Air Canada reshuffles regional operations

Air Canada has decided to alter its Capacity Purchase Agreements for regional aircraft and will consolidate all of these aircraft with Jazz Airways. As a result, Sky Regional Airlines, which operates 25 ERJ175s for Air Canada Express, will cease all operations at the end of March and its fleet will transfer to Jazz Airways.

Sky Regional Airlines was founded in 2011 and launched operations on 1 May 2011 using a fleet of DHC-8-400s. In 2013 the ERJ175 was introduced. The airline is a subsidiary of Skyservice Business Aviation which operates a fleet of business jets including a B737-500.

Part of the updated CPA with Jazz Airways is also the retirement of all 20 DHC-8-300s that the airline operates for Air Canada Express. Last year, the airline already retired the final DHC-8-100s. After the retirement and transfer of the ERJ175s, Jazz Airways will operate a fleet for Air Canada Express consisting of fifteen CRJ200s, 35 CRJ900s, 43 DHC-8-400s and 25 ERJ175s.

Photo by Sky Regional Airlines.