commonly shortened to Jazz, is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, Halifax

Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia,[4] and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation. Jazz Aviation provides regional and
charter airline services in Canada and the United States, primarily under contract to Air Canada using the brand name Air
Canada Express, and also as Jazz Charters.
It is Canada's third-largest airline in terms of fleet size (but not in terms of passengers carried annually, number of employees, or
destinations served). Its Air Canada Express operations serve 79 destinations in Canada and the United States. Under a
capacity purchase agreement, Air Canada sets the Jazz route network and flight schedule, and purchases all of Jazz's seat
capacity based on predetermined rates. Its main base is Halifax Stanfield International Airport, with hubs at Toronto Pearson
International Airport, Victoria International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International
Airport, and Calgary International Airport.[5]
Prior to April 2011, Air Canada's regional operations were branded as Air Canada Jazz. Following the award of a contract to Sky
Regional Airlines, the Air Canada Express brand was introduced as an umbrella for all regional operations. The Jazz brand is
now entirely managed by Jazz Aviation LP.

Headquarters of Jazz in Enfield, Nova Scotia, 2011

Air Canada Regional Inc. was established in 2001 from the consolidation of the Air Canada Connector carriers Air BC, Air
Nova, Air Ontario, and Canadian Regional Airlines (shortly after the merger between Canadian Airlines and Air Canada). The
merger was finalized in 2002 with the creation of a new brand: Air Canada Jazz.
In 2006, ACE Aviation Holdings, the owners of Air Canada, sold off all of its Air Canada Jazz assets. Air Canada Jazz was then
an independent company known as Jazz Air Income Fund, which launched an initial public offering in February 2006; units of the
income trust traded as JAZ.UN.
On 15 November 2010, the airline was restructured and changed its name to Chorus Aviation, became a public corporation, and
traded as "CHR" at the Toronto Stock Exchange.[3]
In 2011, Air Canada announced it would phase out the use of the "Air Canada Jazz" name and livery, and instead brand its
regional operations as "Air Canada Express", with the subtitle "operated by Jazz". The contract between Jazz and Air Canada is
currently in effect until 2035.

Operational history