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Nationair Canada operated charter as well as scheduled passenger services in the late 1980s and early 1990s from bases in Montreal and Toronto, with seasonal bases in Quebec City as well as flights out of Hamilton, Ontario to London, England. At one point, Nationair Canada was Canada's third largest airline, after Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International.
The company was founded by Robert Obadia, a former head of charter operations at Quebecair.
The airline was owned by its parent company Nolisair, which also owned Technair, an aircraft maintenance company. The airline's headquarters were located in the Nationair Canada Building at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport (YMX) in Mirabel, Quebec. Its fleet consisted of 30 aircraft over time.
Douglas DC-8-50CF - 1 Douglas DC-8-60 -11
Boeing 747-100 - 5
Boeing 747-200 - 4
Boeing 757-200 - 10 Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolisair |
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Boeing 747-200 - April 1990
Photo by Alain Durand |
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DC-8-63 - June 1987
Photo by Eduard Marmet
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Boeing 757-200 - March 1991
Photo by Michel Gilliand |
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Pierre Gillard sends us this information -
Nolinor announced an agreement with Natilus, an aerospace producer based in San Diego, California, that is currently developing Blended-wing Body (BWB) aircraft. The agreement covers the reservation of positions for Kona-type aircraft, a turboprop designed to operate on gravel and unpaved runways as short as 800 meters.
With an announced payload of 3.8 tons, this aircraft is to be classified in the same category as Pascan's Saab 340B which can carry 3.4 tons.
However, thanks to its revolutionary design, its fuel consumption will be reduced by 30% compared to current aircraft. As for its range, it is estimated at 900 nautical miles (NM). We can't wait to see these Kona in Nolinor's colours!
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