City Express Explained

Airline:	City Express Cité Express
Iata:	OU
Icao:	OUL
Callsign:	CITY EXPRESS
Hubs:	Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Destinations:	10
Headquarters:	Toronto, Ontario (1984-1991)
Key People:	Victor Pappalardo, Founder and President

City Express (French: '''Cité Express'''), also known as Air Atonabee Ltd., was an airline based in Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1991, which operated passenger services in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.

History

City Express was founded by Joseph Csumrik in 1971 as Otonabee Airways based at Peterborough Airport in Peterborough, Ontario. It began scheduled service in 1975. In 1980 the company was renamed to Air Atonabee Ltd.^{[1] [2]}

In 1984, Air Atonabee was acquired by Victor Pappalardo and reorganized into City Express. The airline relocated its base to Toronto Island Airport (now Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport) (YTZ) where it began STOL service.

City Express ceased operations in February 1991.^{[3] [4]}

Destinations

Destinations included:

• Montreal - Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport / Montreal-Mirabel International Airport
• Ottawa - Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
• Quebec City - Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
• New York/Newark - Newark Liberty International Airport
  • Detroit London, Ontario - London International Airport
• Sept-Îles, Quebec
• Wabush/Labrador City, NL

Fleet

• 4 De Havilland Canada Dash 8
• 4 de Havilland Canada Dash 7
• 9 Saunders ST-27

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Canada

References

• Web site: CONTRACTIONS FAAO 7340.1 . . 2008-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101219074828/http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/CNT/3-3-O.htm . 2010-12-19 . dead .
• Web site: Potential Use for Tailrotor Aircraft in Canadian Aviation . Denyse Gazdag . Larry Alton . . 1991 . PDF . 2008-02-05 .
• Web site: 1990-A-131 -- Approval of a code-sharing program with Continental Airlines Inc. dba Continental Airlines - Air Atonabee Limited cob City Express . Canadian Transportation Agency . April 18, 1990 . 2008-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050514191106/http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/rulings-decisions/orders/1990/A/1990-A-131_e.html . May 14, 2005 . dead .
• Web site: 1992-A-396 -- Cancellation - Air Atonabee Limited cob City Express - Cité Express . Canadian Transport Agency . November 12, 1992 . 2008-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030628204838/http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/rulings-decisions/orders/1992/A/1992-A-396_e.html . June 28, 2003 . dead .

External links

• Air Atonabee at Planespotters.net

Notes and References

1. Book: Stevenson, Garth . The Politics of Canada's Airlines . Toronto University Press . . 1987 . 0-8020-6637-2 . 94.
2. Web site: Airlines - Canada . David Lyall . airlinehistory.co.uk . 2008-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080105171549/http://www.airlinehistory.co.uk/Americas/Canada/OldAirlines.asp . 2008-01-05 . dead .
3. Web site: 1991-A-308 -- Suspension - Air Atonabee Limited cob City Express - Cité Express . . June 7, 1991 . 2008-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030825090748/http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/rulings-decisions/orders/1991/A/1991-A-308_e.html . August 25, 2003 . dead .
4. Web site: Toronto City Centre Airport: A History . Toronto Port Authority . 2008-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090715203757/http://www.torontoport.com/airport_history.asp?id=164 . 2009-07-15 .