QBA - Quebecair (1947 - 1986)

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Airline Name
Quebecair

IATA: QB / ICAO: QBA / CALLSIGN: QUEBECAIR
Founded and commenced operations in 1947, ceased operations in 1986
(Bought out, and later merged into CP Air)

Country of Origin
Canada / Quebec Province ( )
Main Hub(s): Montreal - Dorval International Airport (YUL), Montreal - Mirabel International Airport (YMX)

Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
(For this airline, there are a limited number of aircraft types available, yet it can still be added.)

Aircraft operated (already in-game/planned):

Boeing 737 (-200 Adv, -200C, B732/B732C) - 9 former.
(7/2 for each variant, respectively.)
(Pictured below: Boeing 737-200 Adv C-GQBH - now known as CC-CTI, stored)

Now, here’s an example of an earlier, presumably 1970s-1980s livery:
(Pictured below: Boeing 737-200 C-GQBJ - later broken up, known as N232TA at end of its life)

This next scheme appears to be a TEA Belgium livery, whom Quebecair leased this aircraft from:
(Pictured below: Boeing 737-200 Adv C-GQBS - later scrapped, known as YV170T at end of its life)

Now, as for the -200Cs:
(Pictured below: Boeing 737-200C C-GQBD - now known as 9Q-CGW, stored)

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any examples of the 1970s-1980s livery on the -200Cs, so we’re moving on:

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (-100, DHC6) - 3 former.
(Pictured below: CF-QBV - now known as N169BA)

Here’s another older livery variation; this aircraft was delivered to Quebecair around the late 60s (and also pictured around then), so I’ll be referring to it as the late 1960s livery.

Aircraft operated (not in-game):

Boeing 707 (-120B, B701) - 2 former.
(Pictured below: C-GQBG - partially preserved, known as N3951A at end of its life)

This livery appears to be an alternative, older version of the 1970s-1980s livery, though I’m unsure of any more specifics on it - it’ll just be referred to as the older 70s-80s livery moving forward; and speaking of which, here it is again on the next aircraft example:

Boeing 727 (-100, B721) - 1 former.
(Pictured below: C-GQBE - later scrapped, known as PK-BAR at end of its life)

BAC 1-11 (-200, -300, -400, BA11) - 6 former.
(1/2/3 for each variant, respectively.)
(Pictured below: BAC One-Eleven 200 N1117J - later broken up)

Now, this aircraft’s notably different color scheme can be explained by its history: Quebecair leased this aircraft from USAir for a short time around May 1982, and by the following year in January, the aircraft was returned from its lease back to USAir.

Moving on though:
(Pictured below: BAC One-Eleven 300 C-FQBO - later broken up, known as 5N-OVE at end of its life)

Here’s the older 1970s-1980s livery for this type:
(Pictured below: BAC One-Eleven 300 C-FQBN - later broken up, known as 5N-MZE at end of its life)

Here’s a bonus shot showing the above aircraft in a seemingly different, alternative livery (not sure):
(Pictured below: BAC One-Eleven 300 CF-QBN - later reregistered to C-FQBN, same aircraft as above)

And finally, the 400:
(Pictured below: BAC One-Eleven 400 C-FQBR - later written off in fatal accident, known as 5N-AOW at end of its life)

Alternative 70s-80s livery for this type:
(Pictured below: Ditto, same aircraft as above)

Now, as for the next type:

Convair 580 (580, 580F, CVLT) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: Convair 580 C-GQBP - later scrapped, known as VH-PDL at end of its life)

(Pictured below: Convair 580F C-GKFR - later scrapped, known as C-FHNM at end of its life)

Curtiss C-46 Commando (-46F, C46F) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: CF-CZH - later written off)

Douglas DC-3 (C-47, C-47A, C-47B, DC3) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: Douglas C-47 CF-QBI - preserved)

(Pictured below: Douglas C-47A CF-QBB - later written off in fatal accident)

(Pictured below: Douglas C-47B CF-QBC - status unknown)

Now, these DC-3s - or just C-47s - appear to have an even older livery variation - some of these photographs are from around the early 1960s (specifically 1963), so I’ll be referring to this livery variant as the early 1960s livery.

Douglas DC-8 (-54CF, -63, DC85/DC86) - 3 former.
(1/2 for both variants, respectively.)
(Pictured below: Douglas DC-8-54CF C-GQBG - later written off, known as 9G-MKB at end of its life)

You might notice this aircraft appears to have the same registration as the Boeing 707 provided above. This does not appear to be a mistake; I actually encountered a few cases of this when researching this airline. My guess for why this happens would be: if aircraft left Quebecair’s fleet and happened to be reregistered, this freed up the registration, allowing other, newer aircraft to take the now vacant registration.
Not sure, that’s just my theory on it, but moving on:

(Pictured below: Douglas DC-8-63 C-GQBF - later scrapped, known as N821AX at end of its life)

The other DC-8-63 appeared to not only have an alternative variant of the livery provided above, but also had “Fiesta” titles at the aft fuselage for some reason? Unsure as to why, but here it is anyways:
(Pictured below: Douglas DC-8-63 C-GQBA - later scrapped, known as N820AX at end of its life)

As for the next aircraft:

Fairchild F-27 (no specific variant, F27) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: CF-QBL - later written off in fatal accident)

Here’s another example of the 1960s livery:
(Pictured below: CF-QBZ - later scrapped, known as N271PH at end of its life)

And finally, the early 1960s livery on this aircraft type:
(Pictured below: CF-QBL - again)

Now, onto the next aircraft type:

Fokker F28 Fellowship (-1000, F28) - 2 former.
(Pictured below: C-GQBR - status unknown, presumably stored; last known as XU-888)

And finally, the last aircraft type:

Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (Series 2, Series 2A, A748) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Series 2 C-GAPC - later scrapped)

Note the different tail logo on that aircraft - I’m unsure as to why that is, honestly, so moving on:
(Pictured below: Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Series 2A C-FAGI - stored)

Why should this airline be added?
I’d say that this airline should be added primarily because of its historical importance, and giving some more content options for the upcoming 737 family, and even the DHC6 as well; a rather niche aircraft type, especially for North America.
Also, while it is very likely to be event or special contract-only, it would nonetheless definitely add to event variety across North America, specifically at airports such as IAD, maybe MSY, and possibly a Canadian airport in the future - if one is eventually selected for development, of course.

Its potential could also be expanded upon, if (and a big emphasis on if for this) types like the 707 or DC-8 are added, as the airline operated charter flights for a few years around the 1970s, specifically to farther-out destinations such as Florida, the Caribbean, and even Hawaii and Europe - specifically destinations like London Gatwick, Amsterdam, Manchester, and so on.

So, in summary, I believe this airline should be added as it’d be a relatively small, yet nice addition to remember a notable part of Canadian aviation history, adds some more content to the upcoming 737 family - and possibly even DHC6s too, which are rather rare in North America, and it definitely carries some potential to be expanded upon if classic airliners like the aforementioned 707/DC-8 are added.

(this airline was also prioritized for this suggestion thanks to one of my friends, who chose it)
SOURCES:
Quebecair’s Planespotters.net Page
Quebecair’s Wikipedia Page