Great Lakes Airlines (Canada)

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Great Lakes Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
GX
Commenced operations1958
Ceased operations1987
HeadquartersSarnia, Ontario, Canada
Key peopleJohn Blunt, , DeLuce family
Convair 580 with Great Lakes Airlines cheatline in 1983
Convair 580 in 1983

Great Lakes Airlines was a regional airline in Canada. It was formed in 1958[1] in Sarnia, Ontario by John Blunt and by 1983 became Air Ontario Ltd.[2] In June 1987 Air Ontario Ltd. merged with Austin Airways to form Air Ontario Inc.[2] which in turn subsequently operated Air Canada Connector code sharing passenger flights on behalf of Air Canada[2] with Convair 580 and de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 series 100 and 300 turboprops. Air Ontario also operated Fokker F28 Fellowship jets at one point.[2]

Aircraft in service with Great Lakes during the 1970s, being Convair 440 propliners and Convair 580 turboprops, were older and subject to vibrations during take-off, resulting in passengers nicknaming the company "Great Shakes". Convair 580 turboprops operated by Air Ontario prompted the nickname "Scare Ontario".

Destinations in 1979[]

Great Lakes Airlines was serving the following destinations in Ontario province in Canada with scheduled passenger flights operated with Convair aircraft in 1979:[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Air Ontario Fleet Details and History". Planespotters. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Air Ontario & Its Tragic Pair Of F28 Fellowships". Yesterdays Airlines. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Great Lakes Airlines route map


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