Airline Name
Nationair Canada
IATA: NX / ICAO: NXA / Callsign: NATION AIRWAYS
Country of Origin
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
B757-28A (B752) - Registration: C-GNXI - Operated: 10
B752 Alternate liveries
Registration: C–FNXY - Ambassador Airlines Hybrid livery
Registration: C-FNXN - Eastern Airlines Hybrid livery
Registration: G-BPEA - Caledonian Airways Hybrid livery
B747-1D1 (B741) - Registration: C-FDJC - Operated: 5
B747-230B (B742) - Registration: C-FNXA - Operated: 4
Nationair Canada also operated 1 Fokker 100 for a short period of time being leased from AirUK in their livery colorway.
Aircraft Types Not in Game
DC-8-55(F) (DC85F) - Registration: C-GMXP - Operated: 1
DC-8-61 (DC86) - Registration: C-GMXD - Operated: 6
DC-8-62 (DC86) - Registration: C-GMXY - Operated: 2
DC-8-63 (DC86) - Registration: C-GQBA - Operated: 2
Why should this airline be added?
Nationair Canada was a charter airline before expanding into scheduled operations, with the airline being founded in 1986 and being owned by its parent company Nolisair, which also owned Techair, an aircraft maintenance company.Nationair Canada had its primary operating bases located in Montreal and Toronto, with destinations like California, Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America. The airline soon expanded operations with other seasonal bases opening up at both Hamilton, Ontario, and Quebec City. Nationair also operated transaltantic routes between Canada and Europe with flights to London Gatwick Airport and to other destinations in Portugal and France.
Following the fatal accident with Nigeria Airways in July 1991, increasing competition from other Canadian Airlines like Air Transat, Royal Airlines, and Canada 3000 Airlines, and the increasing unreliability of their aging fleet, Nationair finally ran out of money. The company filed for bankruptcy protection on March 22nd, 1993.