Sky Regional and Air Canada The aircraft flown by Sky Regional the Embraer E175 will be transferred to Jazz 13 On March 30 2021 Sky Regional operated its last flight from Newark NJ to Toronto Destinations edit nbsp Sky Regional Embraer 175 operated for Air Canada Express nbsp Sky Regional Airlines Embraer 175 operated for Air Canada Express Prior to March 2021 SRA served the following destinations 14 Canada edit Nova Scotia Halifax Halifax Stanfield International Airport Newfoundland and Labrador Deer Lake Deer Lake Regional Airport Ontario Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Charlottetown Airport Quebec Montreal Montreal Trudeau International Airport Quebec City Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport United States edit Georgia Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Illinois Chicago O Hare International Airport Louisiana New Orleans Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Maryland Baltimore Baltimore Washington International Airport Massachusetts Boston Logan International Airport Minnesota Minneapolis Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport New Jersey Newark Newark Liberty International Airport New York New York LaGuardia Airport Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia International Airport Texas Dallas Fort Worth Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport San Antonio San Antonio International Airport Virginia serving the District of Columbia Washington D C area Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Fleet editPrior to March 2021 the fleet of SRA consisted of the following aircraft 15 16 Sky Regional Airlines fleet Aircraft In service Passengers J Y Total Embraer E175 25 12 64 76References edit Transport Canada 2019 09 03 Civil Aviation Services CAS AOC wwwapps tc gc ca Federal Aviation Administration Airline Certificate Information Detail View av info faa gov Retrieved 2019 06 27 AIR CANADA ANNOUNCES MAY 1 LAUNCH DATE FOR TORONTO CITY CENTRE SERVICE Mar 4 2011 Archived from the original on 2011 07 14 Retrieved 2011 03 07 Air Canada Delays Sky Regional s Toronto City Launch PCC Daily Aviation News for Pilots PILOT CAREER CENTRE www pilotcareercentre com Archived from the original on 2011 07 15 AC to use Sky Regional Airlines out of Toronto City Airport PCC Daily Aviation News for Pilots PILOT CAREER CENTRE www pilotcareercentre com Archived from the original on 2011 07 15 AIR CANADA TO COMMENCE TORONTO CITY AIRPORT FLIGHTS IN FEBRUARY 2011 Oct 4 2010 aircanada mediaroom com Archived from the original on 2011 08 11 http www flightglobal com articles 2010 11 11 349596 air canada takes ex lynx q400s for sky regional operation html dead link Air Canada Our Fleet Porter Airlines Our Fleet www flyporter com Archived from the original on 2011 01 26 Payson Russell 28 August 2020 Opinion We need to start flying again Financial Post a division of Postmedia Network Inc Sky Regional to serve Moncton for Air Canada from October 1 CH Aviation 3 September 2012 Retrieved 15 January 2013 a b Air Canada Completes Transfer of Embraer E175 Regional Jets to Sky Regional September 5 2013 Air Canada to shift E175s from Sky Regional to Jazz Routes Sky Regional Airlines Inc Archived from the original on July 11 2020 Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Quick Search Result for Sky Regional Airlines Transport Canada Retrieved 2019 06 27 Global Airline Guide 2019 Part One Airliner World October 2019 9 External links editSky Regional Airlines Portals nbsp Canada nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sky Regional Airlines amp oldid 1136216487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
