Nordair
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| Founded | 1947 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1987 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 21+ | ||||||
| Destinations | Canada, United States | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dorval, Quebec | ||||||
| Key people | Fernand “Frank” Henley, Founder and VP Operations | ||||||
Nordair (IATA: ND, ICAO: NDR, Call sign: Nordair) was a Quebec-based regional airline founded in 1947 from the merger of Boreal Airways and Mont Laurier Aviation.
The airline operated from the 1940s to the 1980s. Initially, most of its business was international and transatlantic passenger and freight charters and other contracts. It also operated scheduled flights to a number of destinations in the Northwest Territories. Nordair initially flew out of Montreal's two airports: Dorval Airport (now Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) and Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. It was headquartered in Montreal (operations at Dorval, Quebec and head office at 1320 Boulevard Graham in Mont Royal).
Nordair was purchased by Canadian Pacific Air Lines. On March 27, 1987, Pacific Western Airlines purchased Canadian Pacific Air Lines and emerged as Canadian Airlines, which was acquired by Air Canada in 2000. The jet operation was absorbed into Canadian Airlines, while the turboprop operations were absorbed into Inter-Canadien.
Another company called Nordair Quebec 2000 Incorporated operated in 2000 as a domestic regional carrier and cargo operator in Quebec, but the licence and licence applications for the airline were suspended in 2006 by Transport Canada and once again the Nordair name disappeared from the airline industry
Some of the following destinations were flown by Nordair during the airline's existence, mostly in Canada:
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