Air Toronto


Air Toronto, previously Commuter Express, was a passenger airline based at Toronto Pearson International Airport. It primarily provided connector flights for passengers of Air Canada.

History

Commuter Express was founded in 1984 by Soundair for scheduled commuter flights using Fairchild Metros. In 1988, with a contract to feed Air Canada at Toronto Pearson International Airport the name was changed to Air Toronto and the Metros were replaced with Jetstream 31 aircraft.
In 1990, the airline's parent company, Soundair, entered receivership, but Air Toronto was continued to operate as a separate entity as it was profitable. On October 1, 1991 Air Toronto started flying under Ontario Express and the two airlines merged in December 1991.

Fleet

AircraftTotalNotes
Swearingen Merlin IV/Metro9-11Replaced by Jetstream 31s
BAe Jetstream 3115
Convair 340/440/580/6403
Fairchild F-271