Air Toronto

Air Toronto (IATA: CS, ICAO: CNE, call sign: CONNECTOR), previously Commuter Express, was a passenger airline based at Toronto Pearson International Airport. It primarily provided connector flights for passengers of Air Canada.

Air Toronto

IATA ICAO Call sign CS CNE CONNECTOR
Commenced operations	December 1984
Ceased operations	December 1991
Hubs	Toronto Pearson
Fleet size	See Fleet below
Parent company	Soundair
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, 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.

Destinations

The following destinations were served by Air Toronto during its existence. All of the destinations served by the airline were in the United States and were served to feed Air Canada's Toronto hub.

• Akron/Canton, Ohio — Akron-Canton Airport
• Allentown / Bethlehem / Easton, Pennsylvania — Lehigh Valley International Airport
• Columbus, Ohio — Port Columbus International Airport
• Dayton, Ohio — Dayton International Airport
• Grand Rapids, Michigan — Gerald R. Ford International Airport
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — Harrisburg International Airport
• Indianapolis, Indiana — Indianapolis International Airport
• Kalamazoo, Michigan — Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
• Louisville, Kentucky — Louisville International Airport
• Toledo, Ohio — Toledo Express Airport

Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Notes
Swearingen Merlin IV/Metro	9-11	Replaced by Jetstream 31s
BAe Jetstream 31	15
Convair 340/440/580/640	3
Fairchild F-27	1

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Canada