Air Satellite
Airline based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
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Air Satellite was an airline based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. It operated scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair. Its main base was Baie-Comeau Airport,[1] with hubs at Rimouski Airport, Sept-Îles Airport, Havre Saint-Pierre Airport and Quebec Airport.[citation needed]
Air Satellite used the Cessna 402 | |||||||
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| Founded | 1968 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 1968 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2007 | ||||||
| Hubs | Baie-Comeau Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada | ||||||
History
The airline was established in 1968 and started operations in May 1968. It was founded by Jean Fournier and Real Poulin as a flying school. The acquisition of other related companies led to the launch into passenger and cargo transport services. In 1989 Air Satellite acquired Air-Aviation stock of Rimouski[2].
Air Satellite sustained a fatal accident on December 7, 1998, when its aircraft, a Britten-Norman BN2A Islander, fell into the St. Lawrence River one mile from the Baie-Comeau Airport, killing 7 and injuring 3 more.[3] The crash was one cause for the airline's diminished success, which eventually led to its sale in 2007 to Exact Air.[4]
Fleet
The Air Satellite fleet consisted of the following aircraft in August 2007:[1]
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