Private company

Air Nova

Regional airline of Canada (1986–2001)

Air Nova was a Canadian regional airline based in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada that became part of Air Canada Regional in 2001. In 2002, the airlines Air BC, Air Ontario, Air Nova and Canadian Regional Airlines were merged to form a new airline, named Air Canada Jazz.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Air Nova De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Photo: Andy Marks-ManxAirPix, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Air Nova was a Canadian regional airline based in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada that became part of Air Canada Regional in 2001. In 2002, the airlines Air BC, Air Ontario, Air Nova and Canadian Regional Airlines were merged to form a new airline, named Air Canada Jazz.2

Corporate structure

Air Nova is part of a group headed by Air Canada. 10 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

After the consolidation of Air Alliance, Air Nova served 28 destinations throughout eastern Canada and the United States.

Air Nova was a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Nova, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

During Air Nova's service they operated the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Nova, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2001Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1986Founded Founded1

Sources

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