Air Club International
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Air Club International Ltd. (or ACI) was a Canadian charter airline that operated from 1993
to 1996
.
acquired via Airbus Leasing
and used for routes to London. Later, the airline obtained additional A310 aircraft, and late in January 1995, the airline began using Boeing 747-200 leased to Japan Airlines
.Finally, in 1996, the airline was forced to return the aircraft to the lessors and ceased operations.
1993 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1993:- Events :* The 1,000th Boeing 747 comes off the production line 26 years after the first 747 was built.-February:* The Bolivian Air Force retires the last F-86 Sabre in service amongst the worlds air forces....
to 1996
1996 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1996:-February:* February 6 – Turkish charter company Birgenair Flight 301 crashes in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic after takeoff...
.
History
The airline was established in 1993 by Claude Levesque to operate charter flights between Canada and Europe. The carrier's first airplane was an A310-300Airbus A310
The Airbus A310 is a medium- to long-range twin-engine widebody jet airliner. Launched in July 1978, it was the second aircraft created by Airbus Industrie,a consortium of European aerospace companies, Airbus is now fully owned by EADS and since 2001 has been known as Airbus SAS. the consortium of...
acquired via Airbus Leasing
Airbus
Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....
and used for routes to London. Later, the airline obtained additional A310 aircraft, and late in January 1995, the airline began using Boeing 747-200 leased to Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines
is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...
.Finally, in 1996, the airline was forced to return the aircraft to the lessors and ceased operations.