Nolinor Aviation
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Les Investissements Nolinor Inc., trading as Nolinor Aviation, is a charter airline based in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. It operates passenger charter and cargo services within Canada and to the USA
. Its main base is Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
. It has 115 employees.
area, then provided charter services for passengers and freight. Since June 1999 it also has permission to provide its own aircraft maintenance.
In 2001, the company bought its first fully cargo Convair 580
and started providing cargo service to the United States and the northern region of Canada. In order to respond to the growing cargo market, Nolinor Aviation bought two more full cargo Convair 580s in 2004. In 2006, the fourth passenger Convair 580 was delivered.
In 2004, the Prud'Homme family trust became the majority stockholder. Expanding very rapidly, Nolinor needed more space for its Convair 580 fleet and in 2005 the company moved its maintenance facilities to Mirabel International Airport. The new hangar provides more than 100000 sq ft (9,290.3 m²) and is able to accommodate aircraft like the Boeing 747-200, 767, Airbus 310, 320. The tarmac has more than 300000 sq ft (27,870.9 m²). and provides sufficient parking space for all the Nolinor Convairs 580 and other maintenance clients.
In 2006, the company was named one of the best enterprise of the province of Quebec by the National Bank of Canada. Nolinor is taking its share of the market also outside the Quebec region.
In 2007, Nolinor Aviation has acquired two ex-Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-200 Combis (freight/passenger). In 2011, Nolinor has acquired another 737-200, full freighter, for its cargo operations.
In 2003, the Netherlands based airline branding firm Lila Design re-designed Nolinor's logo and aircraft paint design into a stylized white, blue and gold image.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It operates passenger charter and cargo services within Canada and to the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its main base is Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport, originally called Montréal International Airport and widely known simply as Mirabel is an airport located in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal and was opened October 4, 1975...
. It has 115 employees.
History
The airline was established in 1992 and started operations in 1997. It began operations mainly to service hunting and fishing outfitters in the ScheffervilleSchefferville, Quebec
Schefferville is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec. Schefferville is in the heart of the Naskapi and Innu territory in northern Quebec, less than 2 km from the border with Labrador on the north shore of Knob Lake. The town has an incorporated area of . It is located within the...
area, then provided charter services for passengers and freight. Since June 1999 it also has permission to provide its own aircraft maintenance.
In 2001, the company bought its first fully cargo Convair 580
Convair 240
The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. While featuring a more modern design, the 240 series was able to make some inroads as a commercial airliner and also had a long development cycle...
and started providing cargo service to the United States and the northern region of Canada. In order to respond to the growing cargo market, Nolinor Aviation bought two more full cargo Convair 580s in 2004. In 2006, the fourth passenger Convair 580 was delivered.
In 2004, the Prud'Homme family trust became the majority stockholder. Expanding very rapidly, Nolinor needed more space for its Convair 580 fleet and in 2005 the company moved its maintenance facilities to Mirabel International Airport. The new hangar provides more than 100000 sq ft (9,290.3 m²) and is able to accommodate aircraft like the Boeing 747-200, 767, Airbus 310, 320. The tarmac has more than 300000 sq ft (27,870.9 m²). and provides sufficient parking space for all the Nolinor Convairs 580 and other maintenance clients.
In 2006, the company was named one of the best enterprise of the province of Quebec by the National Bank of Canada. Nolinor is taking its share of the market also outside the Quebec region.
In 2007, Nolinor Aviation has acquired two ex-Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-200 Combis (freight/passenger). In 2011, Nolinor has acquired another 737-200, full freighter, for its cargo operations.
Operations
Primary base of operations- Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, is located on the Island of Montreal, from Montreal's downtown core. The airport terminals are located entirely in Dorval, while the Air Canada headquarters complex...
- Montréal-Mirabel International AirportMontréal-Mirabel International AirportMontréal-Mirabel International Airport, originally called Montréal International Airport and widely known simply as Mirabel is an airport located in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal and was opened October 4, 1975...
- Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
Livery
Fleet
The Nolinor Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (as of October 2011)| Aircraft | Number | Variants | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737 Boeing 737 The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers... |
3 | 200 Series | C-GNLN, C-GNRD, C-GTUK. Combi Combi In commercial aviation, the term combi refers to versions of various aircraft that can be used for either passenger, as an airliner would, or cargo duties, as a freighter would, and often have a partition in the aircraft cabin to allow both uses at once... aircraft, 119 seats maximum. One of this three combi aircraft are also able to operate gravel airstrips. Another one is a full cargo aircraft capable of carrying more than 35,000 lb of cargo. |
| Convair 440 | 6 | 580/580F | C-FAWV, C-FHNM, C-FTAP, C-GKFP, C-GQHB, C-GRLQ. 4 passenger aircraft, who can carry between 30 to 50 passengers and 2 full cargo aircraft capable of carrying more than 15,000 lb of cargo. |