Air Gaspé Explained

Airline:	Air Gaspé
Iata:	QJ
Icao:	-
Callsign:	-
Commenced:	1951
Ceased:	1986
Headquarters:	Sept-Îles, Quebec
Key People:	Michel Pouliot

Air Gaspé was a Canadian airline headquartered in Sept-Îles, Quebec.^[1]

The airline began charter flights in 1951 as Trans-Gaspesian Air Lines ans renamed to the current in 1966.^[2] In 1973 became a subsidiary of Quebecair but continued with own name until 1986. The airline operated scheduled passenger and cargo flights from Gaspé to other Canadian cities.^[1]

Destinations

• Bonaventure
• Charlo
• Gaspé
• Havre Saint-Pierre
• Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Matane/Russell-Burnett
• MontJoli
• Port-Menier
• Québec City Jean Lesage
• Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
• Sept-Îles

Fleet

• Beech 18
• Cessna 180
• DHC-2 Beaver
• Douglas DC-3
• Grumman Widgeon
• Hawker Siddeley HS 748^[3]
• Lockheed 10 Electra
• Piper Apache
• Piper Navajo^[4]

Accidents and incidents

• On 29 May 1973, Douglas C-47A CF-QBB crashed on approach to Rimouski Airport, killing all four people on board.^[5]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Canada

References

• Well archive

Notes and References

1. World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "466.
2. Web site: Trans-Gaspesian Air Lines . Airline History . 11 November 2020.
3. Web site: Air Gaspé . AeroTransport Data Bank . 11 November 2020.
4. Web site: Air Gaspé . al-airlines.be . 11 November 2020.
5. Web site: CF-QBB Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 26 August 2010.